The search for Miss Reno Rodeo 2020 is on. This year’s Miss Reno Rodeo pageant offers contestants the opportunity to compete for the coveted position of goodwill ambassador of the 101st Reno Rodeo. Women between the ages of 18-24 with a passion for horsemanship, travel and rodeo culture are encouraged to apply. Application deadline is…… MORE
Sex Trafficker Arrested by The Northern Nevada Child Exploitation Task Force
The Northern Nevada Child Exploitation Task Force has arrested 26 year old Kevin Antwon Belcher, for sex trafficking of a child and other charges. Belcher is also charged with child abuse, coercion with force or threat of force and open and gross lewdness. The FBI released a statement saying the task force has been investigating…… MORE
Washoe County Manager John Slaughter Retiring
Washoe County Manager John Slaughter will retire effective June 14. The Washoe County Commission appointed Slaughter as manager in November 2013. He started working for Washoe County in 1986, as a land use planner, strategic planning manager and director of management services. He also represented Washoe County at the Nevada Legislature from 2001 to 2013.…… MORE
Steve Wynn Could Be Banned From All Wynn Resorts
Wynn Resorts is considering banning it’s namesake, Steve Wynn, from its properties. That’s one of the 13 measures offered to Massachusetts Gaming regulators as the company tries to prove it’s suitability for a Boston Harbor Resort. Steve Wynn was ousted amid allegations of sexual abuse and harassment, and a long cover up of that misbehavior.…… MORE
Baby Animal Season at Andelin Farms in Spanish Springs
It’s baby animal season at Andelin Farms, a great opportunity for the kids to get up close and personal with farm animals of all kinds, including goats, pigs, baby chicks, and many others. Baby Animal Days are every weekend for the rest of April, including some Thursdays and Friday. You can find out more online…… MORE
Part Four of Our Five Part Series, “A Prescription For Addiction – The Opioid Crisis One Year Later”
Addiction can be a vicious cycle, with 40 to 60% of addicts relapsing after they quit. KOH’s Daniela Sonnino sat down with one of our addicts from last year, Tom, who spent time in rehab to get clean. We find out if he still is, and how he’s dealing with life in part four of…… MORE
New South Reno Elementary School Gets a Name
The Washoe County School District Naming Committee has chosen Marcie Herz for the name of the new middle school being built in South Reno under the tax initiative.… MORE
RTC’s Virginia Street Project Gets Some Federal Funding
The Department of Transportation has just given $40 million in federal transit funds that’ll go to RTC’s Virginia Street Bus Rapid Transit Extension project. RTC’s Michael Moreno this will cover a lot of the costs for the project. That’s because Phase two is getting underway, and those funds will put the agency where they need…… MORE
Conservation Groups Rallying Support at The Nevada Legislature
Tomorrow is the deadline for bills to make it out of committee in Carson City – so conservation groups are rallying support for those that address renewable energy.… MORE
One Person Killed in Rollover Crash
One person is dead after a rollover early Wednesday. NHP Trooper Matt McLaughlin says the pickup rolled about 6:20AM. One person from the truck died on the way to a hospital; no other injuries are reported. It happened westbound about three miles east of Trinity Junction, the meeting of I-80 and US 95 between Lovelock…… MORE
