The Jackpot Fire in Cold Springs is 90% contained as of August 8th. The fire burned near homes along Moonstone Lane, Argosy, Alpha Butte, Columbia Hill and Goldstone Roads. No structures have been lost. The fire blew up Saturday on BLM land just before 9 pm and burned through about 2000 acres. The fire started north…… MORE
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Jeb Bush’s Son Urges GOP to Back Trump
(CNN) Jeb Bush is resolutely #NeverTrump but his son, George P. Bush, no longer is. George P. Bush, the Texas land commissioner, is breaking with his father, a former Donald Trump Republican primary rival, to back the GOP nominee. George P. Bush’s move comes after a nasty Republican primary battle in which Trump repeatedly mocked…… MORE
Jackpot Fire is Closer to Containment
Truckee Meadows Fire and BLM crews are battling the Jackpot Fire near Cold Springs. The fire, which started at around 8 p.m. Saturday, is 60 percent contained after it burned about 1,700 acres and threatened about 50 structures near Cold Springs and Silver Knolls. The fire burned close to structures near Red Rock Road, about…… MORE
Unmarked Car Attempts to Pull Over Driver
The Nevada Highway Patrol is warning drivers about reports that someone in an unmarked pickup tried to pull someone over in the area of southbound 580 at the Mt Rose Highway. It happened about 10:30 Wednesday morning. The vehicle attempting to stop the reporting party, was a silver or gray colored Ford F-150 extended cab…… MORE
Over 80 Square Miles Burned by Fires North of Reno
The Bureau of Land Management continues to map the growth of the Virginia Mountains Complex fires. The five combined fires making up the complex have burned just under 54 thousand acres, or about 84 square miles. That number is downgraded from numbers released earlier Tuesday, but containment for the complex as a whole is only…… MORE
Sparks Fires May Be Arson, Suspect Sought
Four commercial structure fires in the city, have Sparks fire investigators concerned. All four fires started on the exterior of buildings. The four fires were on South Stanford Way – reported at 9:05am, Linda Way – reported at 7:26pm, Tyler Way – reported at 8:54pm and Pyramid Way – reported at 10:24pm, all on July…… MORE
Mike Pence Makes a Campaign Stop in Reno
Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence called on Nevada voters to reject the stale old ideas of democrats, and elect Donald Trump. At a packed ballroom in the Carson Nugget, Pence called for a return to traditional American values. Before the rally, Governor Pence was a guest on KOH’s Dan Mason Show where he had a…… MORE
Update: Virginia Mountains Complex Burning North of Reno
Update: Good news on the fire near Sutcliffe. Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe says services have been restored, including power, water and sewer. Bureau of Land Management reports 58,000 acres have now burned in the Virginia Mountain Fire complex, 20,000 more acres than Sunday night. The Rock Fire is fully contained. With a Red Flag…… MORE
Trump’s VP in Nevada Today
Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence will make campaign stops in Reno and Carson City today. Donald Trump’s campaign web site announced that Pence will appear at the Carson Nugget for a town hall at 3 p.m. Then Pence will hold a rally at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino at 7 p.m. Click the…… MORE
Update: Virginia Mountain Complex Fire
Five fires sparked by lightning about 30 miles north of Reno are in varying stages of development and containment: some structures have been lost and Sutcliffe has been evacuated. As of 12pm Sunday, the BLM reports 10% containment of 4 fires about 20 miles from each other that have burned 38K acres in the Virginia Mountain Complex (#VirginiaMtnFire on Twitter). The…… MORE
