The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District says the North Fire is now estimated to be 6,593 acres and is 10 percent contained. Traffic controls have been lifted on U.S. 395 and Red Rock Road in both directions. TMFPD says evacuations have been lifted for Red Rock, Rancho Haven residents. Officials advise livestock and large animals…… MORE
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Democratic Lawmakers Introduce a Bill to Extend Unemployment
Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill in the special session, to extend Nevada unemployment benefits from 13 to 20 weeks. They would also allow people who lose their jobs to work part-time and still qualify for unemployment as long as they don’t earn more than 1.5 times their benefit payment. Under current rules, part-time income cannot…… MORE
Fire Burns 1,500 Acres North of Reno
Fire agencies are responding to three wildfires off U.S. 395 near the California state line north of Reno. According to Sierra Front, the largest is the North Fire burning near Hallelujah Junction were U.S. 395 meets SR-70 in California. It is estimated to be about 1,500 acres. The South Fire has burned five acres and…… MORE
Nevada Legislature Passes Bill to Expand Mail-in Voting
President Donald Trump on Sunday morning called for legal action if the Nevada Legislature changes the law to expand mail-in voting during a state of emergency. The bill originally introduced in the Nevada Assembly passed the Nevada Senate on Sunday. Voting was along party lines. The bill, which allows ballots to be mailed to all…… MORE
State Legislature Passes Police Reform Bill
The state legislature passed a police reform bill. It bans choke holds; requires other officers to intervene if an officer is using excess or unjust physical force, and requires reporting of use of force incidents. AB 3 also mandates drug and alcohol testing on officers involved in shootings.… MORE
Washoe County Adds 50 New Cases of COVID-19
One more person has died from COVID-19, Washoe County reported on Sunday. He was a man in his 60s with underlying health conditions. That gives Washoe County 115 deaths. There were 73 recoveries, giving Washoe County, and 50 new cases of COVID-19, giving Washoe County 5,343 cases. Thirty-three percent of intensive care unit beds are…… MORE
Evening Lane Closures on Sparks Boulevard This Week
The Regional Transportation Commission will be closing lanes on Sparks Boulevard between Greg Street and Baring Boulevard starting tonight. Crews will be sampling pavement and soils, and surveying for a future widening project. You’ll see minor lane or shoulder closures between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m., Monday through Friday, for about two months. The potential…… MORE
Reno Man Arrested on Sex Trafficking Charges
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Reno man Thursday who was allegedly sex trafficking and producing child pornography at his home in Reno’s Midtown area. 49-year-old James Westfall was arrested on charges of sex trafficking of a child, facilitating sex trafficking of a child, solicitation of a child for prostitution and…… MORE
Second Special Session of The Summer Begins Today
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak is calling Nevada legislators back for the second special session of the summer. It is set to begin Friday morning at 9 and Sisolak wants it to end by midnight Aug. 7. Sisolak had originally suggested he wanted the special session to begin on Thursday. The topics to be considered as…… MORE
More Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Nevada Thursday
More than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases and 21 COVID-19-related deaths were revealed Thursday morning, according to the state of Nevada. It was the third day in a row the state recorded 20 or more deaths from covid in a single day. This higher-than-normal number could be due to a delay in death reporting by both…… MORE
