Reno News

Students Returning, Legal Battle Brews over Reno Dorm Blast

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Three years after a gas explosion ripped through a University of Nevada dormitory, hundreds of students will start moving into the remodeled building this week as a legal battle looms over more than $100 million in …

Reno to Settle Lemmon Valley Flood Lawsuit for $4.5 Million

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Reno city officials said they have reached a tentative agreement to pay $4.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by residents whose homes in the community of Lemmon Valley were flooded north of town in 2017 …

3 Homeowners Win $1.1M From Reno for 2017 Flood Damage

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Washoe County judge has ordered Reno to pay $1.1 million to owners of three homes that flooded north of the city four years ago as dozens of others continue to press related battles in federal …

Nevada Wildfire Victims Share Varied Stories

RENO, Nev. — With a wind-whipped wildfire roaring through a Reno neighborhood, David Howton sprang into action with a garden hose and was lucky to save his home. About a mile away, Scott and Mimi O’Brien weren’t so lucky. The …

Wildfire Destroys Multiple Reno Homes; Hundreds Threatened

RENO, Nev. — A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds destroyed or damaged about 20 homes in two Reno foothills neighborhoods and forced the evacuation of hundreds more on the edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills, authorities said Wednesday. It …

Weather Unfavorable on Northern California Fire Lines

SUSANVILLE, Calif. — Firefighters and aircraft worked Tuesday to halt the spread of two forest fires in rural northeastern California as unstable weather brought the risk of gusty winds, thunderstorms and lightning strikes that could start new blazes. The Gold …

Injury Wrecks Up 45 Percent on Nevada Interstate Under Construction

Traffic accidents have been on the rise on a busy stretch of Interstate 80 in Reno since a major construction project began more than a year ago. An analysis by the Reno Gazette-Journal shows a 45 percent increase in accidents …

Nevada Officials Feud Over Fire Engines Probed

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is stepping into a squabble between the county and the city of Reno, Nev., over some damaged fire engines. Deputy Armando Avina told the Reno Gazette-Journal officers are investigating claims by the county’s new fire …

Nevada Fire Fully Contained at Nearly 2,000 Acres

The southwest Reno fire that forced thousands to flee and destroyed 32 homes is fully contained at nearly 2,000 acres, fire officials said late Sunday. Close to 10,000 people were forced to evacuate early Friday by the unusual, out-of-season blaze …

Nevada City Council Approves $58,000 Police Sex Case Deal

The Reno City Council approved a $58,000 settlement on Wednesday with a woman who persuaded a federal jury that a city police officer coerced her to strip naked in his patrol car when she was a teenager more than five …