Sparks News

The Sparks City Council approved a $55.1 million general fund budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year, requiring no layoffs or service reductions.

A non-native snail has turned up in the Truckee River in Nevada for the first time, and wildlife officials are hoping it doesn't harm the river's trout population.

Sparks Fire Department Chief Andreas Flock has announced he's retiring this September after 6 1/2 years of service.

Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts have already registered for Street Vibrations Spring Rally June 7-9 in Sparks, NV and hundreds more will join them for the official kickoff to the riding season at this No Colors event.

In the past his mother says 35-year-old Marcus Moreland struggled with drugs and alcohol, and she says he was turning his life around.

A 38-year-old woman driving on 4th Street in Sparks had her car door fly open, and when she went to close it, she accelerated and crashed into a home, according to Sparks Police.

Traffic is seen Jan. 13, 2011, on Interstate 15 in a construction zone for the Interstate 15 South Design-Build South Project.

Nevada lawmakers today will consider a bill that will mandate ward-only city council elections in Reno and in Sparks.

Data released Thursday by the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation shows the jobless rate is down two percentage points year-over-year. It's also down slightly from 9.7% in March.

An Assembly committee has passed a bill to establish ward-only in four Nevada cities.

Sparks City Manager Shaun D. Carey has announced that Sparks Deputy Police Chief Brian Allen, a 22-year veteran of the Sparks Police Department, as his choice to become the City's next Chief of Police.

A non-native snail has turned up in the Truckee River in Nevada for the first time, and wildlife officials are hoping it doesn't harm the river's trout population.

Nevada Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton, D-Las Vegas, left, and state Sen. Debbie Smith, D-Sparks, co-chair a joint legislative money committee at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Friday, May 17, 2013.

Nevada's STAR bond law is getting another makeover, this time from a bill that would potentially prohibit any future STAR bond-backed projects from pledging sales taxes meant for school districts.

Animal Lovers are needed to help raise $100,000 for homeless pets at Nevada Humane Society's Walk for Animals, this Saturday, May 18, at Sparks Marina.

In the past three months, four Reno area eye care centers have been targeted for theft, which is exceeding $8,000 in some locations.

Photo of a ranch in Pleasant Valley with a nearby ditch to supply it with water.

The trial for an ex-Nevada developer and once-powerful lobbyist accused of breaking campaign finance laws opened Wednesday with lawyers arguing whether there were any strings attached to money Harvey Whittemore gave his employees while suggesting they contribute to Sen.

In honor of Bike to Work Week, about 100 city employees rode from city hall to Jack's Cafe to meet Rail City Mayor Geno Martini and other Sparks employees for breakfast.

All five victims in the Fernley killing case from this week have been identified, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.