Category Archives: KOH Local News

Northern Nevada local news

Photos Released of Man Who Stole Money From Woman at Sparks Casino

The Sparks Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a man in connection with a theft at the Nugget Casino Resort. According to police, a man stole an unknown amount of cash from a woman just before 7 o’clock Sunday night. If you have any information you’re asked to contact Sparks Police or…MORE

Reno Crews Knock Down a Couple of Weekend Fires

The Sparks Fire Department responded to a report of a fire burning at a vacant building on Dermody Way Sunday just after 4pm. After making a forced entry, the fire department had the fire under control within an hour. The building was stripped inside so firefighters don’t think there was too much damage. The cause…MORE

Reno Public Works Dept Begins Sewer Rehab Project

City of Reno Public Works will begin a Sewer Rehabilitation Project today on Arlington Avenue and California Avenue. The project will replace over six thousand linear feet of sewer pipe that is more than seventy-five years old. Arlington Avenue will be closed from Island to Ridge Drive through Friday. Work will take place during daytime…MORE

Red Cross Launches “Sound the Alarm” Campaign

Every day, seven people die in home fires, most in homes that lack working smoke alarms. Most of the victims are children and the elderly. The American Red Cross wants to improve the odds and save lives.MORE

Nevada ACLU Supporting Student Protests

It’s one thing to mark a student “Absent” or “Tardy” for participating in a student protest march, but the ACLU says it’s another to threaten to ban participation in school sports, withhold honors diplomas, or to suspend students for expressing themselves on school safety.MORE

Governor Brian Sandoval Will Host School Safety Meeting Today

Governor Brian Sandoval will convene a meeting of Nevada’s school superintendents and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to begin a statewide discussion on school safety this afternoon, in the Guinn Room of the Capitol Building in Carson City. The Governor says ensuring the safety of our children in the classroom and providing campuses that…MORE

Nevada motorists may see rise in auto insurance rates

LAS VEGAS (AP) – One in three Nevada motorists could face a 9 percent jump in auto insurance rates July 1, when the state raises the basic required minimum for bodily injury and property damage coverage. Officials say that could mean roughly $10 more a month for 600,000 people who currently have minimum bodily injury…MORE

High speed chase ends in Carson City, suspect dead

March 11, 10:44 a.m. A chase involving three counties is undergoing further investigation as weapons were found in the suspect’s vehicle. Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said the suspect of the chase is dead and evidence recovered at the scene suggested the suspect may have died from a self-inflicted wound to the head. The cause…MORE

Snowboarder Found Safe by Placer County Search & Rescue

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says a snowboarder was found in good condition after she was reported overdue near the Disney run near Sugar Bowl Resort yesterday afternoon. According to authorities, 22-year-old Jillian Mueller from Groveland, California was located out of bounds just before 7 o’clock Friday morning.MORE