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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

VP Nominee Pence In Northern Nevada Monday

Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the Republican vice presidential nominee, will come to northern Nevada on Monday. Pence is scheduled to be at a town hall in Carson City at the Carson Nugget at 3 p.m., and a rally in Reno at 7 p.m. at the Grand Sierra. If you’d like to go to one of these events,…MORE

Three Fires Burning North of Reno

Firefighters are battling three brush fires north of Reno caused by lightning. The largest is being called the Rock Fire. According to Sierra Front, it has scorched approximately 15-hundred acres. Around 300 homes are currently threatened. Also north of Reno is the Sage Fire which has burned approximately 300 acres. That fire is burning 10…MORE

Is Reno Getting Warmer?

Reno and Las Vegas are two of the “fastest warming” cities in the United States. Reno is number one, Las Vegas is number three in the study by “Climate Central,” and The Weather Channel. Reno’s temperature is rising an average of 1.39 degrees Fahrenheit per decade over the last five decades, Las Vegas is third,…MORE

Officer Involved Shooting In Sparks

Sparks Police have closed Richards Way at First street after a fatal shooting near the Sparks Recreation Center. Police are confirming this is an officer involved shooting, but details remain sketchy. The city of Sparks says all children in the summer program are safe inside the Rec Center gym, the Sparks Senior Center is on…MORE

Monterey Fire Affecting Local Air

Smoke affecting the air quality in the Truckee Meadows is coming from a large fire in Monterey County, called the Soberanes Fire.  Almost 15,000 acres have burned and 20 homes have been destroyed in the fire that started July 22 north of Big Sur.  The fire is just 5% contained as of Monday the 25th,…MORE

The Latest on Two Northern Nevada Fires

The Shooting Range Fire in Storey County has now burned an estimated 1,275 acres and is 70 percent contained. High winds yesterday caused the fire to jump the containment lines, but work by crews, helicopters and bulldozers quickly built a new line to hold the fire. Fire officials now believe the fire was human-caused. There…MORE