Sparks News

The folks at Jensen Precast did not like my story about Dean Heller the other day.

Tribune/John Byrne A Sparks resident stands at the voting booth at Sparks City Hall on Friday morning during early voting for the Primary Election.

The annual Street Vibrations Spring Rally kicked off in Victorian Square Friday afternoon.

Mr. Collett is a graduate of Elkins High School and Davis & Elkins College. In 1949, he was listed in "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities." Mr.

Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the US. It claims nearly a quarter of a million lives every year.

Sparks High School and Mitchell Elementary are on a precautionary Code Yellow lockdown because of police activity in the area.

A A fire at a home on La Hacienda Drive Wednesday afternoon is one example of how quickly a spark from an electrical soldering tool can flame up building material, nearly bursting a two-story home into a mass of flames.

Washoe County prosecutors have upped the charges against the man accused of killing a rival motorcycle gang member at a Sparks casino based on new evidence that suggests the shooting was deliberate and premeditated.

A celebration of life for Ernest Harold "Budd" Schoenfeld, Jr. who died May 7, 2012 after suffering a stroke and was blessed to have the comfort of his family by his side, were held May 12 at The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.

Likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has been hit with a substantial Nevada impediment before even putting the nomination in hand.

California man wins $1 million on a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino.A California man said he couldn't believe his good fortune when he hit a $1,149,764 jackpot on an IGT Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nev., on Saturday May 19.

On May 28, the Sparks Police Department did an undercover operation using an underaged decoy attempting to buy alcohol from various businesses in the Sparks area.

Firefighters have extinguished a house fire on La Hacienda Drive in Sparks, between McCarran and Sparks Boulevard.

SPARKS, Nev. -- The Nevada hotel-casino where a brawl between rival motorcycle gangs erupted into a fatal shootout in September has a new rule for anyone attending this weekend's spring Street Vibrations rally in downtown Sparks: check your colors at the door.

After putting up with overcast skies and even snow just a few days ago, the weather couldn't have been nicer for this Memorial Day.

A Sparks man accused of performing cosmetic surgeries in homes without a medical license has pleaded guilty to a felony count of practicing medicine without a license.

Sparks resident Bruce Osgood stops for a picture Thursday during his six-mile walk on Pyramid Highway where he cleans trash on the roadways.

People are donning their boots and big hats as they make their way through the first ever Cowboy Crawl in Sparks.

RENO, Nev. -- The Cowboy Crawl takes place in downtown Sparks Saturday, May 26 from 5 p.m. to midnight.

Street Vibrations Spring Rally kicks off in Victorian Square on June 1 and runs until June 3. The event is free to the public; motorcycle participants pay a fee.