Douglas County News

A 19-year-old man awaits a court appearance after being arrested on suspicion of running naked through the Stateline casino area on Lake Tahoe's south shore.

Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court: Kevin John Leone, 20, of Carson City, was arrested at 12:58 p.m. Wednesday in the 2200 block of Highway 50 East on suspicion of felony possession of heroin, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to stop on ...

Clockwise from upper left Jason Waugh Anthony Gomez Alex Vail and Jimmy Holman appear in East Fork Justice Court on Wednesday morning.

Sixteen-year-old Desiree Rogers and her 18-month-old son Mikeal Lee Rogers at the Topaz Ranch Estates Community Center on June 9. Douglas County Social Services offers assistance at the Topaz Ranch Estates Community Center the second Tuesday of each month.

Terrence Howell and his daughter, in pink, celebrate in this undated family photo.

A 35-year-old California man who fought with a Douglas County sheriff's deputy trying to arrest him on suspicion of drunk driving was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in Douglas County Jail.

Douglas County Secret Witness is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information about a woman who stole money from another person's account April 26 at the Minden branch of Bank of America.

Despite opposition from environmentalists, a regulatory agency has approved the construction of a six-acre housing project on Lake Tahoe's south shore.

With the Fourth of July approaching, Sheriff Ron Pierini and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office wish to take a moment to remind and educate our residents and guests that the possession and or discharge of fireworks in Douglas County is unlawful and will not be tolerated.

Staff Reports Use Lego materials to create an original work of art at the Summer Reading Lego Building Challenge at the Douglas County Public Library.

A 54-year-old Gardnerville man died Monday less than 24 hours after an anonymous tipster said he was beaten by four men who repeatedly hit and kicked him.

Two women accused of stealing packages off doorsteps in several northern Nevada communities around the holidays face up to four years in prison when sentenced this summer.

A picture taken from a video of one of the women allegedly involved in taking packages from in front of homes before Christmas.

A total of 37 foreign nationals with ties to violent street gangs in this area are facing deportation this morning following a three-day enforcement operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .

Douglas County authorities are looking for three or four men who tried to sexually assault a 19-year-old woman last weekend.

Mike Murphy astride Billy Bob prepares to continue the Pony Express Re-ride on Thursday morning.

Douglas County Secret Witness is offering $1,000 for leading to the arrest and/or conviction of suspects in the June 13 attempted rape of a 19-year-old woman walking in the area of Stodick Parkway and Muller Lane extension, east of the Crestmore Village Apartment complex in Gardnerville.

Douglas County sheriff's deputies arrested a Los Angeles man Wednesday accused of a 2007 gang-related slaying.

For Douglas County cowboy Adam Young, the hardest part of cancer wasn't the tumor that caused his left lung to collapse.

Members of the East Fork Fire & Paramedic Districts and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office carry a patient to an ambulance following a single-vehicle accident on Highway 395 south of Ruhenstroth on Monday.