Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

NEVADA – The city of Sparks has appointed Walt White as its next fire chief. White is the current head of the Amador Fire Protection District and was previously the chief of the Sacramento Fire Department. “I am excited to serve the City of Sparks’ more than 100,000 residents and...

NEVADA – A 14-year-old girl has been charged with murder in connection to the stabbing death of another 14-year-old girl in the North Valleys area of Reno, Nevada on Sunday. According to the Reno Police Department, the suspect has been charged with “challenge to fight with a deadly weapon” and...

LAS VEGAS – Residents and schools in the Las Vegas valley were affected by the power disruptions caused by the severe winds last night. Some institutions are switching to distance learning on Wednesday since electricity may not be restored in a timely manner. Sunrise Acres Elementary School, Roy Martin Middle...

LAS VEGAS – On Tuesday, four Clark County School District students were arrested after school police discovered four guns. A public information officer said that three high school pupils and one middle school student were arrested. According to CCSD Police Lt. Bryan Zink, the four teenagers were detained for possessing a...

NEVADA – A 14-year-old girl was killed after being stabbed, the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office said in a release Tuesday. Her name has not been released pending confirmation of her identity via scientific means. She died following “an incident” on Soft Winds Drive/Red Baron Blvd in Reno on...

NEVADA – Carson City Public Works is planning maintenance work affecting water service in the Timberline and University Heights areas beginning Sunday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. and extending through Monday, Feb. 27. Because of the needed maintenance, there will be no water service and/or less water pressure in the...

LAS VEGAS – On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of Southwest Airlines flight attendants picketed outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. Protesters expressed annoyance at the airlines’ repeated failures, which culminated in a system collapse during the Christmas vacation. Lyn Montgomery, president of TWU Local 556 and chief negotiator, stated, “We’re fed...