Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Wilber Martinez-Guzman. The Grand Jury has delivered a ten count indictment of the accused killer from El Salvador.… MORE
Category Archives: KOH Local News
U.S. Forest Service Will Turn Down Fracking Requests in The Ruby Mountains
The US Forest Service says due to a survey of the area that didn’t find many oil and gas resources, they aren’t in favor of fracking the Ruby Mountains, and will turn down any requests to do so.… MORE
TMCC Partners With JOIN And Tesla for “Nevada Apprenticeship Project”
To meet employment needs for the manufacturing industry, Truckee Meadows Community College, workforce developers JOIN, and Tesla have partnered to create “Nevada’s Apprenticeship Project ” to generate more entry level opportunities for students.… MORE
Reno Police Investigating Shooting, One Person Injured
One person was taken to a hospital with a single gunshot wound after a shooting at Baker Lane and Kilborne Avenue. The area of Peckham Lane and Garlan Lane was closed after police found the victim in a vehicle there. Police say the shooting happened about 10 o’clock last night. Reno Police believe that two…… MORE
Standoff Ends Peacefully in Reno, Woman Arrested
A woman was arrested after police say a she barricaded herself from law enforcement in the area of 6th Street and Record Street yesterday. East Sixth Street was closed from Evans Avenue to Valley road. Police says the woman’s children were in the house but were not harmed. She has been taken into custody and…… MORE
Douglas County Commission Votes in Opposition to Gun Background Check Law
Douglas County Commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously to oppose restrictions on gun sales it says exceeds federal gun laws. The vote matches actions by other rural Nevada sheriffs following the passage of the gun background check law set to take effect in 2020. Sheriffs and county commissions in some counties either announced they would not…… MORE
City of Reno Ends Agreement With Lime
The Reno City Council has voted to end Lime’s operating agreement with the city. The company was looking to extend its franchise agreement with the city through January of 2020; however, council members expressed concern over the business model which they say has changed multiple times since the city first entered into an agreement with…… MORE
Direct Customer Rebates Could Help Diabetes Patients; Cut Costs
A new study released by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease finds that passing along rebates on prescription diabetes medicines at the pharmacy counter, could save individuals with diabetes $3.7 billion annually. Sharing rebates also would reduce overall health care spending by improving medication adherence and reducing diabetes-related complications.d adherence could also mean one million…… MORE
Cortez Masto Wants to Repeal “Cadillac Tax”
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is cosponsoring the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019, the bill would repeal a 40% excise tax on certain employer-sponsored health insurance plans known as the “Cadillac Tax.” The Obamacare tax is expected to impact half of employer-based health plans by 2025. Cortez-Masto says “The rising cost of…… MORE
Mountain Oysters on the Menu in Virginia City
The 28th annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry and St. Patrick’s Day celebration in historic Virginia City Nevada is this weekend. They call it the party that only the Comstock could throw. Sample tasty Mountain Oysters from cooks competing for the title of Best Rocky Mountain Oyster Cook in the West. If Mountain oysters aren’t your…… MORE
