Secret Witness is offering a $500.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the suspects wanted in connection with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling in the 17 hundred block of Byrd Dr. in Sparks Tuesday night just before 9 p.m. Police say there was a dispute between individual attending a BBQ at the home and occupants of a late model 4-door sedan driving down the street. An occupant of the sedan fired toward the home. No one was injured.

More Nevada Guardsmen are headed to Texas. The first 152nd C-130 equipped with U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System is flying into Dallas to support the 136th Airlift Wing. The C-130, complete with a crew of seven, is capable of moving civilians, troops, or 42,000 pounds of cargo, though its mission right now is not entirely clear.

The Slinkard Fire is estimated to be 9,000 acres, or 14 square miles, but is now 12 percent contained. The fire has burned into Nevada, to Highway 395, and crossed Highway 89 to the north. Evacuations are underway for Topaz, north of Highway 89 to the Nevada state line, and US 395 is closed at SR 208; SR 208 is fully open. Voluntary evacuations have been advised for Holbrook Highlands, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The Douglas Community Center is open for evacuees.

The Carson Valley Inn in Minden has partnered with United Blood Services of Reno to collect as much blood as they can today (Friday) for victims in the Houston area.

The Carson Valley Inn in Minden is working with United Blood Services of Reno today (Friday) to collect blood donations for Texas flood victims.

The Carson Valley Inn in Minden has partnered with United Blood Services of Reno to collect as much blood as they can today (Friday) for victims in the Houston area.

The Carson Valley Inn in Minden is working with United Blood Services of Reno today (Friday) to collect blood donations for Texas flood victims.

The Carson Valley Inn in Minden has partnered with United Blood Services of Reno to collect as much blood as they can today (Friday) for victims in the Houston area.

The Carson Valley Inn in Minden is working with United Blood Services of Reno today (Friday) to collect blood donations for Texas flood victims.

Sierra Front Dispatch says the Slinkard Fire has burned from California into Nevada, crossed Highway 89 and is now at 65-hundred acres, or more than 10-point-two square miles. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says there are voluntary evacuations this evening in the area behind Topaz Lodge. Topaz has been evacuated north of Hwy 89 to the Nevada state line. The Douglas County Community and Senior Center is available as an evacuation center. Highway 89 remains closed between 395 and Highway 4, at Monitor Pass. North of the fire, U.S. 395 is closed from Bridgeport to the state line. Residents are allowed in with proper ID. In Topaz Ranch Estates, Highway 208 is back open after being closed. Today, the fire’s growth was mostly on the northwestern flank uphill from Topaz and towards Alpine County.