Washoe County News

Local law enforcement have arrested three men and seized drugs, guns and money in a case involving drug trafficking.

A Nevada Supreme Court candidate has sharply criticized her opponent's comments at a rally for Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin last month.

A truck driver accused of raping a 13-year-old disabled Sparks girl has pleaded not guilty in Washoe County District Court Wednesday morning.

A suspicious device found inside a Reno restaurant has been removed by the Consolidated Bomb Squad.

The recent alleged attempt by the Las Vegas-based Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now to commit voter registration fraud has prompted Washoe County Registrar of Voters, Dan Burk, to assure ...

Budget cuts have led to limits on how many miles Nevada parole-probation officers can put on their state vehicles.

The Washoe County Health District announced this week that the number of cases of acute, or sudden, gastrointestinal illnesses in Washoe County recently has been on the rise.

Nevada's population is projected to increase by nearly 50 percent over the next 20 years, a gain of 1.3 million people that would bring the statewide total to about 4 million by 2028.

On Friday October 3rd, 2008, the North Central Narcotics Task Force completed a long term investigation involving charges of Conspiracy to Maintain A Place To Sell Controlled Substance, Possession of Firearms ...

State and county investigators arrested a Reno man in his home Saturday on suspicion of drug possession.

Reno, Nevada. October 1, 2008. Washoe County would like to invite the media to attend a briefing session on the 2008 General Election.

Voters have until Oct. 14 at the latest to register to vote in person and only until Sat., Oct.

The Nevada Supreme Court has sent a request for a grand jury investigation of the University of Nevada, Reno back to a district judge for a rehearing.

Washoe County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a suspected rapist and stalker who recently attacked a South Reno woman he knew.

Arizona Sen. John McCain will not be visiting Washoe County this week, according to staffers.

In the Virginia Range northwest of Pyramid Lake, the Pah Rahs east of Sparks and the Fort Sage, Dry Valley and Dogskin Mountains in northern Washoe County, scientific instruments are measuring wind strength and ...

The man charged with the July rape of a developmentally disabled girl in Sparks may be a repeat offender.

A rape victim's stolen iPod, a stun gun and DNA evidence link a Washington truck driver in Washoe County Jail with the April rape of a 20-year-old college student who was attacked as she was walked on a wooded ...

Washoe County Sheriff's deputies have arrested one adult and three juveniles on suspicion of throwing rocks through car windows in South Reno.

The latest poll shows the presidential race in Nevada is a toss up. A Suffolk University poll of 600 likely voters has Senators John McCain and Barack Obama tied with 46 percent.