One person was injured in a shooting Saturday night in northwest Reno. The incident happened about 11:02 p.m. in the 1600 block of Commonwealth Circle. Police say a group of people showed up at a party uninvited and were turned way. One of them pulled out a handgun and fired several shots that injured another…… MORE
Renown Health Says Some Patient Information May be at Risk
Renown Health is advising customers that a thumb drive went missing June 30 that may have included medical information about people who received inpatient services at Renown South Meadows Medical Center between Jan. 1, 2012 and June 14, 2019. According to the hospital, that could include patient names, medical record numbers, diagnoses, clinical information, dates…… MORE
Opioid Summit This Week in Las Vegas
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services will be hosting the Nevada Opioid Response Summit in Las Vegas on Aug. 14 – 15, with stakeholders from all around Nevada. This is the second Summit hosted by the State of Nevada to discuss this issue. The first, in the summer of 2016, included 500 participants…… MORE
Some Washoe County Schools Will Offer Free Breakfast & Lunch Regardless of Income
The Washoe County School District plan is to offer free breakfasts and free lunches to all students at 39 schools, regardless of their family income. This is possible because of the Community Eligibility Provision, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Under the program, schools in high-poverty areas will offer breakfast and…… MORE
Kimmie Candy Co Taking Donations For Family Who Lost Home in Brush Fire
Kimmie Candy Co. is helping a family who lost their home to a brushfire in Cold Springs . Kimmie Candy’s employees Larry Persons and his mother lost everything while he was at work, their home, all their belongings, and their 2 dogs. Owner Joseph Dutra experienced a house fire in the 1995, and calls losing…… MORE
Mosquito Sample in Washoe County Tests Positive For West Nile Virus
The Washoe County Health District confirms an additional mosquito sample tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). This is the second positive sample found in Washoe County this summer. No human cases of WNV have been reported to the Washoe County Health District. The sample was from Damonte Ranch and Steamboat Parkway, including the Rio…… MORE
Washoe County Students Return to School
The Washoe County School District is welcoming back children today, with three new schools opening their doors for the first time to students.… MORE
Jeffrey Epstein Commits Suicide in Manhattan Jail
[KOH} – New York Financier Jeffrey Epstein, in a Manhattan prison facing multiple sexual abuse claims, has committed suicide. He had pled not guilty to the sex trafficking of dozens of underage girls. Epstein was found hanging this morning around 7:30 a.m. EDT at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. Last month, a week after being denied bail, he…… MORE
More West Nile Virus Found in Reno Area
The Washoe County Health District confirms an additional mosquito sample tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). This is the second positive sample found in Washoe County this summer. No human cases of WNV have been reported to the Washoe County Health District. The sample was from Damonte Ranch and Steamboat Parkway, including the Rio…… MORE
Interfaith Prayer Vigil For Gun Victims Monday in Reno
A prayer vigil will be offered in front of the Thompson Federal Building in Reno Monday, at 5:30pm, for all victims of gun violence, in particular those who were wounded or have died in the 8 mass shootings in the past 12 months. Seventy-nine innocent lives have been taken, in addition to the lives of…… MORE
