Sparks News

The Old Fashioned Victorian Tea Party & Home Tour is scheduled at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dusty Rhodes' home, which has been decorated for the holidays in a Victorian style.

A mix of budget woes, department retirements, reduced public education programs, deferred maintenance, aging equipment and population growth is prompting Sparks Fire Chief Andy Flock to say a "recipe for disaster" is brewing.

A winter storm packing wind gusts more than 80 mph knocked out power to thousands of northern Nevadans, grounded flights and contributed to a fatal pile-up that shut down a stretch of U.S. Interstate 80 Friday.

Reno-area soup kitchen workers are seeing new faces in line and local food drives and charities are taking more calls for help as the recession makes for a less-than-bountiful Thanksgiving.

With redevelopment agency funding in place for further Legends at Sparks Marina construction, the promise of 250 construction jobs is providing economic hope during the recession.

Washoe's decline to 12.2 percent, based on a mid-month survey of employers and other market estimates, is more a reflection of a stagnant or declining workforce than outright improvement in the job market, said Bill Anderson, chief economist at the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

A 20-year-old Sparks man has been arrested on multiple charges of statutory seduction, convincing at least three girls around age 15 to have sex with him.

Festive holiday fun is in store for children attending the city of Sparks' Christmas Capers program during the upcoming winter break Dec.

As the recession cuts into public dollars available provide services and programs, Sparks is getting a lifeline through a private grant that will help disabled residents enjoy recreational opportunities in the city.

The Sparks tree lighting ceremony is scheduled from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4 in front of the St.

Trial continues this afternoon in Washoe District Court for a 23-year-old man accused of drag racing in 2007, and causing the deaths of two men and serious injuries to another.

A 16-year-old boy was held trial Monday afternoon on charges of beating to death and robbing a homeless man who owed him money for allegedly urinating on his stereo speakers.

Construction of a controversial road linking Sparks to southeast Reno should proceed sooner rather than later if cost is not to escalate and opportunities to improve Steamboat Creek are not to be lost, transportation officials say.

A 32-year-old ex-felon remains jailed on charges he was drunk and fatally shot his estranged wife's relative, who intervened during a heated confrontation with the woman's mother.

Wild horse advocates said they have no recourse but the courts after federal land managers rejected their request for an immediate moratorium on mustang roundups.

Investigators say the 23-year-old man shot by Reno police Sunday may have been responsible for as many as five robberies in the past five days-- all apparently committed with a toy gun.

A shooting in Sparks has left one man dead and another man in jail on suspicion of murder.

The city of Sparks and Primestor Development will celebrate the "re-opening" of the Paradise Plaza this weekend.

The city of Sparks plans to hold a public workshop next week to receive input from residents on proposed goals and policies that would support Sparks' comprehensive master plan, officials said.

It sure doesn't look like the latest try at some wintry weather is going to amount to much.