Sparks News

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.

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

Shortly after 2AM, they got calls about shots being fired in the area of Santa Lupe Ave in northeast Sparks.

A man has been arrested after he fired shots in the direction of police officers.

Potential witnesses in the trial of a former Nevada developer and high-powered lobbyist accused of making illegal campaign contributions to Sen.

The Sparks City Council Monday approved more than $500,000 in grant funding for community development.

Washoe County Homicide Detectives are investigating a body found right off of Interstate 80 east of Reno-Sparks around 8:15 Monday morning.

People can drop off diapers or they can buy them online and ship them to the church located at 445 South Virginia Street in Reno.

You can make sure your child's car seat is properly installed at an event Saturday at the WCSD Bus Yard in Sparks.

MAY 10, 2013 - 11:30AM - Sparks Police Department say they spoke with some of the involved parties and independent witnesses who reported that a confrontation erupted between a group of men that are suspected to associate with two rival gangs.

A Fallon man has been arrested after leading the Nevada Highway Patrol and Sparks police on a high speed chase before crashing on Interstate 80.

Nevada's best and brightest high school mechanics got their hands dirty today repairing deliberately "bugged" Ford vehicles as part of a nationwide competition.

Sparks police say they're looking for two suspects in a shooting that sent a juvenile to the hospital late Thursday afternoon.