REMSA, the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority, wants your help buying a new helicopter for rural Nevada. The plan is simple: raise funds to match a donation, William N. Pennington Foundation has pledged a $3.25 million matching gift to support the purchase of a helicopter for Care Fligh
Recent weeks have seen two separate incidents involving public figures and law enforcement reports in Washoe County and Reno, highlighting questions about media coverage and public discourse. Last weekend, reports emerged about a Reno City Council member involved in an incident with a 73-year-old r
Just hours after we questioned Sparks councilmembers' panda-viewing trip amid an $18 million deficit, a reader provided us with an eye-opening document from Reno City Manager Jackie Bryant that reveals deeper regional tensions. Bryant's letter to Washoe County demands an "equitable fiscal fram
At the most recent Washoe County Board of County Commissioner meeting held on October 22, 2024, Deputy Registrar of Voters Andrew McDonald shed light on significant updates in election equipment. The introduction of new equipment, the poll pads and ballot extractors, marked a pivotal shift in the co
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Picon has been watching a whole lot of Safe Embrace employees who have been on a media blitz - promoting the “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” event, and touting their “Love Should Be Sweet” fundraising event that was held at the Reno Public Market last night, Se