A tense scene in Downtown Reno Wednesday afternoon That’s in front of the federal courthouse as about 60 people, mostly high school students gathered protesting Israel in the country’s ongoing war with Hamas. One counterprotester tried confronting the crowd Renee Beverage accused the crowd of supporting terrorism. Despite the back and forth, the gathering was…… MORE
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Three People Arrested in Boot Barn Theft
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested three suspects they say stole merchandise from The Boot Barn on Topsy Lane. 47-year-old Azura Ridley, 39-year-old Jose Trujillo-Gutierrez and 30-year-old Sol Garcia-Hernandez were booked on charges of theft and conspiracy to commit a crime. The sheriff’s office were called to a theft in progress last Friday. Deputies stopped…… MORE
KOH Talks to Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto About the COLA Act
Nevada US Senator Catherine Cortez Masto checked in with KOH’s Daniela Sonnino this week about the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment of 2024 also known as the COLA Act.… MORE
BLM Issues Fire Prevention Order
It’s the season. BLM issuing a new fire prevention order for all lands under its jurisdiction in Nevada. The new order goes into effect Wednesday and will last until Oct. 31. The order prohibits the use of fireworks, explosive materials, and steel component ammunition. All of that will be illegal on all lands managed by…… MORE
DCSO Looking For Couple Accused of Stealing an SUV
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man and a woman accused of stealing and then selling a white 2021 Toyota 4Runner. Police say the SUV was sold to a Douglas County resident and was stolen out of Reno on March 6. Police describe the female suspect as having a distinct tattoo on…… MORE
State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Steel Plant Next To Reno Animal Shelter
Disappointing on many levels, is how the SPCA of Northern Nevada is putting it, after a state supreme court ruling essentially allowing construction of a steel plant next to the Reno adoption shelter to continue. Shelter officials say the noise from the building is having a real impact on the animals The SPCA’s Jill Vacchina…… MORE
Four Displaced Fire in Sun Valley
Four people displaced by a fire last night in Sun Valley. Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue says they first got the call about a structure fire on Carol Drive just before 7 p.m. They arrived to find a single-story duplex on fire. Crews quickly put out the flames with some help from the Sparks Fire…… MORE
NDOC Looking For Inmate Who Walked Away From Minimum-Security Facility
The Nevada Department of Corrections is looking for man who walked away from a minimum-security facility in Boulder City. Oliver Zamora walked away from a Nevada Division of Forestry fire crew. He was determined to be missing around 10:00 a.m. Monday. Zamora was originally admitted to the department of corrections on Jan. 4 from Clark…… MORE
Sparks Company Awarded U.S. Air Force Contract
Sparks-based Sierra Nevada Corporation has been awarded a 13-billion-dollar defense contract from the U.S. Air Force. The company will build a replacement for the E-4B, also known as the ‘Doomsday Plane.’ The Air Force currently has four aging E-4B planes. The contract for Sierra Nevada Corporation to build a new Survivable Airborne Operations Center runs…… MORE
Sam Brown Opens Campaign Office in Reno
From the News/Talk 780 KOH Election Center, one Republican US Senate hopeful opened his Reno campaign office over the weekend Sam Brown addressing supporters at the office’s opening. He still has to make it through the Nevada primary, which will happen in June.… MORE
