Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

NEVADA – The Sheriff’s Office of Washoe County is seeking volunteers for its Railway Auxiliary Team, popularly known as RAT Pack. Volunteers on the teamwork to reduce the number of rail suicides and trespassing events. Since 2009, they have been recruiting local veterans, retirees, and retired first responders to join...

NEVADA – The popular pedestrian bridge will be demolished by RTC, closing Oddie Blvd. in Reno for two weekends. The Oddie and Silverada junction will be closed from Friday, February 10 at 7 p.m. until Monday, February 13 at 5 a.m. February 17–20, 7 p.m.–5 a.m. The northbound I-580-eastbound Oddie...

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man faces six felony charges for threatening to shoot his girlfriend and her children if she left him during an argument. Victor Baca, 41, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and child abuse for the Feb. 1 incident. After 9 p.m.,...

NEVADA – Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph are expected in Arizona, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave and Lake Mead National Recreation Area. In California, San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley. In Nevada, Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The high winds will create hazardous...

NEVADA – The Reno Police Department said that two persons were injured when a car crashed into a tree on Mira Loma Drive Wednesday evening (RPD). On February 8, at approximately 5:17 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a single-vehicle accident near Longley Lane and Mira Loma Drive. The...

LAS VEGAS – The city of Henderson wishes to commission a mural depicting the Black Mountain range for the Black Mountain Recreation Center’s foyer. The city requires that the design incorporate the mountain’s difficult terrain and wilderness terrain. The submission date for designs is March 7. According to the city,...

NEVADA – After a heavy winter that delivered snow and rain to northern Nevada, the Nevada Division of Insurance is asking Nevadans to consider purchasing flood insurance and to assess their flood risk. Northern California was slammed by days of flooding around one month ago, resulting in over 20 deaths,...