Reno
Copper Thieves Get Prison Time, $5,000 Restitution
Two of three people convicted of stealing more than 500 pounds of copper from a railroad signal system near Wells in 2011 have been sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison.
Driver Faces Drug Charges For Hiding Drugs In Watermelon Truck
A truck driver from Washington State has pleaded not guilty to federal drug charges after the Nevada Highway Patrol says he hid heroin and methamphetamine in his tractor trailer hauling watermelons.
Reno Man To Jail For Throwing Puppy Off Balcony
A Reno man has been sentenced to four months in jail on an animal cruelty charge in the death of a puppy that police say he threw off the balcony of a third story apartment.
Drug Trafficker’s Lamborghini Sells For $88k In NV
A 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo that originally retailed for $180,000 has sold for $88,000 at a public auction of property seized from a convicted drug trafficker.
2 Nevada Youth Coaches Charged In Post-Game Fight
Two Nevada youth football coaches are facing criminal charges in connection with a bloody fist fight in front of players and parents after a game in northeastern Nevada last year.
Nevada Eyes 85 M.P.H. Speed Limit
State Senator Don Gustavson wants to speed things up. Literally.
Police: Man Steals Big-Screen Television, Pulls Out Hunting Knife At Wal-Mart
Reno police are looking for a man who reportedly stole a big-screen TV from a Wal-Mart and then pulled a hunting knife on employees who confronted him about it.
Reno: 7-11 Customer Robbed, Hit With Metal Pipe
Police in Reno are looking for three suspects after a customer at a 7-Eleven was robbed and hit with a metal pipe.
Deputies Stumped By 13 Dogs Shot, Dumped At Fallon
Deputies investigating the shooting deaths of more than a dozen dogs dumped near a rural Nevada town suspect they all came from the same place but don’t have many leads to work with.
Nevada Officials Deny Assemblyman’s Rifle Purchase
A troubled Nevada assemblyman who has been barred from the Legislature after allegedly threatening some colleagues won’t be able to buy a gun for at least a year, and authorities said Monday they remain on heightened alert and continue to monitor him closely.

















