Category Archives: KOH Local News

Northern Nevada local news

Can You Share a Fan With a Senior?

Hot summer days and nights have arrived and Washoe County’s elderly population need the gift of breeze. In an effort to provide some relief from the heat, KOLO Cares News Channel 8 and the Washoe County Human Services Agency (HSA) are calling on the community to donate new fans for our seniors from now through…MORE

Woman Killed After Being Swept Away by Fast Moving Waters in El Dorado County

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman who died Friday in a fall near Emerald Bay as 35-year-old Dina Espinosa. The sheriff’s office said Espinosa was sitting in a pool of water near Eagle Falls, when she slipped while reaching for a branch and was swept away by fast moving waters. Rescue…MORE

Great Snowpack Numbers From California Water Watchers

California water officials say the amount of snow blanketing the Sierra Nevada is even bigger than the 2017 snowpack that pulled the state out of a five-year drought. The Department of Water Resources says as of May 30 the Sierra snowpack measured 202% of average after a barrage of wet storms throughout winter and spring.…MORE

Carson City Sheriff’s Office Looking For Credit Card Fraud Suspects

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office asks for the public’s help finding two credit card fraud suspects. The two men used the cards at a Carson City Walmart Saturday about 4 am. Both are described as white with thin builds and clean shaven. Anyone with information is asked to call the Carson City Sheriff’s Office or…MORE

Single Lane Closures Begin Today on Kingsbury Grade

Single lane closures will take place on the Carson Valley side of Kingsbury Grade, State Route 207, beginning Monday as the Nevada Department of Transportation fills roadway cracking. Small sections of Kingsbury Grade will be reduced to one lane from approximately 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays through approximately June 14 between Tramway Drive and…MORE

D.A. Rules 2017 Officer Involved Shooting Was Justified

Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks has released a detailed public report on an October 22nd, 2017, Officer Involved Shooting involving the Sparks Police Department and Johnny B. Bonta. The D.A. says the shooting of the suspect was justified. It happened when SPD patrol officers responded to a domestic disturbance involving a gun and encountered…MORE

Charges Mount Against Vegas Cop Accused of Grooming and Abusing Boys

More charges are piling up against a Las Vegas police officer accused of sexual abuse of children. 27 year old Matthew Terry faces 13 counts of lewdness with a child, four counts of attempted lewdness, five counts of child abuse, one count of luring children through the use of a computer and one count of…MORE

Brown Elementary Named a Model School

In recognition of its sustained success in raising student achievement, Brown Elementary School has been named a Model Professional Learning Community at Work (PLC) by Solution Tree. The school is among just 200 schools and districts in the U.S. and Canada to achieve this honor in 2019, and is the only school in the state…MORE