A flea from a yellow chipmunk in the Lake Tahoe area tested positive for plague, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Tuesday the Forest Service, El Dorado County and the California Department of Public Health confirmed the presence of plague in the flea taken from Fallen Leaf Campground. If you get sick after being in…… MORE
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Fire Near Truckee Contained Wednesday
Despite hot and windy conditions, a rapid response held a brushfire burning off California Hghway 89, about 6 miles north of Truckee, to just six acres. The fire burned in the Sagehen Experimental Forest Area. The winds in Truckee Wednesday afternoon were about 28 mph. Truckee Fire District , USFS, CDF, and Northstar Fire crews responded.…… MORE
Fatal Workplace Accident
A man is dead in an industrial accident at a facility in Lockwood. Storey County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened around 10:50 Tuesday morning at Menezes Bros. Inc. 44 year old Alfonso Martinez-Ojeda worked at the alfalfa and straw processing plant for about 4 months and was working on a hay compressor. For unknown…… MORE
Retrial For Bike Gang Leader
An ex-motorcycle gang leader will be tried a second time, for killing a rival gang member during a 2011 casino shootout. 58-year-old Ernesto Gonzalez had been sentenced to up to life in prison after his conviction for the fatal shooting of Hells Angel Jeffrey Pettigrew. The Supreme Court threw out his earlier conviction in December,…… MORE
NDOT Starts I-80 US 50 Connector
The Nevada Department of Transportation celebrated the groundbreaking of the connector from I-80 to US 50 in the USA Parkway area this week, paving the way for a shorter route from the Fernley area to points south. In fact, once the 12 miles of roadway is laid, it will cut around a half hour…… MORE
Reno Charter School Avoids Closure
A Reno charter school threatened with closure because of its financial problems has found a way to stay open and cut costs by $200,000 a year. The news comes as a relief to staff and students of Rainshadow Community Charter High School. Earlier this year, teachers of the small, privately-run school agreed to forgo…… MORE
Governor Not Sure About Voting For Trump
Another Hispanic former federal judge, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval says he’s not sure if he’s voting for Trump, after Trump’s attack on the judge handling the Trump University fraud case. The Governor says he has concerns about the GOP nominee’s “escalating tone and rhetoric.” Earlier the Governor said he’d vote for Trump because the democratic nominee was…… MORE
Beach Bear Euthanized
The Department of Wildlife was forced to euthanize a bear last week that was making appearances at Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe. The bear broke into a cooler and was chased away by non lethal hazing, which he resisted. When he returned the same day in spite of the harassment, he had to be captured.…… MORE
Biela Wants Retrial for Denison Murder
Attorneys for convicted killer James Biela will soon be back in Washoe District Court to ask for a new trial. Lawyers plan to say Biela had ineffective counsel for his first trial in 2010, in which Biela was found guilty of all five counts in the murder of Brianna Denison and sexual assault of…… MORE
Reno Rodeo Kickoff Concert
Big thanks to our Rodeo concert sponsor: The Reno Rodeo and 780 KOH are kicking off the “Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West” with a concert in the Outdoor Rodeo Arena Wednesday, June 15 at 7 p.m. featuring Billy Currington, Canaan Smith and Rudy Parris. BUY TICKETS – CLICK HERE Currington is a Grammy-nominated and…… MORE
