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Body Identified as Patricia Portella-Wright
Update as of Thursday, Aug. 15 at 2:30 p.m.: The Placer County Sheriff’s Office recently held a public meeting to provide an update on the case. Portella-Wright’s body has been recovered, identified, and transported to the medical examiner’s office. Clifford, who was initially arrested on charges of identity theft, has now been formally charged with homicide. While the motive has not yet been disclosed, foul play is suspected.
Reno man killed in shooting identified
The Washoe County coroner has identified the man who died after a shooting near Keystone Avenue in Reno on Sunday. The medical examiner says 68-year-old William F. Andrews of Reno died after being shot in the head. Police say Andrews was found dead around 6 a.m. on Keystone Avenue. The...
Unlicensed contractor who stole $160,000 from 14 Nevada homeowners is sentenced
An unlicensed contractor who confessed to stealing $160,000 from 14 northern Nevada homeowners has been sentenced. Sandra Jeanne Tyler, who ran Re-Bath Reno, has been sentenced to 36 months of probation, eight days in jail, and ordered her to pay $107,590 to the Nevada State Contractors Board as reimbursement for restitution payments made to victims in the case according to a press release.
US judge reopens $6.5 million lawsuit blaming Reno air traffic controllers for fatal crash in 2016
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge in Nevada has reopened a federal lawsuit accusing air traffic controllers of causing the 2016 fatal crash of a small airplane that veered into turbulence in the wake of a jetliner before it went down near Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The families of the...
Court documents reveal Gold Ranch DUI suspect had prior DUI conviction from 2022
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Court documents are shedding new light on the arrest of a man driving the car that caught fire and allegedly started the Gold Ranch Fire. On Sunday, at around 6:14 p.m., NHP responded to a call of a car on fire on I-80 East near the Gold Ranch exit. When the responding trooper arrived, he found a car engulfed in flames on the right shoulder of the highway. The trooper also found the southside hillside was engulfed in flames as well.
Man arrested in connection with 2023 Reno deadly shooting
RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — A man was arrested in connection with a 2023 Reno homicide, police say. Max Carrillo, 21, was arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred on April 22, 2023. He was extradited from San Diego, California, to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 14.
Reno man who bit another man’s face sentenced to minimum of 1.5 years
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - A Reno man who was convicted of biting another man in the face was sentenced to at least one and a half years in prison. Jaelen Barnes was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, and domestic battery in May. A jury found Barnes found held his former partner hostage with a kitchen knife and then bit him in the face in July of last year.
Man accused of driving car that caused Gold Ranch Fire arrested on DUI charge: What we know
Andrew Bernard Nick, who is accused of driving the car that caught fire and caused the Gold Ranch Fire, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, according to a criminal complaint filed in Reno Justice Court on Monday. As of Monday evening, he was no longer in the Washoe County Jail....
Reno City Council discussing law to keep trespassers off train tracks
City maintenance teams say they're having problems with vandalism and people dumping trash on the tracks. Vandalism, encampments and piles of trash big enough to raise concerns about train derailments – those are some of the challenges that have prompted City of Reno maintenance and operations to request a new city ordinance that cracks down on trespassing within 100 feet of the railroad corridor.
9th Circuit rules in favor of City of Sparks in police shooting near Derby Dam
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the City of Sparks after police shot a man to end a car chase previously deemed justified by the Washoe County District Attorney. The May 2020 incident started when Joseph Williams robbed a convenience store in Sparks and then...
Gas leak being investigated by Reno Fire Department
More details have been uncovered by the Reno Fire Department concerning the gas leak. The leak originated when a back hoe dug into a low-pressure gas line at a new construction site on Prototype Court. NV Energy was on scene and stopped the leak quickly. Nearby businesses were evacuated as...
MUST-SEE VIDEO: Inferno at Gold Ranch! Reno Firefighters Battle Blaze to Save Verdi!
RENO, NV – Reno firefighters sprang into action last night as a blaze raged near Verdi, Nevada. The Gold Ranch fire lit up the night sky. This intense scene was captured on video by the Reno Firefighters Association. The footage shows the fire activity and the heroic efforts of the team working tirelessly to keep the flames at bay.
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