The Nevada Department of Transportation says a traffic detour will be in place on U.S. 50 east of Fallon beginning as early as 10 this morning, as NDOT installs additional drainage culverts to help protect against flood damage during local flood mitigation efforts. Construction will go on for about one week. During that time, U.S.…… MORE
Nevada Ranks Low in Financial Literacy
A new Wallet Hub report ranks Nevada among the bottom of the pack for financial literacy. The report ranked Nevada 42nd among the states and the District of Columbia, or 10th lowest in the country, for financial literacy. WalletHub gave Nevada low marks on a range of topics, including the share of adults who spend…… MORE
Help Find Those Snow Covered Fire Hydrants
While all the snow has been a boon to ski resorts, it’s a headache for firefighters. Fire hydrants are buried in the snow, and when there’s a house fire, they can’t spare the ten minutes or more it takes to locate them and dig them out. North Lake Tahoe Fire is hoping people will step…… MORE
Motorcyclist Killed in Washoe Valley Crash
A motorcyclist traveling north on Eastlake Boulevard was killed yesterday after an accident involving a motor home. After striking the motor home, she hit the guard rail and was ejected into Washoe lake. The ID of the woman on the motorcycle has not been released. The driver of the motor home was not injured.… MORE
Burning Man Sells Out in Under an Hour
Tickets during the main sale for this year’s Burning Man festival have sold out, with 30,000 tickets gone in about a half-hour. People rushing to get the $425 tickets Wednesday started seeing unavailable notices for both tickets and vehicle passes before 1:00 p.m. The annual counter-cultural festival is attended by thousands in northern Nevada’s Black…… MORE
Snowmageddon Boosts Tahoe Skiing
With hashtags like #snowpocalypse, #januburied, and #snowmaggedon infiltrating the digital world to quantify Tahoe’s legendary winter, continuous snow storms through March brought resort totals above 700 inches. Historic snowpack means that many resorts are pushing back their closing dates and offering spring pass deals, giving skiers and snowboarders every reason to spend their days soaking…… MORE
Dem Rosen Says She’d Work With GOP on ACA
If Republicans are really interested in working with Democrats on improving the Affordable Care Act, Nevada Congresswoman Jacky Rosen says she is open to it. Rosen says we can all agree that costs need to be lowered, and that we can do more improve quality and stabilize market forces. She says she’s willing to come…… MORE
Heller Most in Danger of Losing His Senate Seat?
National Journal published its first rankings for U.S. Senate races most likely to flip parties in the 2018 election cycle, and ranked Nevada’s Dean Heller as the most vulnerable Republican on the map, and the fourth most likely incumbent Senator to lose their seat next year. National Journal says Heller is the top target of…… MORE
One Dead After Pyramid Standoff
A standoff between a distraught person barricaded in a vehicle and Sparks Police on the side of Pyramid Highway early Tuesday, closed the road for hours, and left one person dead. Sparks police got a call around 4:45 in the morning on reports of someone with a gun inside their vehicle on BLM land in…… MORE
Whooping Cough in Carson City
Carson City Health & Human Services says there’s a outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough in the Carson City and Douglas County areas. Whooping cough is a serious respiratory infection with several symptoms including runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, mild cough, and infants could exhibit pauses in their breathing. If you have these…… MORE
