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A Washoe County Sheriff’s Deputy's quick response to a drowned baby call, is being credited for saving the baby’s life. Deputies were dispatched to 8th Avenue in Sun Valley at approximately 12:54 p.m. on Monday, September 11th. Deputy Natasha Rickey arrived on scene within 35 seconds. Deputy Rickey rushed into the residence where she immediately began life-saving measures on a one-year-old boy who had been found unresponsive in a bathtub. Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and REMSA crews arrived moments later. The infant was rushed to Renown Medical Center and regained consciousness on the way to the hospital. The boy was released from the hospital later that week.

Governor Brian Sandoval is asking Senate Leaders to drop the Cassidy-Graham-Heller repeal and replace bill. In a letter to senate leadership, the Governor asked them to focus on a bipartisan effort instead. The Governors statement says in part, "“I know that Senator Heller is working in the best interest of the state and I appreciate the intended flexibility created in the Graham-Cassidy-Heller amendment which would distribute healthcare funding via block grants." But he also says the framework authored by bipartisan Governors is the best path to improve the healthcare system.

A Reno man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of beating a homeless shelter employee and breaking the victim’s jaw. 36-year-old Christopher Stewart Woodstone was found guilty after a two-day trial in Washoe District Court. Woodstone was arrested in December 2016 by the Reno Police Department after an investigation into a battery that took place at the Community Assistance Center’s Record Street family shelter. Woodstone had been asked to leave the family shelter after staff received disturbing complaints about him. When a male staff member told Woodstone to leave, he responded by punching the victim in the face, which resulted in a broken jaw. Woodstone was sentenced as an habitual criminal.

A south Reno man has the first case of Hantavirus reported in Washoe County since 2006.

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Governor Brian Sandoval signed an Executive Order reconvening the Gaming Policy Committee, to gather information, engage in discussion, and provide recommendations on policies related to the potential interactions between Nevada’s gaming industry and the state’s fledgling marijuana industry.

Danny Tarkanian, the republican challenging Dean Heller in the next primary has a long record of support for President Trump, but he is not supporting the Senate's latest ACA repeal and replace bill.

With three new fire outbreaks Monday, it's still a challenging fire season, and Truckee Meadows Chief Charles Moore told Washoe County Commissioners it may be a long one. He expects it to continue through October or into November, or until the first snow and cooler temperatures set in.