It’s a great time to go for a drive now that the weather’s warming, and Travel Nevada is hoping you take one of their 10 signature road trips through the Silver State. There’s the Lake Tahoe Loop that winds it’s way from Reno to Lake Tahoe, through Carson Valley, Carson City and Virginia City. Or…… MORE
Category Archives: KOH Local News
Man Hospitalized After Being Pulled From The Truckee River
A man was hospitalized for hypothermia after being pulled from the Truckee River. The Reno Fire Department responded to Fisherman’s Park near Kietzke Lane and Galletti Way just before 5AM, Thursday. Reno Fire found a homeless camp at the site, and discovered a group of homeless had pulled the man out of the water. I…… MORE
North Carolina Fugitive Busted at Crystal Bay
A fugitive from North Carolina has been arrested by Washoe County Sheriff’s Deputies. Richard Britt was working as a security guard at Crystal Bay Casino, and had called the Sheriff’s Office for help after a disturbance. They ran a check on him, and found 134 warrants for his arrest on 403 felony counts of Sexual…… MORE
Top Talent at Upcoming Reno Rodeo Kickoff Concert
Chris Janson and Tyler Farr will headline the K-Bull kickoff concert for the Reno Rodeo this summer. They’ll perform in the Reno Rodeo Arena June 19th. Tickets are available at MyNevadaTickets.com or in person at Lawlor Ticket Office, 1664 N. Virginia St. or day of show at the Reno Rodeo Ticket Office 1350 N Wells…… MORE
Are Nevada’s Distracted Driving Laws Enough?
More than 1,000 people are injured every day because of distracted driving accidents. Because April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, LetsTalk.com took a look into individual state cell phone laws, to determine which states have the harshest and most lenient laws in place to keep drivers safe. Nevada received a “C” for having only a…… MORE
Drop Off Your Drugs at The Prescription Drug Round Up in Washoe County
Local and federal agencies will partner together to sponsor the Prescription Drug Round Up event in Washoe County. This event is now in its 10th year. Since the area’s first event in the fall of 2009, the Round Ups in Washoe County have collected over 2.3 million prescription pills, and safely disposed of them. Over…… MORE
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Looking For Hit & Run Driver
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a silver four-door sedan involved in a crash with a bicyclist Wednesday afternoon. About 1:30PM, the bicyclist was turning through the intersection of Dandini and Leonesio, near Sun Valley Boulevard and east of Truckee Meadows Community College, and hit a car that was also in the intersection.…… MORE
Nevada Court Denies Appeal From Convicted Murderer James Biela
A second Nevada court has denied an appeal from convicted murderer and death row inmate James Biela. Biela was convicted in the January 2008 kidnapping and murder of college student Brianna Denison. Biela abducted her as she slept on a friend’s couch near the University of Nevada campus. Her body was found in a south…… MORE
Plan for Some Reno Area Road Closures
The Keystone Avenue interchange with Interstate 80 will be CLOSED April 26th through the 29th as part of an N-DOT project to resurface and enhance the interstate. Between 9 p.m. Friday, through Monday, at 5 a.m., Keystone Avenue will be closed between Seventh and Fifth streets. All I-80 ramps to and from Keystone Avenue will…… MORE
Nevada Volunteers Will Help Transfer Decades of Military Records to Digital
The Nevada Department of Veterans Services, in partnership with the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records, will be training volunteers to scan decades old military discharge records into Nevada’s Veterans Information System or electronic database. The work will place discharge information, currently on paper documents, into the electronic database making it easier for veterans…… MORE
