One more person has died from COVID-19, Washoe County reported on Sunday. He was a man in his 60s with underlying health conditions. That gives Washoe County 115 deaths. There were 73 recoveries, giving Washoe County, and 50 new cases of COVID-19, giving Washoe County 5,343 cases. Thirty-three percent of intensive care unit beds are…… MORE
Evening Lane Closures on Sparks Boulevard This Week
The Regional Transportation Commission will be closing lanes on Sparks Boulevard between Greg Street and Baring Boulevard starting tonight. Crews will be sampling pavement and soils, and surveying for a future widening project. You’ll see minor lane or shoulder closures between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m., Monday through Friday, for about two months. The potential…… MORE
Firefight 2020
Firefight 2014 – presented by the Living With Fire Program, with support from University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Division of Forestry.… MORE
Reno Man Arrested on Sex Trafficking Charges
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Reno man Thursday who was allegedly sex trafficking and producing child pornography at his home in Reno’s Midtown area. 49-year-old James Westfall was arrested on charges of sex trafficking of a child, facilitating sex trafficking of a child, solicitation of a child for prostitution and…… MORE
Second Special Session of The Summer Begins Today
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak is calling Nevada legislators back for the second special session of the summer. It is set to begin Friday morning at 9 and Sisolak wants it to end by midnight Aug. 7. Sisolak had originally suggested he wanted the special session to begin on Thursday. The topics to be considered as…… MORE
More Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Nevada Thursday
More than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases and 21 COVID-19-related deaths were revealed Thursday morning, according to the state of Nevada. It was the third day in a row the state recorded 20 or more deaths from covid in a single day. This higher-than-normal number could be due to a delay in death reporting by both…… MORE
United Way Offering Funds to Support Non-Profits
The United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra is looking for non-profits who’ve been struggling due to Covid-19, and they have $25,000 in funds to help.… MORE
The Carson City School District Wants to Hear From Parents
The Carson City School District School Board of Trustees has approved the district’s proposed School Reopening Plan by a 4-3 vote, by they still want to hear from parents.… MORE
Crews Stop Forward Progress of Brush Fire in Sun Valley
Crews stopped the forward progress of a brush fire in the hills north of Sun Valley Wednesday afternoon. Officials say the Rowdy Fire is approximately 12 acres and was burning brush and grassy fuels. No structures were threatened. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office says it will not issue a citation to the shooter who sparked…… MORE
Investigators Looking For Witnesses to Arson Fire
Reno Fire Investigators hope someone will come forward with information to identify suspects in an apartment fire July 23rd on Veterans Parkway and Geiger Grade. The fire at the Esprit Apartments destroyed 11 apartment buildings that were under construction. Fire investigators found evidence on the scene that suggests the fire was intentionally set. Reno Fire…… MORE
