Category Archives: KOH Local News

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TMCC Looking For Mentors

Truckee Meadows Community College is looking for people in the community to become mentors to students. The college needs 200 new community mentors for Spring 2019’s Nevada Promise Scholarship applicants, an award given to college students who are attending community college in Nevada for the first time. Every recipient is assigned a mentor who helps…MORE

Catholic Charities Helping Victims of The Camp Fire

Catholic Charities has launched a Disaster Relief initiative to assist victims of the Camp Fire in Butte County. They’re loading up a truck to take to the Chico/Paradise area in California, and they’re hoping you can give. They’re looking for VISA gift cards, warm clothes, blankets, shoes, hygiene products, and new women’s and men’s under…MORE

The Annual SnowGlobe Festival in Lake Tahoe Purchased by MTV

The annual SnowGlobe Music Festival in Lake Tahoe has been purchased by MTV, though how much the music channel paid for the festival is unknown. MTV wants to grow the festival around the world, adding new dates and venues in the years to come. South Shore has hosted SnowGlobe for the last seven years, bringing…MORE

Three People Killed in Weekend Crash on The Mount Rose Highway

Three people are dead following a crash involving several cars on Mt. Rose Highway. NHP says it happened around 10PM Saturday night. Troopers say two cars crashed, killing one of the drivers and injuring the other. They tell us two good Samaritans who stopped to help the victims were then hit and killed by a…MORE

Couple Commits Fraud Using Coinstar Machine

Sparks Police have released photos of a pair of suspect who committed fraud in an east Sparks business Friday. Police said the couple used a Coin Star machine to turn in loose change. Police believe they altered the receipt to show they were due a larger amount than they cashed in when they presented it…MORE

Two People Injured in Crash at RTC Bus Facility

Two people were injured when two vehicles left the road and crashed into a Regional Transportation Commission bus facility off Villanova Drive. According to police, a driver and a passenger were injured, their conditions have not been released. It appears drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash. The crash happened on a part…MORE

Man Convicted of Road Rage Shooting

A man arrested for a shooting that injured one person in Carson City has been found guilty. 37-year-old Travis Mickelson was convicted by a jury November 9th of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, battery with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. Sentencing is set…MORE