Beginning Tuesday, drivers will see periodic overnight freeway ramp closures as the Nevada Department of Transportation repaves three interstate ramps. Approximately three inches of pavement will be removed and repaved for a smoother and safer drive at the following freeway ramps: Northbound U.S. 395 off-ramp to Stead Boulevard and Stead Boulevard on-ramp to southbound U.S.…… MORE
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The Tahoe Fund Starting The Fundraising Season With Three New Projects
The Tahoe Fund is kicking off its 2018 fundraising season with three new Signature Projects that will help improve outdoor recreation in the Basin while restoring Tahoe’s environment. The projects include Tahoe Rim Trail restoration in Desolation Wilderness that will improve usability and safety; transformation of the Kings Beach Trail into a multi-feature trail; and…… MORE
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Getting Funding to Prevent Water Pollution
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Water Quality Planning, has about $1 million dollars in federal funding to provide grant assistance for projects that prevent or control nonpoint source water pollution, the leading cause of water quality impairment in Nevada. Nonpoint source water pollution occurs when rain, snowmelt and irrigation water flows over…… MORE
Tariffs, Trade War Could Hurt Nevada Jobs
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says about $107 million in Nevada exports are subject to retaliatory tariffs, threatened by an emerging trade war. Retaliatory tariffs are expected from Canada, Mexico, the European Union and China in response to tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on steel, aluminum and Chinese imports. According to the analysis, about…… MORE
Habitual Criminal Faces Long Sentence
The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office is putting away another habitual criminal. This time a man convicted on multiple burglary charges is getting 20 years in prison. 23 year old Reese Samuel Frye of Reno, pleaded guilty earlier this year and must serve a minimum of 5 years in prison before parole eligibility begins. Frye…… MORE
Discarded Cigarette Believed to be The Cause of Sun Valley Fire
A person discarding a lit cigarette may be responsible for a fire that started on Medeiros Circle in Sun Valley Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out around 2pm. Truckee Meadows Fire says a travel trailer was destroyed and the exteriors of two homes sustained minor fire damage. Fire Chief Moore said multiple properties were threatened…… MORE
Legal Prostitution Hasn’t Ended Sex Trafficking on The Streets of Reno
Legal prostitution hasn’t ended sex trafficking on the streets of Reno, and it may even be on the increase. A group that provides help to victims says some of the women forced to work the streets start as young as 11. KOH’s Jim Fannin has more… … MORE
Overuse of Online Games Now Considered a Disorder
The World Health Organization now recognizes the overuse of online gaming as a disorder. Doctor Andrew Saxon, chair of the Council on Addiction Psychiatry, says the W.H.O’s definition is associated with other conditions – such as depression, anxiety and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Saxon says the World Health Organization is recognizing the disorder because of its…… MORE
Love Beer & Chicken Wings? Then You Might be Busy This Weekend
If you like beer, then you’ll love what Northstar California Resort is up to this weekend. It’s the 12th annual Beerfest & Bluegrass festival in the resort’s village, and features more than 40 breweries. The resort is opening the event up to kids this year, with children’s activities and they can even sample some sodas.…… MORE
NHP Investigating After Woman Was Found Injured on an Offramp
The Nevada Highway Patrol is asking the public for information about a woman found hurt on an offramp Wednesday night. Shortly before 10PM troopers responded to a medical call on the Wells Avenue westbound offramp from Interstate 80 in Reno. The call indicated there was a female lying on the ramp. Troopers found a woman…… MORE
