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While Some Commuters Love Taking the Train from Reno to California, Others Scoff at Delays and Price www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
While Some Commuters Love Taking the Train from Reno to California, Others Scoff at Delays and Price — Our Town Reno
It was a snowy day in Reno last December when I had gotten a text notification on my phone: my Amtrak California Zephyr train was on time. Heading home for the holidays, the only thing I felt on the t...
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December 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
While Some Commuters Love Taking the Train from Reno to California, Others Scoff at Delays and Price www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Former Reno 1868 FC Fans Are Now Hoping for a New and Better USL Soccer Era. Full article here: www.ourtownreno.com/keeping-reno...
Former Reno 1868 FC Fans Are Now Hoping for a New and Better USL Soccer Era — Our Town Reno
The USL Reno Pro Soccer website is already taking deposits for season tickets for a hoped for 2027 inaugural season. It also has a section called Crest and Community, with dates for an ongoing liste...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Former Reno 1868 FC Fans Are Now Hoping for a New and Better USL Soccer Era. Full article here: www.ourtownreno.com/keeping-reno...
Current and Former Sparks Firefighters Share Public’s Concerns Over Fire Station Move: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Current and Former Sparks Firefighters Share Public’s Concerns Over Fire Station Move — Our Town Reno
“The population and call volume in Sparks has risen dramatically over the year…Station 6 is six minutes from Station 5 and is expected to cover much of the same area, meaning a greater than six minute...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Current and Former Sparks Firefighters Share Public’s Concerns Over Fire Station Move: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Library Owner Pays Fees after Being Found Guilty of DUI Following Crash He Walked Away from in Downtown Reno www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Library Owner Pays Fees after Being Found Guilty of DUI Following Crash He Walked Away from in Downtown Reno — Our Town Reno
According to documents we were able to obtain via the Reno Municipal Court website, the owner of the downtown Library bar West Muller was found guilty of a DUI charge in late October, while charges of...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Library Owner Pays Fees after Being Found Guilty of DUI Following Crash He Walked Away from in Downtown Reno www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
The Power of Social Media: From Saving a Dog to Common Sense Suggestions on Easing Local Traffic. Our Substack here which has bonus content emailed to your inbox plus a recap of our recent reporting. ourtownreno.substack.com/p/the-power-...
The Power of Social Media: From Saving a Dog to Common Sense Suggestions on Easing Local Traffic
A recap of our recent reporting plus bonus content.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Power of Social Media: From Saving a Dog to Common Sense Suggestions on Easing Local Traffic. Our Substack here which has bonus content emailed to your inbox plus a recap of our recent reporting. ourtownreno.substack.com/p/the-power-...
Reno-Sparks Latino Businesses Lose Business Amid ICE Raids and Uncertainties. Our article here: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Reno-Sparks Latino Businesses Lose Business Amid ICE Raids and Uncertainties — Our Town Reno
Note: all interviews with business owners were conducted in Spanish by reporters Emilio Milo and Camila De La Mora The El Rincon owner in Sparks, Maria Figueroa, who has been running her resta...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Reno-Sparks Latino Businesses Lose Business Amid ICE Raids and Uncertainties. Our article here: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Experiencing Chickadee Ridge After A Recent Snowfall www.ourtownreno.com/keeping-reno...
Experiencing Chickadee Ridge After A Recent Snowfall — Our Town Reno
Chickadee Ridge never fails to disappoint. On my recent trip up the trail, I got a chance to say hello to some squirrels and crows alongside the famous chickadees. The snow level is manageable to hi...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Experiencing Chickadee Ridge After A Recent Snowfall www.ourtownreno.com/keeping-reno...
Crash Filled Commutes and Headlines of People Killed by Cars Have Many Northern Nevada Residents on Edge www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Crash Filled Commutes and Headlines of People Killed by Cars Have Many Northern Nevada Residents on Edge — Our Town Reno
The local headlines from today are staggering: a pedestrian killed in a crash near Walgreens this morning, a pedestrian killed by a pickup truck in Sun Valley last month just identified, a pedestrian ...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Crash Filled Commutes and Headlines of People Killed by Cars Have Many Northern Nevada Residents on Edge www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Nieto Family Lawsuit Over Threatening Jail Phone Calls Before Murder Dismissed www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Nieto Family Lawsuit Over Threatening Jail Phone Calls Before Murder Dismissed — Our Town Reno
A Washoe County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of murdered Reno woman Hailey Nieto, which had accused the jail communication company Smart Communications of failing to intervene whe...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Nieto Family Lawsuit Over Threatening Jail Phone Calls Before Murder Dismissed www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Nieto Family Lawsuit Over Threatening Jail Phone Calls Before Murder Dismissed www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Nieto Family Lawsuit Over Threatening Jail Phone Calls Before Murder Dismissed — Our Town Reno
A Washoe County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of murdered Reno woman Hailey Nieto, which had accused the jail communication company Smart Communications of failing to intervene whe...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Nieto Family Lawsuit Over Threatening Jail Phone Calls Before Murder Dismissed www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Reno Apartment Residents Receive Letter for Worsening Trash Situation. Our article here: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Reno South Meadows Apartment Residents Receive Letter for Worsening Trash Situation — Our Town Reno
Amid what seems to be an increasingly hazardous situation, a notice residents at the South Peak by Vintage apartments at 1205 S Meadows Parkway just received has a list for “trash disposal requirement...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Reno Apartment Residents Receive Letter for Worsening Trash Situation. Our article here: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
The Downtown Reno Dilemma with Elephants Hovering All Around. Find our Substack here and subscribe if you haven't already to get bonus editorial content plus a recap of our recent reporting via email: ourtownreno.substack.com/p/the-downto...
The Downtown Reno Dilemma with Elephants Hovering All Around
A recap of our recent reporting plus bonus content.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Downtown Reno Dilemma with Elephants Hovering All Around. Find our Substack here and subscribe if you haven't already to get bonus editorial content plus a recap of our recent reporting via email: ourtownreno.substack.com/p/the-downto...
New TIF in the Works for Workforce Housing Project In Sutro Area www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
New TIF in the Works for Workforce Housing Project In Sutro Area — Our Town Reno
The Reno Redevelopment Agency, which is made up of Reno City Council members, this week approved TIF funds for a planned 200-unit affordable housing project with over 400 parking spaces in the disused...
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December 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New TIF in the Works for Workforce Housing Project In Sutro Area www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Public Speakers Call Out Karma Box After Top Employee Identified in Recent Domestic Violence Arrest. Our article here: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Public Speakers Call Out Karma Box After Top Employee Identified in Recent Domestic Violence Arrest — Our Town Reno
Emails and messages from Our Town Reno to county commissioners, the Karma Box Project and its executive director Grant Denton have gone unanswered as to the fate of Mat Grimsley, still listed on the n...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Public Speakers Call Out Karma Box After Top Employee Identified in Recent Domestic Violence Arrest. Our article here: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
City Council Looks at Updating Standards as Latest Attempt to Improve Downtown Reno. Our article here www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
City Council Looks at Updating Standards as Latest Attempt to Improve Downtown Reno — Our Town Reno
Efforts to reenergize downtown Reno through different means, from beautification enticements to code enforcement, artwashing and ambassadors with a business improvement district, now include a plan to...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
City Council Looks at Updating Standards as Latest Attempt to Improve Downtown Reno. Our article here www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
An SOS Plea for the Missing Christmas Tree of Angels to Honor Izabella Loving and Others www.ourtownreno.com/our-citizens...
An SOS Plea for the Missing Christmas Tree of Angels to Honor Izabella Loving and Others — Our Town Reno
“We are putting a plea out for the return of the Lemmon Valley Community Christmas Tree of Angels. This tree has no money value,” Summer Moore wrote to us today after the community decorated tree went...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
An SOS Plea for the Missing Christmas Tree of Angels to Honor Izabella Loving and Others www.ourtownreno.com/our-citizens...
Crackdown On Local Massage Parlors Extends to Two More in Sparks www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Crackdown On Local Massage Parlors Extends to Two More in Sparks — Our Town Reno
A statement from the City of Sparks sent out today indicates “City Attorney Wes Duncan approved the revocation of two more business licenses of suspected illegal brothels, the Massage Shop/Lucky Day M...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Crackdown On Local Massage Parlors Extends to Two More in Sparks www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
The Challenges of Navigating Life with a Disability in Northern Nevada. Listen to an audio minidoc by looking for Reno Street Audio where you get your podcasts or at this link: ourtownreno.simplecast.com/episodes/the...
The Challenges of Navigating Life with a Disability in Northern Nevada | Reno Street Audio
“Growing up with a disability was hard. When you’re a kid, all the other kids want to know what’s wrong, why you walk like that, and why you do certain things,” Jenna said.
Jenna is a 28-year-old disa...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The Challenges of Navigating Life with a Disability in Northern Nevada. Listen to an audio minidoc by looking for Reno Street Audio where you get your podcasts or at this link: ourtownreno.simplecast.com/episodes/the...
Northern Nevada Active Club Documents Itself Putting Up White Power Stickers in Carson City and South Lake Tahoe. Article here: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Northern Nevada Active Club Documents Itself Putting Up White Power Stickers in Carson City and South Lake Tahoe — Our Town Reno
Several locals have sent us photos of white power, neo-Nazi stickers recently found on multiple signs in Carson City, while pointing us to a blue verified account with over two-thousand followers on X...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Northern Nevada Active Club Documents Itself Putting Up White Power Stickers in Carson City and South Lake Tahoe. Article here: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Questions Surround Recent Arrest, Director's Departure Ahead of Long Delayed County Homelessness Meeting www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Questions Surround Recent Arrest, Director's Departure Ahead of Long Delayed County Homelessness Meeting — Our Town Reno
A screenshot was sent to us of a Mathew Grimsley booked on November 22nd on a third offense of a battery domestic violence charge with a $50,000 bond amount. A Mat Grimsley is listed on the Karma Box...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Questions Surround Recent Arrest, Director's Departure Ahead of Long Delayed County Homelessness Meeting www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Our Collective Commuting Chaos. Find a recap of our recent reporting here plus bonus content: ourtownreno.substack.com/p/our-collec...
Our Collective Commuting Chaos
A recap of our recent reporting plus bonus content.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Our Collective Commuting Chaos. Find a recap of our recent reporting here plus bonus content: ourtownreno.substack.com/p/our-collec...
Nevada Moves to Sanction Coyote Killing Contests, Despite Fierce Opposition www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Nevada Moves to Sanction Coyote Killing Contests, Despite Fierce Opposition — Our Town Reno
The Nevada Department of Wildlife Board of Wildlife Commissioners recently voted six to three in favor of regulating controversial coyote contests, paving the way for these to become state-sanctioned ...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Nevada Moves to Sanction Coyote Killing Contests, Despite Fierce Opposition www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Coffee N' Comics Faces Complaint Over Lack of Lunch Breaks and other Allegations www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Coffee N' Comics Faces Complaint Over Lack of Lunch Breaks and other Allegations — Our Town Reno
A Department of Business and Industry Office of the Labor Commissioner document from last month forwarded to Our Town Reno indicates it received a complaint alleging that Coffee N’ Comics on Moana Lan...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Coffee N' Comics Faces Complaint Over Lack of Lunch Breaks and other Allegations www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Popular Dining Spot in Reno Faces TikTok Ire Over How Customers are Greeted There www.ourtownreno.com/our-citizens...
Popular Dining Spot in Reno Faces TikTok Ire Over How Customers are Greeted There — Our Town Reno
A local alerted us to discussions about the Stone House Cafe on Arlington Ave. and how people are allegedly treated when they arrive there, following TikTok videos by Lillian Conley @lillianconley97 w...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Popular Dining Spot in Reno Faces TikTok Ire Over How Customers are Greeted There www.ourtownreno.com/our-citizens...
Have Reno Chain Thrift Stores Lost Their Purpose Due to Higher Prices? www.ourtownreno.com/our-citizens...
Have Reno Chain Thrift Stores Lost Their Purpose Due to Higher Prices? — Our Town Reno
Thrift stores were created to allow those who couldn’t afford full-price goods to buy good quality items at a lower price, allow for those with items they’d like to get rid of to donate them to someon...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Have Reno Chain Thrift Stores Lost Their Purpose Due to Higher Prices? www.ourtownreno.com/our-citizens...