Smith’s Food & Drug has a limited supply of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and has begun giving vaccines to those 70+ years and older, at all Nevada Smith’s Pharmacies. For starters they’ll only be available to senior citizens 70 years and older, as part of Tier 2 of the State’s vaccine distribution timeline. An online…… MORE
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Nevada Sets New High For Daily Coronavirus Deaths
Nevada set a new high in the daily coronavirus death count. The state is reporting 71 deaths, and 1171 new COVID positives, in the latest update. The test positivity rate is 20.5% and the state’s 14 day average for daily deaths is 20. Caleb Cage, director of the state’s COVID-19 response, said that while the…… MORE
Reno Police Investigating Shooting on South Virginia Street
One person suffered non-life threatening injuries after being shot while in a car on S. Virginia Street in Reno. It happened just before 10:30 last night near the Peppermill. According to police, the shooting occurred while the car was moving. Other people were in the car, but there is no information about any other injuries.…… MORE
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak’s Second State of The State Address
During the 2021 State of the State address, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced an economic action plan with five initiative aims to diversify and recover the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Governor says the State of Nevada will aim to fast-track billions of dollars of infrastructure projects that haven’t been started, adding quick…… MORE
Nevada Governor Releases His Budget
Gov. Steve Sisolak released a budget on Monday that includes no new taxes and $187 million less in state spending than it proposed before the start of the last two-year cycle in 2019. The budget proposes cuts to both K-12 and higher education and increases funding for health care as the pandemic surges and more…… MORE
NHP Arrests a Reckless Driver After a Chase
The Nevada Highway Patrol arrested a reckless driver who lead troopers on a chase. NHP says they started receiving multiple calls around 9:30 last night of a reckless driver hitting the guard rail on US-395. Officials were able to spot the driver exiting onto Mill St. and attempted to pull them over, but the driver…… MORE
Reno Rioter Arrested Again
A man charged with damaging Reno City Hall last year during a riot was arrested again Thursday after he removed his ankle monitor and absconded from supervision, the U.S. Marshals Office said. 28 year old Ekepati Niko Taua, was being held on $20,000 bail for violating the condition of his release. He and two other…… MORE
Body Found in Douglas County Identified
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has identified a body found January 3rd as 61 year old Claude Randall Withrow, of Carson City. The decomposed remains were discovered in an area north of Cradlebaugh Bridge on Highway 395. The Sheriff’s Office says the cause of death is still under investigation.… MORE
How Did Nevada’s Representatives Vote on the Trump Impeachment?
Nevada’s three Democrats in the U.S. House voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump, while the state’s lone Republican in the House voted against impeachment. Republican Rep. Mark Amodei released a statement explaining his vote. It’s posted below: “A deeply divided nation. A nation that didn’t become deeply divided in the last days, months,…… MORE
Reno City Council Rejects Prado Ranch Master Plan
The Reno City Council has unanimously turned down the proposed Prado Ranch master plan, which called for homes, multi-family dwellings, commercial property and industrial use buildings in Lemmon Valley. The proposed site sits along both the east and west sides of Lemmon Drive from Patrician Drive to Oregon Boulevard. Critics argued that the area had,…… MORE
