Democratic Nevada Assemblyman Nelson Araujo is running for Secretary of State. Nelson was elected to the Assembly in 2014 from Clark County. He was Assistant Majority Floor Leader in the most recent legislative session.… MORE
Category Archives: KOH Local News
Man Who Assaulted Homeless Shelter Employee Gets Habitual Criminal Sentence
A Reno man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of beating a homeless shelter employee and breaking the victim’s jaw. 36-year-old Christopher Stewart Woodstone was found guilty after a two-day trial in Washoe District Court. Woodstone was arrested in December 2016 by the Reno Police Department after an investigation into…… MORE
Software Services Company Moving Their Operations to Reno
Alchemy, a software services company is moving their headquarters to Reno. It’s another “feather in the cap,” for The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada.… MORE
Hit & Run Driver Gets a 20 Year Prison Sentence
A hit and run driver, who killed a pedestrian has been sentenced to 20 years in prison sentence. The Washoe County D.A says this is the maximum penalty for this charge. 26 year old Joseph Zane Vilardi, of Washoe Valley pleaded guilty in August to one count of Failure to Stop at the Scene of…… MORE
The Biggest Indictment in Nevada Attorney General History
Attorney General Adam Laxalt announced the largest multi-defendant indictment in Nevada Attorney General history. A Clark County Grand Jury returned a 68 felony count indictment against 24 defendants, for filing 23 fraudulent insurance claims related to staged automobile accidents. The counts against the Las Vegas residents include racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, multiple transactions involving fraud or…… MORE
HUD Has Millions in Grants For Reno, Sparks, and Henderson
Senator Dean Heller welcomed the announcement that the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s has $5.5 million in federal grants, for Reno, Sparks and Henderson. The HUD grants awarded to Nevada include the Community Development Block Grant , which helps state and local governments develop viable urban communities; the HOME Investment Partnerships, which help expand…… MORE
Department of Agriculture Announces New Agreement With Nevada Food Bank
The Nevada Department of Agriculture announced a new agreement with Food Bank of Northern Nevada to provide emergency food assistance to the 95,000 food-insecure individuals in Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe and White Pine Counties. The Emergency Food Assistance Program is funded by the USDA, and provides low-income individuals…… MORE
The Final Mosquito Abatement Operation of The Season is This Week
The Washoe County Health District will conduct its final aerial abatement operation of the 2017 mosquito season on September 20 and 21 beginning at 6:30 am in the North Valleys area. Helicopter applications of Vectolex larvicide will be applied to over 2,500 acres of wetlands from Silver Lake to Washoe Lake, including areas surrounding Swan…… MORE
Feds: Citi Financial Ripped Off Soldiers
CitiFinancial Credit Co. has agreed to pay $907,000 to resolve allegations that the company. illegally repossessed cars owned by active members of the military. The Justice Department says CitiFinancial repossessed 164 cars without court orders in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The law protects service members against certain civil proceedings, including vehicle repossessions,…… MORE
Mayor Schieve Selected as Chair of National Conference
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve was selected as Chair of the United States Conference of Mayors Standing Committee on Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment, and Sports this week. Mayor Schieve will be the first woman to Chair the committee in over 25 years. The appointment was made by Conference President Mitch Landrieu, the Mayor of New Orleans.…… MORE
