🌱 Reno Town Mall Hazmat Scare + Convention Center Winter Pickleball

Hello again, everybody! I'm back with your new edition of the Reno Daily. Let's get this day started off right with a quick review of the most important things happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 50 Low: 36.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Reno today:

1. Seventeen members of the Reno Fire Department responded to the Reno Town Mall on Monday due to a hazmat scare. A security guard at the mall reported spotting a homeless person throw a "white powdery substance" on the security desk, prompting the call to the fire department around 6:00 p.m. The department's hazmat team determined the substance did not contain any hazardous material. (KOLO)
2. The Reno Sparks Convention Center is the new home of winter pickleball in Reno. According to Bob Basso of the Truckee Meadows Pickleball Club, more than 2,000 people in the area play the sport, which resembles a smaller version of tennis. The Reno Sparks Sportsplex inside the convention center offers pickleball play between 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. on weekdays and between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekends. (KOLO)
3. A 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a pair of arson fires in the Reno area this summer. Matthew Kimmens is accused of starting the two separate fires on Aug. 14, destroying one home and dealing significant property damage to three more. Kimmens was arrested on Nov. 23 and also faces two domestic battery charges. (Fox News)

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Today in Reno:

• Youth Food Program Dinner At Neil Road Recreation Center (3:30 PM)
• Nevada Humane Society Night At The Discovery At The Discovery (4:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Heads up, house hunters! Here are the latest homes to hit the market in the Reno area. (Reno Patch)
• The US National Weather Service of Reno has issued a Winter Storm Watch for this evening through Friday morning. Cold temperatures, winds, and snow are expected. Read the statement here. (US National Weather Service Reno Nevada via Facebook)
• The Discovery is hosting live science demonstrations daily on the museum floor. Stop by Tuesday through Sunday to check it out! (The Discovery via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.