Wildfire smoke is a hazard to many Nevadans right now, but health experts say some might not get the relief they need inside their homes. KOH’s Jim Fannin reports:… MORE
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Helping Local Fire Victims
Wells Fargo in partnership with the American Red Cross is making it easy for you to help victims in the Caldor Fire with donate button at their ATMs.… MORE
Progress on Caldor Fire
Crews are making progress on the Caldor fire which has burned more than 216,000 acres and is now 49% contained. Evacuation orders for the city of South Lake Tahoe were downgraded to warnings on Sunday. The areas of Fallen Leaf Lake, Christmas Valley, Meyers and north upper Truckee remain under evacuation orders. Highway 50 and…… MORE
Winners Announced For The Best in The West Nugget Rib Cook-Off
Winners for the 32nd annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off were announced on Monday. The $10,000 first place prize went to GIT-R-SMOKED from Reno. Second place went to Back Forty Texas Barbecue. Third place was Montana Q Bar-B-Que. Fourth went to Blazin’ Bronco BBQ, and fifth place went to Butch’s Smack Your Lips…… MORE
Man Injured After Fall in The Black Rock Desert
A man is in the hospital with numerous traumatic injuries after a fall in the Black Rock Desert. According to reports, the man fell about 200 feet to the desert floor on Sunday afternoon. An air ambulance transported him to a local hospital. At this time there’s no update on his condition and an investigation…… MORE
Crews Called to Fire North of La Posada Drive in Spanish Springs
Crews knocked out a fire at a landscape material yard north of La Posada Drive in Spanish Springs. Fire crews with Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue responded to the scene around 2:30 am this morning. The cause is under investigation.… MORE
Sparks Police Looking For Burglary Suspect
The Sparks Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the person who broke into a T-Mobile store. According to Sparks PD, the break-in happened on Monday, August 23 on Disc Drive. Surveillance images show the suspect wearing a motorcycle helmet with several unique decals. Anyone with information about the person seen in…… MORE
Toxic Algae Warning For Virginia Lake
The City of Reno is asking everyone who frequents Virginia Lake to avoid the water due to toxic algae that’s contaminated the lake.… MORE
Barton Memorial Hospital Evacuating Patients
The Caldor Fire has burned more than 168,000 acres. South Lake Tahoe is under an evacuation warning this morning as the Caldor Fire continues to grow. Barton Memorial Hospital is evacuating all patients. Patients will be transferred to regional partner facilities & patients’ families will be notified. The new evacuation warnings include all areas between…… MORE
NHP Identifies Victim of Hit & Run, Driver Still at Large
NHP has released the name of the woman killed in a hit-and-run crash in Sparks earlier this month. August 6th, 49-year-old Denise Just was hit while walking near the off-ramp from eastbound Interstate 80 to Pyramid Way. She was found after troopers received a report of a woman lying on the ground near the freeway.…… MORE
