What the
#davisfire
has been looking like on the commute from Carson City into Reno, with massive smoke and occasional sighting of flames. Updated mapping shows the fire at about 4,000 acres with concerns of higher winds this afternoon. Video and commentary by Briana Gonzales.
After the Sparks call in protest yesterday huge banners with the
#blacklivesmatter
names of
#MiciahLee
#BreonnaTaylor
and others killed by police were placed last night under the
#ICantBreathe
lettering on the R Hill before being taken down early this morning
Video of what it looked like as cars were being turned around on Mt Rose Highway earlier this afternoon. Videos shared by one of our readers
#daviscreekfire
While ballots are still being counted in
#Reno
and
#Nevada
our team of reporters spent the morning with the River Stewards a new ingenious grant funded program where those without stable shelter are paid on a daily basis to help clean up the Truckee River.
A statement from the Hot August Nights website from earlier today:
"Regarding the incident in Virginia City on Friday, August 2, the individuals featured in the viral video have been identified, and their Hot August Nights registrations have been revoked...." More in screenshot
Worrisome conduct by UNR PD reported from last night. Much attention has been given to
#Reno
and Sparks PD but not the university police force, which has been known for repeated racist acts which resulted in minor reprimands.
#Reno
Police today were issuing citations to people with nowhere else to go in the Wells Ave. area, with shelters full and dangerous due to COVID-19. Why does the city criminalize the poor and those with mental health issues rather than try to help them?
Clean up has started on the graffiti at the Washoe County School District headquarters in
#Reno
while some in person kids are back on school grounds for the first time since March despite COVID and hazy air. Any thoughts? How long do you think schools will stay open?
Gary Miller, Janis Miller and Tiffany Miller have been arrested for breach of peace, battery and obstructing and delaying a police officer, following racist comments and interactions with a Black man filming them on August 2nd in Virginia City. More in our screenshot ...
Huge rally at Believe Plaza this morning in
#Reno
and creative signs. to support teachers and public education. More on our Instagram at BiggestLittleStreets
Some people are doubting delivery drivers who were delivering furniture and said the person who opened the door in Stead was Kyle Rittenhouse. These were sent to us today taken at DMV.
#Reno
Burrito Project now has hygiene kits in addition to healthy home cooked burritos served with a smile and friendly conversation. On Friday they gather supplies, Saturday they cook and Sunday they distribute.
Amid a spree of these incidents an anonymous
#Reno
resident sent us this video from shortly before noon Sunday on Pyramid Highway of a man and kids throwing rocks on cars below
It’s hot out there so why not check out the
@WashoeLibrary
in downtown
#Reno
where you can be inside stay cool get smarter and still be surrounded by nature in one of the most amazing inside landscapes you’ll ever experience
#ourtownreno
was forbidden by
#Reno
police to bear witness to the displacement of hundreds of our neighbors without stable shelter this morning or to interview anyone. Watch our one minute mini doc to see for yourself. What is happening to freedom of the press right now?
The Reno Burrito team led by a UNR student from Ghana which feeds healthy meals to those in need every Sunday has a gofundme. You can also help gather supplies during the week, cook on Saturdays or distribute on Sundays
Truckee River has been creeping up stairs in downtown Reno, while crews with
#Reno
fire department and Truckee Meadows Fire and Protection district rescued nine people late Tuesday who were in an inflatable raft which tipped over near Crissie Caughlin Park.
#bansoffourbodies
New Protest scheduled for tonight at
#Reno
Federal Building 7 p.m. These are file photos from a recent women's rights protest by
@jakelorgee
These are now in bloom across
#Reno
. Some call them cum trees for the distinct smell they get from them. Others don’t smell anything. Which camp are you in?
ACLU Nevada immediately responds to confusing curfew in
#Reno
and raises the real risk of discriminatory enforcement, a new excuse to "stop and frisk" as some are saying
Tense moments for motorists and residents this evening on the Nevada California line with homes evacuated and i80 closed after a vehicle fire spread to over 300 acres in Verdi area.
#renofire
videos shared with us by Angelina Velasquez
Another
#Reno
COVID-19 casualty ... the Little Nugget Casino, including its Nugget Diner with its Awful Awful Burger ... its owner says he will be shutting down at the end of the month because it's become unattainable financially to keep going ...
#blacklivesmatter
die-in demonstration and protest march going on now in downtown
#Reno
calling for justice for Miciah Lee and others killed by local police
Parts of downtown
#Reno
now occupied by the protest against the SC overturning 50 years of precedence and federal abortion protection. Video by
@sicru3
Another community member is coming forward saying Kyle Rittenhouse bought a truck recently at a local dealership and had it serviced there too. Community member wants to remain anonymous due to tensions surrounding his presence in
#Reno
area. We are doing this reporting to alert
Footage from yesterday’s protest
#booksnotbullets
#stopgunviolence
walkout at Damonte Ranch HS in
#Reno
after a code red there Monday. Students fear it won’t be the last. Videos shared with us by Gabbie Williams.
The end of an era ... The Sundance bookstore on 121 California Ave released this photo today to announce its permanent closure in a month, on May 31st at 6pm.
It's been a favorite for book signings and book lovers of all ages, in a majestic building in a rapidly changing Reno.
Mark Amodei now rejecting a bill defending contraceptive rights. We will see where local voters stand in November on a candidate who keeps wanting to go backward into pre-medical times
Circulating on
#Reno
social media from a slide presented this week during a budgetary meeting the stark gap between what we can afford with our current salaries and the actual local average rent
Hundreds showing up in
#Reno
tonight at the federal courthouse protesting the Supreme Court overturning
#RoeVsWade
more photos on our Instagram at biggestlittlestreets and our Facebook at ourtownreno
A gofundme has been started by
@FamilySoupReno
for two victims of a car plowing Monday into a group from a
#Reno
Food Not Bombs gathering. A former casino purchasing officer David Turner has been arrested. Activists say an unhoused woman was killed.
Dozens braved COVID and hazy air to protect our post offices today in
#Reno
at local Vassar street headquarters with many hoping to vote by mail. Do you feel changes at the USPS are putting the sanctity of our elections at risk?
Based on signs and comments we came up with a Top 10 list of possible police reforms both locally in
#Reno
and nationally. Which ones do you agree with or don't?
From Tesla employee to political operative based out of Sparks, Cesar Marquez
@ZarMarquez
Leading the Nevada Forward Party Charge for 2024 Vote Yes on
#3
for Ranked Voting and Open Primaries... Read our story here:
The few photos we took before
#Reno
police forced us to leave this morning near Wells Ave., making us unable to interview officials or bear witness to the sweep and displacement of hundreds of people camping into all corners of the city with shelters full and dangerous.
Whose side are you on? Protest in
#Reno
against Supreme Court overturning federal abortion rights has moved downtown and us growing bigger and louder. Video by
@sicru3
Pro Palestine protesters interrupted a talk by Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen with UNR President Brian Sandoval at the Desert Farming Initiative earlier today before being escorted out, amid escalating deaths in Gaza during the current Israeli military action. Video by Ray Grosser
“Invoke the magic word ‘victim’ and you can kill at will.”
We may never know the name of the Florida cop who killed Tony McDade because he’s hiding behind a law meant to protect victims.
At the UNR pro Palestinian protest today as at other university protests, there were calls for UNR to divest from Israel and from companies associated with the U.S. military, including Sierra Nevada Corporation.
What about more social workers, case workers and unarmed crisis defusion experts? Especially since
#Reno
police are now averaging nearly six figures in base salary, we could pay for that type of help instead.
When a Blind Fortune show in a local
#Reno
garage gets interrupted by cops but you keep playing music until the last possible second, as part of our new
#keeprenorad
local music coverage
Video provided by south
#Reno
cross walking for
#BlackLivesMatter
After the confrontation earlier this week, the group got more media attention and a bigger presence. They ended with a kneel in and fists in the air. Drunken rage counter protesters seem to have lost their jobs
Four years after the City of Reno approved a $300,000 payment to settle a lawsuit by two women who accused former city manager Andrew Clinger of sexual harassment, he's now been hired by UNR in an high paying, high ranking position:
Yesterday's sweep of a camp on 4th street in
#Reno
left dozens even more dispossessed, more at risk of COVID-19 and colder mornings, and much less without a community. This as existing shelters are lacking space. Can't we do better for our neighbors? Photos by
@BednarskiACE
Beyond statues removed and airports renamed, shouldn't we also rename McCarran BLVD, Kaepernick BLVD to replace a racist heritage and instead honor
@Kaepernick7
?
#heroesofreno
On a Sunday which would normally be packed in
#Reno
for
#earthday
celebrations but was mostly empty due to coronavirus shutdown this man was picking up city trash and doing his own recycling.
#heroesofreno
Amie Duncan and her family are starting
#renosoupforthesoul
on Sundays making and distributing to go healthy soups and care packages for those in need along the Truckee River. DM her on 775-583-8484 if you'd like to help
Wasn't this just $4.99? You blink and the Cal Neva Steak and Eggs is $8.99. For whatever reasons inflation is real in
#Reno
. Photo by
@ArielSmithRNO
What do you think of the future standing of casinos in our downtown corridor?