The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County is encouraging you to visit the midtown area during the Virginia Street Construction project, and they’re adding some incentive for you to go. You can help disadvantaged families this holiday season just by snapping a selfie while your there. RTC’s Lauren Ball explains how it works. The promotion…… MORE
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Drop Off Frozen Turkey’s And Non-Perishable Food at The Radio Station Friday
Mo Ayala, on our sister station Wild 102.9, is opening up the turkey drop off drive through this Friday for the annual Mo’s Drive By Turkey Drop. He’ll be outside our station at 595 East Plumb Lane collecting frozen gobblers and monetary donations that will go the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. Ayala talks about…… MORE
Reno Police Looking For Stabbing Suspect
Reno Police say a confrontation led to a stabbing at the Horizons at South Meadows apartment complex in south Reno early Wednesday. Police say a man stabbed another man and then stole the victim’s car. It all happened just before 4:30 a.m. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment, but was alert and…… MORE
Sparks Man Arrested For Sexual Assault of a Minor
Sparks Police have arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with sexual crimes against a minor. Nathanial Rhodes has been arrested on multiple counts of lewdness and sexual assault of a minor under 14. The incidents occurred in 2016, but police began their investigation after a report in September of this year. The investigation is continuing,…… MORE
Explosion Destroys Home in Floriston
An explosion leveled a vacant home in Floriston on Wednesday and the blast was powerful enough to damage windows on a dozen nearby homes. No one was in the home and there were no injuries from the explosion reported around 3:30 p.m. in a small subdivision off Interstate 80. About a dozen to 16 homes…… MORE
Sparks Police Looking for Porch Pirate
[KOH] – Sparks Police are asking for your help to nab a porch pirate. On Nov. 5, UPS delivered a package in northeast Sparks, but when the victim’s son went to the front porch to retrieve the package, it was gone. The only activity recorded by the victim’s doorbell camera between the time the package…… MORE
Vehicle Burglars Sought
[KOH] – Since mid-August, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous reports of vehicle burglaries in various neighborhoods from Verdi to Galena. During October, the Sheriff’s Office saw a spike of vehicle burglary cases in Callahan Ranch and Thomas Creek. The Sheriff’s Office has obtained surveillance video showing two suspects in a series of burglaries…… MORE
Northwest Reno Family Displaced by Fire
A northwest Reno family has been displaced after an attic fire on Arcane Avenue last night. Reno Battalion Chief Mike Pilcher says the fire started above the kitchen, but the cause remains under investigation. Investigators searched the wood attic into the early hours this morning to learn how the fire may have started. The Red…… MORE
Two DUI Drivers Now Behind Bars
Two people are hospitalized with major injuries after two crashes Saturday night, and now two people are behind bars. First responders were called to Matley Lane just south of Villanova Lane. They found a sedan and an SUV that had left the road, crashed through multiple trees and fencing, and landed on the property of…… MORE
Nevada Program Will Pay You to Save Money
Lots of us have trouble saving money every month, but a new program in Nevada will give you a great incentive – cold, hard cash. Visit their website here… MORE
