The Reno Police Department (RPD) has announced some changes to its use of force policy in response to community input. The changes are in light of protests against police brutality, both locally and nationally, following the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis who was killed while in police custody after a white… [Read More]
Almost half of positive COVID-19 cases in Washoe County are Latinos (audio)
The City of Reno held its first-ever Facebook Live event in Spanish to answer questions about the coronavirus. Councilmember Oscar Delgado shared that 48 percent, almost half, of the positive COVID-19 cases in Washoe County are Latinos. The health district does not require residents to identify their race or ethnicity, so the available data does not… [Read More]
Clustered due to coronavirus? Here’s a guide to what’s open, closed and free in Reno
Eerie, bizarre, crazy, surreal are all adjectives we keep hearing to describe the never-before actions that our local, state and federal government are taking because of the coronavirus, that is, the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the expected increases in cases once more testing begins to take place, the Governor Steve Sisolak and Reno… [Read More]
Injured gunshot victim drove nearly a half mile in Jeep until his death on Sutro Street
The Reno Police Department seeks witnesses in the murder of 48-year-old Edward Long, whose body was found about two weeks ago inside a crashed Jeep near Sutro and Carville. Last Friday, Jan. 23 the alleged murderer was arrested. Investigators continue to unravel details of the murder that may have involved 34-year-old Daniel Muñoz who allegedly… [Read More]