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Jury Convicts Repeat DUI Offender
From the Washoe County DA's office: A jury has found Victor Armando Escobar guilty of Driving Under the Influence with a Prior Felony and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Escobar was arrested after Reno Police responded to reports of an impaired driver near Ormand Court...
15h ago

RTC Starting Construction on Sparks Blvd Next Week
(Sparks, NV) -- The RTC of Washoe County is starting construction on Sparks Boulevard next week. It is the second phase of the 86-million-dollar Sparks Boulevard Project. This phase of the project extends from the I-80 westbound ramps to Baring Boulevard. Additional improvem...
19h ago

Reward Now Being Offered For Information on Burning Man Murder
(Black Rock City, NV) -- Secret Witness is now offering a five-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to an arrest after a murder at Burning Man. Vadim Kruglov was found dead on the festival grounds on the night of August 30th. Police say he was lying in a pool of bl...
19h ago

Parts of Nevada Government Shut Down Again
(Las Vegas, NV) -- Parts of Nevada's government were shut down again more than two weeks after a major cyberattack. For a few hours on Tuesday, several state employees were unexpectedly locked out of their email accounts. The governor's technology office confirms it sent a m...
19h ago

Man Gets 45 Years to Life in Prison For Kidnapping, Sexual Assault and Battery
(Reno, NV) -- A man from Reno is heading to prison after being convicted of sexual assault, kidnapping and battery. On Monday, 33-year-old George Claros was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison. He was arrested in November of 2021. Prosecutors say he picked up a woman wal...
Sep 09, 2025

NDOW Comments on Mountain Lion Sighting in South Reno
(Reno, NV) -- The Nevada Department of Wildlife is commenting on security camera footage of a mountain lion in south Reno. The video from early last Friday morning shows the big cat passing through the Whole Foods parking lot along South Virginia Street. Wildlife officials s...
Sep 09, 2025
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