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Civil engineering major among 26 student-athletes recognized for academic and athletic achievement

The National School Boards Association is walking back its letter to President Joe Biden asking for federal help for school board members who have been harassed and threatened.

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Reno Police Chief Jason Soto gave the media a tour of what will soon be the new police headquarters.

Reno to establish pedestrian safety zones in downtown area May 27, 2021 A heat map of crashes in Reno, with the area of highest severity boxed in yellow. Image: Reno Police Department 1share Pedestrian safety zones, which are designed to reduce the rate of people being injured or killed by vehicles, will be established at three locations in downtown Reno. The proposed locations follow requirements set forth in the Reno Municipal Code, as well as those prescribed by the Nevada Department of Tran...

Property owners provide no pushback against Business Improvement District funding 2shares The Reno City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve nearly $3 million in property tax assessments to fund the Downtown Reno Business Improvement District’s (BID) operations for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. According to Jeff Limpert, management analyst with the city manager’s office, it was the first time in the four years since the BID was formed that no written protests or objections to the ass...

PHOTOS: New mural completed at Midtown pizza parlor May 6, 2021 Artist Anthony Ortega paints a mural on the exterior wall of Noble Pie Parlor and Piñon Bottle Co. in Midtown Reno May 3-5, 2021. Image: Eric Marks / This Is Reno 1share One Midtown building received a facelift this week with local artist Anthony Ortega creating a mural on a local pizzeria and bar. The mural embraces the shared wall space of Noble Pie Parlor and Piñon Bottle Co. Ortega describes the project as “a beautiful and ...

Gov. DeWine appoints Toledo defense attorney to Lucas Co. Court of Common Pleas Toledo native Eric Marks became interested in the law profession, and the plight of the disenfranchised, on a mission trip after high school. Author: WTOL Newsroom, Silas Tsang Published: 10:40 PM EST February 20, 2021 Updated: 11:00 PM EST February 20, 2021 TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed defense attorney Eric Marks, a native of Toledo, to a vacan...

>> what i see is the kids, you know, with the car burning. i was panicking. i was shaking for the whole commotion that was happening, but just to think that im going to lose them i was feeling numb, but i got out and ran to them. >> eric and his extended family make it out, but his grandmothers house is totally destroyed along with 60% of middletowns other homes. in the end, several firefighters suffered severe burns and four civilians lost their lives. >> i do think its a miracle that we surviv...

>> get in the car! >> 16-year-old eric marks is watching the inferno from his grandmothers house in middletown -- >> go! >> when suddenly the massive inferno is blocking all exits. >> oh, god. >> so what would you do? youre fleeing a burning town when you suddenly find your exit blocked by flames. should you, a, ditch the car and flee on foot, b, drive around and find a structure to hide inside or c, step on the gas and power through? with the flames rising, you may be tempted to step on it. >> ...