A warm storm that is supposed to last from Saturday until Monday is expected to melt all the snow around us, raising the Truckee River to flood stage. The National Weather Service says the storm will only drop snow at 9000 feet or higher. All the rest of the snow below that will end up…… MORE
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Sierra Avalanche Center Issues Warning
Washoe County is working with regional partners to warn residents of avalanches in the high-elevation areas due to the inclement weather. Avalanche danger is very high and officials are advising citizens to stay out of the backcountry until conditions improve. Ryan Sommers, Fire Chief for North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District. “There is significant risk…… MORE
RTO Announces San Jose Service
Reno-Tahoe International Airport is announcing new non-stop service to San Jose, on the “LUV” airline, Southwest. That will start June 4th. Southwest Airlines will offer daily, non-stop service to Mineta San Jose International Airport, adding to the summer travel options between Reno and the Bay Area. The San Jose-Reno route was introduced by Southwest in…… MORE
Reno Police Looking For Purse Snatcher
Reno Police are looking for a female purse grabber. On December 30th just before 9:00 PM, officers from the Reno Police Department Patrol Division responded to the Atlantis Casino on the report of an elderly woman who was the victim of a robbery. The suspect, violently ripped the victims purse from around her neck causing…… MORE
Child Injured in Sled Accident
A child was injured in a sledding accident Thursday afternoon in Stead. The child was taken by ambulance to Renown Regional Medical Center, but the severity of the injuries were not immediately available. Reno police say it happened around 4 p.m. at Atwood Court and Kernite Street. A juvenile driving an all-terrain vehicle was pulling…… MORE
Latest Snowpack Numbers Around The Region
The snowpack in the Mount Rose area has increased by nearly 50 percent in only four days. The Natural Resources Conservation Service measured the snow pack on Mount Rose Thursday at eight and a half feet, more than 150 percent of normal. The measurement on New Year’s Day was at 84 percent of normal, and…… MORE
Reno Arch Protester Sentenced
One of the protesters at a Native American rally in Reno in October has been sentenced to 16 hours community service, after he admitted punching a passenger in a pickup truck that drove into the demonstrators near the city’s famous arch. 21 year old Samuel Harry pleaded guilty to misdemeanor simple battery as part of…… MORE
Amodei Partners With Heller
Congressman Mark Amodei is partnering with Senator Dean Heller, to introduce the “Nevada Land Sovereignty Act.” The legislation prevents the threat of executive action designating or expanding national monuments, without Congressional approval or local support. Amodei says the Obama Administration repeatedly bypassed Congress and local input. He says the bill simply ensures local stakeholders have…… MORE
Lawsuit Filed Against Galena High Coach
A lawsuit has been filed by three former Galena High School football players claiming that their football coach bullied them off the team. The lawsuit alleges that Mateo Lemus, Bryan Madison and Jake Berger were retaliated against by their football coach, Steve Struzyk after they asked the coach to comply with the school districts non-bullying…… MORE
Breaking News: Flood Watch
The National Weather Service in Reno has declared a “Flood Watch” for the Greater Lake Tahoe, Reno, Carson City and Minden areas, including the cities of South Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Stateline, Incline Village, Sparks, Gardnerville and Virginia City from late this Saturday night January 6th, through Monday morning.… MORE
