Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

SPARKS, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – In Sparks, a home fire is being investigated. The fire started about 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, December 14th, in the 100 block of East I Street. The incident was reported by a bystander who stated the whole house was engulfed in flames, according to...

NEVADA – According to a survey issued Tuesday by the Education Law Center, Nevada public schools are the worst supported in the country. The ELC’s 2022 Making the Grade report reviews and rates public school funding in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in three categories: funding level,...

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas judge set bond at $15,000 on Wednesday for a former Department of Energy worker accused of stealing bags from Harry Reid International. Samuel Brinton, 35, was processed at the Clark County Detention Center Wednesday morning on a warrant stemming from a suitcase theft at...

  LAS VEGAS – Mieleena Harris-Brower, 27, faces first-degree kidnapping, attempted murder with a dangerous weapon, battery with a deadly weapon resulting in serious bodily damage, and second-degree kidnapping charges. If convicted, she faces life in jail without the chance of parole. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s...

NEVADA – A Reno man is being held on various arson-related charges after reportedly setting fire to a residence and a car. Victor Andrade, 30, was arrested and charged with first- and third-degree arson on Tuesday, December 13. On December 11, Andrade set fire to an inhabited residence in the...

NEVADA – Washoe County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance prohibiting non-recreational camping, a proposal proposed by the sheriff in order to allow his staff more leeway in cleaning up homeless encampments in the county’s unincorporated areas. If enacted, the proposition would change Washoe County statute to make “unauthorized...

NEVADA – According to authorities, a man arrested for a shooting near Sparks Marina that sent another man to the hospital is also a suspect in an armed robbery. On December 11, around 8:45 p.m., an armed robbery happened at the Extra Mile Chevron at 1600 Victorian Ave. During the...