Sun Valley News

Washoe County Sheriffa s Detectives are looking for someone who robbed the Bi-Rite Market on Sun Valley Blvd Monday morning.

Even in tough economic times, Northern Nevadans are quick to open their hearts -- and their wallets -- to help those in need.

A man wanted for attempted murder of his estranged wife and kidnapping their children was found Thursday night, the Reno Police Department said.

Reno police arrested a 32-year-old man Thursday night on suspicion of trying to kill his estranged wife for the second time since September and fleeing with their two children.

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is trying to find a guy that has been missing for more than two weeks now.

Washoe County Sheriff's deputies arrested three Sun Valley men in the aftermath of a fight that resulted in one of the men getting stabbed in the buttocks.

MOORE-ERICKSON: To Karla Moore and Rick Erickson of Round Mountain, a son, Nov. 2, 2009.

" Schoolchildren trod along unpaved roads every day on East Ninth Avenue toward Sun Valley's Virginia Palmer Elementary School.

In the hills north of Sun Valley, 25 paint buckets - 5-gallon size each - were dumped on the ground, leaving a trail of paint across the desert.

JALLET: To Mark A. and Jolene L. of Reno, a son, Nov. 8, 2009. LEONARD: To John J. and Lisa M. of Sparks, twin daughters, Nov.

A belt buckle worn by Marine Cpl. Jim Ellis Jeffres thwarted a bullet that struck him during World War II, allowing him to live several more decades.

News of sudden celebrity deaths - ultimately blamed on prescription medication overdoses - along with stars behind bars for illegally possessing the remedies, have thrown a spotlight on the growing trend of prescription medication abuse.

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

Maybe it's because I grew up in a small town, but I've always believed that the closer government is to the people being governed, the more likely it is that the governing will be well done.

Members of the Sparks Greenbrae Lions and the Spanish Springs Lions, for mailing 68 boxes of "goodies" to the young men and women on board the USS Nimitz.

One of our area's most well-known anti-government protesters, was found guilty Thursday morning on stalking and harassment charges.

Although the disappearance and death of a 7-year-old Orange Park, Fla., girl abducted while walking home from school gave many parents a new opportunity to talk to their children about do's and don'ts going to and from school, the issue of safe passage is much broader, local experts said.

Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center BALL: To Spencer and Meagan of Reno, a son, Oct.

At least two local law enforcement agencies are examining their policies for using Tasers after the maker of the guns issued an alert explaining that aiming at a person's chest could carry an 'extremely low' risk of ill effects on the heart.

MIAH: To Mohammad and Afroza of Reno, a son, Oct. 19, 2009. BLEVINS: To David and Michelle of Sparks a daughter, Oct.