Reno City Council Discusses Plans to Add Bike Lanes

(RENO, Nev.) -- The Reno City Council discussed a plan Wednesday to replace street parking with a bike lane on the east side of Plumas Street between Moana Lane and Urban Road.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that the busy four-lane Plumas Street has an average traffic volume of nearly 17,000 vehicles per day. A bike lane would allow bicyclists to hook up to other bike lanes south of Moana Lane on Plumas Street and Arlington Avenue.

An early August Ward 2 Neighborhood Advisory Board meeting revealed that most residents supported the bike lanes, while others did not like the idea of losing their street parking.

The board took no action at Wednesday’s meeting.

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More Democrats Registered to Vote in Nevada

(CARSON CITY, Nev.) -- More Democrats are registered to vote in Nevada, according to the latest statewide active voter registration numbers released by Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller on Tuesday.

The latest numbers reflect registered voters through August 23, the last day to register for the Second Congressional District (CD2).

Democrats tallied 472,750 registered voters statewide, while Republicans reportedly had 407,754 and independents numbered 179,378.

In CD2, Republicans topped the registered voters tally with 171,527 voters to 140,133 registered Democrats.

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Dickey's Barbecue Pit Opens Third Reno Location

(RENO, Nev.) -- Dickey's Barbecue Pit opened its third location in Reno on Tuesday.

The franchise is the largest quick-serve barbecue restaurant in the country, with over 169 chains around the nation. The new location is located at 1650 Robb Drive.

Dean and Melissa Siracusa opened the first Dickey's in Reno in 1999.

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Sex Offender Held on Bail After Allegedly Viewing Child Porn at WNC

(CARSON CITY, Nev.) -- A judge has ordered a 54-year-man be held on $25,000 bail after allegedly viewing child pornography on a library computer at Western Nevada College.

William Kelly Jones, of Carson City, was arrested Friday night and charged with suspicion of felony possession of child pornography and felony use of the Internet to control visual presentation depicting sexual conduct of a person under 16 years of age.

Jones, who is a registered sex offender, allegedly viewed several pages and sites specific to young girls involved in sexual situations, police said.

A court date has not yet been set.

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Electrical Fire Prompts Evacuation at Truckee Inn

(TRUCKEE, Calif.) -- Occupants of the Sierra Tavern Inn in Truckee had to be evacuated Monday evening after a fire broke out at the location.

The blaze reportedly started in the early evening hours at the inn located at 10112 Donner Pass Road. Authorities say they responded to the scene and found a small electrical fire, which they eventually knocked down, according to ABC's Reno affiliate KOLO-TV.

Occupants were eventually allowed back into the inn. There were no reports of injuries.

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