Officials say Tiger Woods has been released on bail hours after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Officials say his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side. The sheriff's office says he was released from jail late Friday. Florida law required that he spend at least eight hours in jail before he could post bail. He was not injured in the crash. Sheriff John Budensiek says Woods had been traveling at “high speeds” on a residential road and after the crash showed “signs of impairment." Woods’ manager at Excel Sports did not immediately respond to a text message seeking comment.
Fire crews are continuing prescribed burns in the Galena Creek area of south Reno through Friday, weather permitting.
Crews respond to wildfire near mine, no structures threatened as people urged to avoid area Tuesday.
The National Hockey League is morning the death of 37-year-old Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children from a weekend house fire. Firefighters in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, responded to 911 calls from neighbors who saw flames coming through the roof. An adult, three children and a dog were found dead inside the home. Pierce covered the Wild for NHL.com and was a prominent podcaster among several other roles she held in sports media. Pierce's husband and the father of their children ages 8, 6 and 4 was out of town on a work trip at the time.
North Lyon Fire knocked out a small brush fire in Fernley Saturday afternoon. It started in the area of Westerlund Lane near the intersection of Ranch Road.
A man working in a trench could not get out, prompting a rescue that drew a large response on Friday.
A group of high school students headed to the Palomino Fire Station for hands-on training on wildland firefighting.
The Reno Fire Department plans to bring back their Home Wildfire Fuels Reduction Dumpster Program.
Denny Hamlin won at Las Vegas to put a tough offseason behind him. Hamlin raced to his 61st NASCAR Cup Series victory, fighting back from an early speeding penalty to a dominant win for Joe Gibbs Racing. The victory ends a long hangover after he lost the championship at Phoenix last year. Hamlin also is coming off a turbulent stretch in which he won a federal lawsuit against NASCAR, and then his father died in a house fire. The win was the fourth through five races this season for Toyota. JGR drivers Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs finished fourth and fifth.
The Washoe County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 to approve an appeal to a denial of the Sierra Reflections project in Pleasant Valley.