The Nevada Senate passed a bill extending support for energy efficiency measures to renters, seniors, people on fixed incomes and low-income families. The bill, sponsored by Assemblyman William McCurdy, passed the Senate without a single dissenting vote. Earlier this month, the Nevada Assembly passed the energy efficiency bill, also unanimously. The bill now heads back…… MORE
Carson City Opens a New Business Center
Carson City has new business center. The city celebrated the grand opening last Thursday night of the all-new Battle Born Business Center, located at 1000 North Division Street downtown. Project partners for the new center including the Nevada Builders Alliance, RCM Realty Group, Handelin Law and NAI Alliance, and they’ve completed a two-story 15,350 square-foot…… MORE
Carson City Extends Ban on Recreational Pot Sales
The Carson City Board of Supervisors decided last week to extend a ban on the sale of recreational marijuana until an ordinance addressing the new business is drafted. The supervisors, after hearing public comment from more than a dozen people, said they didn’t want to act prematurely before both city code and permanent state regulations…… MORE
What’s It Like to Drive Drunk or High?
(KOH) – 330 people died in traffic crashes in Nevada last year. Although that’s down from a high of 432 ten years ago, the goal in Nevada is *Zero* fatalities. NDOT and the Office of Traffic Safety sponsor the Annual Nevada Traffic Safety Summit, Tuesday thru Tuesday at the Grand Sierra. The summit brings together transportation…… MORE
Boys & Girls Club Receives National Marketing Award
(KOH) – The Boys & Girls Club of the Truckee Meadows recently earned national accolades by receiving the “Gold Award” for Comprehensive Marketing Strategy at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s prestigious Marketing & Communications Awards. The Club’s Marketing Director, Colie McManus and Executive Director, Mike Wurm accepted the award at the organization’s 111th annual…… MORE
Major Flooding Predicted on Walker River below Mason Valley
(KOH) – The National Weather Service is warning of MAJOR flooding along the Walker River, similar to the 1983 & 1986 snowmelts. Major flooding is predicted from the Mason Valley downstream through Yerington to the Weber Reservoir. The river is expected to reach flood stage of 9.8 ft by early afternoon on Monday, and keep rising…… MORE
Armed & Dangerous Suspect Sought
(KOH) – The Sparks Police Department is asking for your help in finding a possibly suicidal suspect who is considered armed and extremely dangerous. SPD stopped Robert Ramsey driving a gold Saturn in on Victorian Ave in Sparks at about 1:20 this morning, under suspicion of having a fictitious registration. Ramsey gave a fake name…… MORE
Wolf Pack Baseball Earns Postseason Berth
(KOH) – The University of Nevada (19-33, 13-15 MW) baseball team won a slugfest 17-9 at New Mexico (28-25-1, 18-9-1) on Friday night at Santa Ana Star Field in a game that lasted four hours and 18 minutes. With the victory the Wolf Pack earned the fourth and final spot in the Mountain West Tournament.…… MORE
Plane Crash in Carson City
(KOH) – The Carson City Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Carson City Airport around 9pm tonight where a 1973 single-engine Balanca registered in Arizona crashed adjacent to the runway. The pilot was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The main runway was blocked temporarily. Sheriff Ken Furlong says the…… MORE
6 Reno Attorneys Apply to Replace Judge Berry
(KOH) – Six attorneys from Reno have applied to replace Judge Janet Berry, who retired last month. The Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection is reviewing the following attorneys for the position: Wesley Ayres, Court Administrator, Second Judicial District Richard Cornell, private practice Kathleen Drakulich, partner with McDonald/Carano James Keller, Asst United States Attorney, Criminal Division…… MORE
