Clean energy advocates applauded legislative leaders’ decision to allow additional time for consideration of two key clean energy bills, exempting them from today’s deadline for bills to be voted out of committee. They say the measures will increase the amount of renewable energy utilities get from clean, in-state resources; restore the state’s rooftop solar industry;…… MORE
Category Archives: KOH Local News
Burglar Arrested, Another Suspect Still at Large
Washoe County Detectives have arrested one suspect and are asking for the public’s help with identifying a second, involved in a residential burglary that occurred last weekend in the Virginia Foothills. It happened in the 13,000 block of Rancheros Drive. Wednesday detectives arrested 49 year old Eric David Maki on two counts of first degree…… MORE
Deadline Nearing For Hunters Who Want Big Game Tags
If you’ve been dreaming about that mule deer backstrap, or about bagging a Desert Big Horn Sheep to mount on your wall, then you need to get moving, because the deadline to apply for a Nevada Department of Wildlife big game tag is coming up next week. Monday at 5pm is your last chance to…… MORE
State Officials Preparing For All of That Snow to Melt in The Sierra
Conservation and transportation crews are preparing to temper a 250-percent increase in snowpack anticipated to melt into Northern Nevada rivers and towns in the next three months. State agency officials met at the Capitol yesterday to discuss flood mitigation strategies after of one of Nevada’s wettest winters on record. Water-resource administrators are constantly monitoring numerous…… MORE
Alcohol May be to Blame For Late Night Rollover Accident
Sparks Police were called to a rollover crash in the 300 block of 4th Street in Sparks last night. The Dodge Ram rolled over around midnight and hit two parked vehicles. Police say the driver may have been under the influence of alcohol.… MORE
Sheriff Chuck Allen Defends His Team After Uptick in Inmate Deaths
Washoe County Sheriff Chuck Allen requested an outside review of the county jail after the Reno Gazette-Journal launched its probe into an uptick in inmate deaths and suicides. Allen says he demands his staff treat everyone inside and outside of the jail with “fairness, equality, and respect.” He tells KOH more people are going to…… MORE
Vandals Ruin Traner Pool in Reno, Closed Til 2018
The Traner Pool is closed indefinitely because of vandalism. The pool was hit March 16th by someone who stole electrical and plumbing equipment, and then destroyed the pool boiler. Estimated costs for repairs are somewhere between $240,000 and $350,000, so the city has decided to keep it shuttered until summer of 2018. That will give…… MORE
Raids On Criminal Gangs in Stockton, Ca. With Nevada Connections
The raids on apartment buildings in Northern Nevada, were part of a multi agency attack, involving federal, state and local officials, on heavily armed criminal gangs, based in Stockton California, with connections in Reno. A handful of suspects were busted in Sparks. The effort was about stopping gun and drug trafficking and drive by shootings.…… MORE
“Sealing Scam” Warning From Contractors Board
A consumer alert has been issued by the Nevada State Contractors Board. It’s a warning against unlicensed contractors who’ve been working in Reno and Carson City, calling themselves “International Seal Coating and Paving.” They allegedly sell a blacktop or roof sealant, for cash only customers, at a cost of three thousand to five thousand dollars…… MORE
Heller, Governor and AG Push Back on Yucca Mt
Nevada Senator Dean Heller is asking key members of the Senate Appropriations Committee to abandon any efforts to revive Yucca Mountain, and instead focus on programs that would provide sustainable long-term strategies to address the country’s nuclear waste problem. Gov. Brian Sandoval has also directed Attorney General Adam Laxalt to intervene on behalf of Nevada…… MORE
