🌱 Reno PD Clean Up With Drunk Driver Sweep + Mine Reform Bill

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Here are the top three stories in Reno today:

1. Reno police arrested four suspected drunk drivers on a patrol Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Police made 105 stops, arresting one driver for reckless driving and another for felony drug possession. Another driver was apprehended on a misdemeanor arrest warrant, and 49 traffic citations were issued. (KOLO)
2. Reno assemblywoman Democrat Sarah Peters and Nevadans concerned about natural conservation are moving to prevent future mine abandonment with the introduction of Assembly Bill 313. The Nevada Mining Reform Coalition supports the bill, which would obligate mining companies to backfill open pit mines once extraction has ended so as to prevent the formation of pit lakes. Pit lakes contain acidic water and heavy metals that can leech into groundwater and drinking water reservoirs. The bill would apply to mines applied for after Jan. 1, 2025, but permits exemptions if companies can provide evidence that the backfill requirement is unfeasible or would make their operations unprofitable. (This Is Reno)
3. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass land transfer bills this session, taking from the vast 80 percent of land in Nevada which is owned by the federal government — the largest percentage of any state — and giving it to local businesses as well as city and county governments. Land transfers are a bipartisan priority for Nevada's congressional delegation, building on the 2022 success of the addition of 558,000 acres to military training grounds at Naval Air Station Fallon — as well as 28 square miles and $20 million to Native tribes. Nevada congressman and Republican Party chair Mark Amodei has commented that land transfers are being focused on this session because "people get attention-deficit disorders in presidential years." (Nevada Appeal)

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Today in and around Reno:

• What's Feeding Your Appetite? Lose Weight Through Faith & Fitness - Sparks At The Sparks Justice Court, In Sparks (11:00 AM)
• Yoga with Kathryn At The Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center, In Carson City (1:00 PM)
• Happy Hour! At The Ceol Irish Pub (4:00 PM)
• We Are Here Sexual Assault Awareness National Poetry Month At Shim's Surplus Supplies Speakeasy (5:30 PM)
• At The Illusionist's Table At The Estate (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The University of Nevada, Reno women's sprint rowing team finished first in their first heat on the Sparks Marina on Apr. 15! (University of Nevada, Reno via Instagram)
• The Reno Firefighters Association offered thanks to 911 dispatchers who make the FPD's response to emergency situations possible! (Reno Firefighters Association via Facebook)
• The National Automobile Museum congratulates Roland and Oliver for finding El Toro Loco inside the museum on Saturday, Apr. 15. The pair have won a family four-pack of tickets to the Monster Jam at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center from Apr. 21 to 23! The opportunity to win tickets at the museum, located at 1 Museum Dr in Reno, is still available. (National Automobile Museum via Facebook)
• Reno County Museum will be hosting events for the Week of the Young Child, which begins today, Apr. 17! Events will include a scavenger hunt tomorrow from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., among others. (Reno County Museum via Facebook)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.