Spanish Springs News

Hundreds of students at Shaw Middle School in Spanish Springs are learning to cope with death, many of them for the very first time.

The Washoe County School District has confirmed that an eighth grade student at Shaw Middle School in Spanish Springs died while at school Tuesday morning.

It was a competition, but there was clearly a feeling of camaraderie Saturday at the Sierra Band Crusade championships.

After 10 months of wondering who killed 19-year-old Brianna Denison and fearful he would strike again, Reno police announced Wednesday that they arrested a 27-year-old Spanish Springs man on suspicion of her slaying and the rape and kidnapping of another college student.

Most NV Energy customers in Spanish Springs had their power restored by 10:40 a.m., NV Energy spokesman Karl Walquist said.

Northern Nevada Boy Scout leaders gathered Wednesday at the Aces Ballpark to prepare for next year's 100th anniversary of the national scouting organization.

One of the surprising attractions to The Vineyards -- a gated-neighborhood development that Tanamera Homes & Resort Communities is building in Sparks -- is its unexpected seclusion.

One person died this morning in a fatal crash in Sparks that also knocked out the power for thousands.

Regarding the front page story 'Roadwork Hinges on Senior's Home' [RGJ, Oct. 22]: Is the threat of utilizing the eminent domain law against an elderly woman who has been on the property since 1927 and was kind enough to preserve a historic home be because the powers-that-be used poor planning judgment in the overkill of construction growth in the ...

School Zone is a weekly column written by the Washoe County School District trustees and administrators about key issues and noteworthy news for parents, teachers and students.

Tribune file/Debra Reid - Murder suspect James Biela of Spanish Springs was escorted into a Reno courtroom on Thursday, Dec.

Sitting at home on a perfect autumn day, one Spanish Springs pipe fitter found himself swamped with something he hadn't seen much of in 10 years: free time.

Northern Nevadans advocating a smaller role for the federal government might want to keep an eye on the corner of Pyramid Highway and McCarran Boulevard in Sparks.

Tribune/Debra Reid - A spinning windspire generates power for Mendive Middle School's technology classroom.

Starting last year, we've seen a lot more people trying to nickel and dime their insurance to get their costs down.

High demand for seasonal flu shots caused some pharmacies in the Reno-Sparks area to run out of vaccine last weekend.

A fugitive is behind bars after a chase in Spanish Springs Thursday. The man was wanted on burglary charges by the US Marshal's office, and police saw him driving on the Pyramid Highway.

Tribune/Debra Reid - Spanish Springs resident Roger Clough thinks developers, with future projects in mind, are behind a push for road improvements near his home.

Spanish Springs High School hosts a 'Trick-or-Treat' in the Halls at the school .

Alex Phillips fired a 75 to lead three Bishop Manogue golfers in the top four of Monday's first round of the Class 4A Northern Region Girls Golf Tournament at Eagle Valley West Golf Course in Carson City.