Washoe County News

Approximately 60 law enforcement and search and rescue personnel are combing Lake Lahontan and the adjacent desert looking for a 6-year-old boy who disappeared Saturday night.

Trooper Brett Tierney with the dog he rescued at the Washoe County Animal Services parking lot.

The Sparks Fire Department is encouraging folks to enjoy the holiday safely by leaving fireworks shows to the professionals.

Washoe County sheriff's deputies are seeking information on those responsible for tens of thousands of dollars in damage at a children's day camp.

The Washoe County public defender's office on Wednesday celebrated 40 years of representing Reno's poor.

On Wednesday, the Incline Village Library changed its schedule so it opens later and closes earlier to save 13 hours of operating time a week.

Road sanders and sweepers in the middle of July? It may seem like a curious sight on Village Boulevard, but the typically winter-time vehicles roaming the streets are part of an experiment to test how street sweeping can help keep Lake Tahoe blue.

The Washoe County School District announced its policy for providing free and reduced price meals for children who are served as part of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.

A 40-year-old Fernley man has been sentenced to life in prison for a fatal shooting over a $200 drug deal that went bad six years ago.

" A judge has issued a $54,303 judgment against a political candidate who failed to file campaign contribution and expenditure reports - " the largest penalty ever imposed in Nevada for such violations.

New Washoe County schools Superintendent Heath Morrison agreed to a four-year contract with the school district Tuesday night, worth $238,000 annually.

As revelers prepare for parades, fireworks and parties during Fourth of July weekend and Incline, local public safety agencies are gearing up too.

NV Energy caused the Eastlake Fire Thursday when a device installed to protect a power instead caught the wind and slapped it into another power line, causing sparks and igniting the fire, the Reno Fire Department said today.

A man charged with killing a Carson City teenager along a highway and shooting a good Samaritan who stopped to help will stand trial.

Reno, Nevada. June 24, 2009. At their meeting yesterday, Washoe County Commissioners reluctantly approved the use of dedicated savings to make up the loss of $25 million over the next two years that is the result of recent Legislative action.

A convicted identity thief has been jailed in connection with running a fake check and driver's license manufacturing laboratory out of his motel room, authorities said.

A 35-year-old Reno man was jailed Sunday after the fatal stabbing of a man he had been drinking with in a park, Reno police said.

The man accused of robbing a Bordertown casino and killing his teenage accomplice was in court for the first time today, and he could face the death penalty.

Washoe County commissioners have approved an agreement to try to preserve the former Northgate Golf Course in northwest Reno as open space.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has arrested two men and two teens who they say attacked 54-year old Terrence Howell in Gardnerville on Sunday.