Reno News

Residents of a northwest Reno neighborhood are launching an ambitious effort to turn an abandoned golf course into a park.

The Washoe County School District in conjunction with Washoe County's Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District are teaming up to help protect residents who are deaf or hard of hearing.

According to Debra Hendrickson, MD, Reno, NV, medical school applicants who are going back to school in their mid-life years are part of a growing trend.

Council unanimously approved an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Reno and the Reno Housing Authority to transfer the title of property located in the Alameda Heights Neighborhood in order to provide affordable housing to qualified, low-income families.

Reno police have arrested a suspected drunken driver who crashed into a power pole on the city's south side Police say a sliver truck hit the power pole about 12:45 a.m. Thursday on a section of Old Virginia Road between the Damonte Ranch and South Meadows parkways.

The University of Nevada, Reno will again conduct two undergraduate ceremonies for Spring 2014 Commencement on the historic Quadrangle, located on the southern part of campus.

Renewed concerns over tagging activity in the Reno area has City Council members taking a hard look at the issue.

Secret Witness is offering a $1,000 reward for information into the theft of two huge spools of copper wire from a construction site on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

Advanced Placement teachers from the southern part of the state are in Reno getting a look at the University of Nevada.

The Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit is informing the general public of informational matters related to a Tier III Sex Offender.

Fernley and Silver Stage high schools are among the six target high schools in Northern Nevada taking part in the University of Nevada Reno's Upward Bound program, which helps first-generation, income-qualified students gain information on college, careers, study skills, financial aid and standardized test preparation.

The pool table is available five days a week. A community jigsaw puzzle is set up in the recreation room.

In conjunction with the City of Reno and Nevada Department of Transportation, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is planning a small prescribed fire operation on Thursday, April 17 between 9 and 11 a.m. Weather conditions permitting, the controlled burn will occur in south Reno near the State Route 431 I-580 southbound off-ramp.

The Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Perri's death this morning, but could provide no other details as they await the results of his autopsy.

The Hot August Nights Foundation is contributing $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of the Truckee Meadows to help support a new youth facility.

The City of Sparks is working on a new ordinance that aims to improve and preserve the appearance of neighborhoods.

News 4 has been reporting on problems some people have experienced in trying to sign up for health care on Nevada's Silver State Exchange.

April 15 is officially Tax Day, and if you have not filed your taxes yet, you have a few hours to get them done.

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is looking for information to help the investigation into what they say was an attempted murder.

The "Biggest Little City" group is a non-profit that formed last June. It's a collection of city boosters and business owners who believe that the image of Reno to out-of-towners needs a makeover.