Local man Bruce Sheldon has spent the past few years researching human reaction science and finding out how physical violence affects mental and physical timing.  

Today the City of Reno co-sponsored an adaptive self-defense class. The one day workshops are designed for those who are visually or physically disabled.

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office announced today that an exhaustive investigation into the 2015 shooting deaths of two Spanish Springs men has determined the shooter acted in self-defense, and in defense of his 50-year-old brother and 75-year-old father.

Jury selection begins Monday at the murder trial for an elderly Sparks man who claims he was acting in self-defense when he fatally shot an unarmed trespasser in a case that has brought attention to Nevada's "stand-your-ground" law.

ELKO, Nev. (AP) -- Elko police investigating a homicide two weeks ago say they've determined it was a justifiable case of self-defense and don't intend to file any charges against 28-year-old Frank Criswell.Criswell told detectives he shot 32-year-old Clinton Hopper on May 3 after Hopper attacked him at the apartment of a woman police say had a relationship with Hopper.Police Lt. Rich Genseal told the Elko Daily Free Press Friday (http://tinyurl.com/mv632dy ) cellphone records show Hopper had...

Would you know what to do if a bad guy jumped in your car and demanded you drive away?Hopefully you will never be in that situation, but if you are, you need to be prepared.