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Former NV madam leads helps prostitutes
Sharnel Silvey rides around downtown several times a month with the Reno Police Department's Regional Street Enforcement Team, eager to talk to the women who will get trapped in a sting operation while soliciting for prostitution.
Status of other people charged in connection with Joe Francis' stay in the Washoe jail
While "Girls Gone Wild" creator, Joe Francis was sentenced this morning in Los Angeles to time served and one year of probation related to tax evasion counts and bribing Washoe County Jail workers, here's what's next for the remaining defendants in the Reno bribery case: Hollywood video producer Aaron Weinstein, 45, worked for Francis, and was ...
NV Chief Justice Hardesty running for re-election
Nevada Supreme Court Justice James Hardesty says he will seek re-election next year to a second term.
Adoption ceremony to put 80 children with families
Officials say more than 80 children will officially become members of adopted families during ceremonies marking National Adoption Day in Las Vegas.
Hardesty Will Seek Second Term
Chief Justice Jim Hardesty has his eye on a second term on the bench. He's announced he'll run for the Nevada Supreme Court again.
H1N1 Vaccination Clinics Scheduled in Nevada
Health officials in southern Nevada and Washoe County have scheduled swine flu immunization clinics for Saturday.
Tahoe stabbing death: Authorities launch homicide investigation
Detectives are investigating whether an elderly woman played a role in the fatal stabbing of her husband, who was found dead at the couple's Incline Village home in October.
Halloween operation targets sex offenders
Registered sex offenders in the Las Vegas Valley are receiving knocks on their doors in the days leading up to Halloween.
Prostitution Arrests Down in Biggest Little City
A new report says prostitution-related arrests have plunged around Reno. A newspaper that examined the figures says prostitution-related arrests have declined to 89 so this year from 251 in 2004.
:: County Commission Approves Agreements with Other Regional...
Reno, Nevada. October 27, 2009. The Washoe County Commission today at their regularly scheduled meeting approved the following on-going agreements with other local government entities to enhance our communitya s quality of life, specifically in the area of public safety.
:: County Commission Directs Staff to Further Revise Proposednuisance ...
Reno, Nevada. October 29, 2009. At their regularly scheduled meeting yesterday, Washoe County Commissioners directed planning staff to make specific revisions to a proposed nuisance ordinance and return on December 8th for a first reading of said ordinance with a second reading and possible adoption on January 12, 2010.
BLM Plans to Remove 2,500 Wild Horses in NV
Federal land managers are seeking public comment on their plan to remove about 2,500 wild horses in northern Nevada.
Reno Police Shoot Suicidal Man who Pointed Weapon
Reno police say officers shot and wounded a man after he raised a weapon with a laser sight at them.
Washoe County Commissioners' actions
Commissioners agreed they want a role in negotiations for a new contract with Reno firefighters or else the county could start its own fire department.
Protesters Seek Grand Jury Probe of UNR
About two dozen people rallied today to drum up support for a grand jury investigation of their claims of corruption by top University of Nevada, Reno officials.
Man shot by Reno police had plastic gun with laser
The man shot by Reno police officers Wednesday night at a downtown motel threatened them with a plastic replica pistol that had a red laser sight, Washoe County sheriff's investigators said Thursday.
Fight erupts in line at Reno swine flu clinic
Health officials are urging the public to exercise patience and courtesy after a fight broke out when someone tried to cut in line today at a Reno swine flu clinic.
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Police: Washoe High student shot man at West Hills Hospital over debt, drugs
Reno police say a debt and/or drugs are behind Friday's shooting of a 20-year-old man in a psychiatric hospital's parking lot.
Washoe County Commission eliminates Incline-specific nuisance modifiers
In addition to elimination the section of the proposed nuisance ordinances that would have allowed the Lake Tahoe area of Washoe County to have area-specific nuisances, the Washoe County Commissioners also asked staff to make the following major changes: Modify the definition of public view to make sure that an object inside a structure is not ...
Nevada Sales Fall 24 Percent in August
Taxable sales in Nevada plunged 24.1 percent in August, marking that 10th straight month of double-digit declines, the Nevada Department of Taxation reported Wednesday.
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