Reno

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Social media postings about a school district police officer shooting a Nevada high school student waving a knife toward classmates drew an immediate plea from authorities not to rush to conclusions about the on-campus incident. The 14-year-old boy was reported in critical condition with a gunshot wound at a Reno hospital, […]

Jeffrey Blanck, a civil rights attorney in Reno, Nev., has become the first non-Black leader of the Reno-Sparks NAACP in the branch’s 66-year history, according to the group’s web page this week. Blanck will be replacing outgoing President Lonnie Feemster, who has just completed his last of four two-year terms at the organization. Blanck’s involvement […]