The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is planning to wrap up its construction project on Kuenzli Street on Monday, October 19. At that time, Kuenzli Street will open to two-way traffic from Kirman Avenue to Giroux Street. This segment of Kuenzli Street was previously one-way-westbound traffic only. The RTC wants to remind the…… MORE
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Fire Restrictions Loosened on Nevada Campgrounds
Fire restrictions are being loosened today to allow campfires in designated campgrounds within Nevada. The BLM, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Nevada Division of Forestry jointly announced the change, while noting that Nevada has had 709 fires burning 249,700 acres. Most were human-caused. The restrictions on public lands still include: fires outside an established fire ring…… MORE
Pedestrian Hit by Vehicle on Mill Street
Westbound Mill Street was closed in the area of Yori Avenue last night after a vehicle hit a pedestrian in the crosswalk. Police say the vehicle failed to yield the right of way at about 8:25 p.m. and hit the pedestrian near Renown Regional Medical Center. The injuries are not believed to be life threatening.…… MORE
Nevada is Back on The New York Quarantine List
Because of surging cases of Covid 19, Nevada is back on the 14 day quarantine list for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. It means anyone traveling to those states from Nevada must quarantine for two weeks upon arrival. The rule is based on a rolling average of positive test results of 10% or more.… MORE
The Carson City School District is Hiring
The Carson City school Distinct is hiring, and they’re looking for bus drivers, custodians, substitute teachers, and in class assistants.… MORE
Governor Announces New Grant Program Aimed at Small Businesses
Governor Steve Sisolak announced a new $20 million grant program aimed at helping small Nevada businesses recover, especially those hardest hit. . It’s the Pandemic Emergency Technical Support grant program. The Governor was joined by State Treasurer Zach Conine. The governor’s office said the program is a multi-agency collaboration using federal COVID-19 relief funding, and…… MORE
Washoe County School District Will Furlough Nearly a Hundred Employees
The Washoe County School District voted 6 to 1 to furlough 98 nutrition services employees at their meeting last night. That would reduce staffing levels by 44% while still meeting and maintaining current meal and service demands.… MORE
Nevada’s COVID-19 Response Director Tests Positive
Nevada’s COVID-19 response director has said that he had tested positive for the virus last week after developing flu-like symptoms during the prior weekend. After Caleb Cage got the test result, employees in the governor’s office started working from home. People who came into contact with Cage were also tested, including Gov. Steve Sisolak. The…… MORE
Reno Police Investigating a Shooting in Stead
Reno Police are investigating a shooting in Stead that left one person injured. The shooting happened on Galena Drive, off of Stead Boulevard. The suspect left the scene by car and is still at large. Police describe it as an isolated incident, and say there is no threat to the public. The Washoe County School…… MORE
Organizers Cancel The Reno Zombie Crawl For 2020
Crawl Reno made the announcement Monday afternoon that it is canceling the 2020 Reno Zombie Crawl. Organizers say the Coronavirus and related restrictions on events and bar operations are the reason for shutting down one of the areas largest bar crawls, which was scheduled to happen on October 24th.… MORE
