Reno Police are looking for a woman they say robbed the victim of a traffic accident. Police say the victim was involved in a traffic accident after suffering a medical emergency in the area of Shopper's Square in Reno a little before 11 o'clock yesterday (Saturday) morning. Investigators say a black woman took advantage of the situation and robbed the victim. The suspect is further described as in her late teens or early 20s and wearing a multicolored tank top with white jeans. Secret Witness is offering a reward of $1,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the suspect.
The Sparks Police Department is asking for the public's help in the investigation into a shooting at the El Grande events center early this morning. Police were called to the center at 670 Greenbrae Drive shortly after 2:00 this morning. Police arrived to find more than 100 people leaving the scene in multiple vehicles. They determined that more than 35 shots were fired, striking a vehicle in the parking lot and a home on M Street. Police say some sort of fight began inside the business. They say several black males wearing white clothes were involved in the altercation inside. As they left the building, at least one of them pulled out a handgun and began firing in the parking lot. Investigators say there was likely more than one shooter. It does not appear that anyone was injured. The suspects are all believed to be in their 20s.
Sierra Nevada College, an Incline Village based private college, has just opened an office at Truckee Meadows Community College called the TMCC Extension Center that will offer four year degree programs at the Dandini campus.
Alchemy, a software services company, announced this week, they're moving their headquarters to Reno. The start up will open shop initially with around 35 employees, but plans to expand to about 400 when they're fully staffed.
A south Reno resident is Washoe County’s first case of hantavirus since 2006. The case is one of about 728 hantavirus cases ever recorded in the United States since it was identified in the Four Corners area of the United States Southwest in 1993.