Washoe County now has 300 cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant, putting in the high community spread category, according to the CDC. That’s prompting a new state mask mandate that goes into effect tomorrow morning in a dozen counties, including Washoe. Carson and Churchill counties are also effected. Since the start of this month, new … Read more
A woman killed in a wrong-way crash on I-80 has been identified. 39-year-old Elizabeth Andrews of Sparks was killed in a head-on collision on the westbound side of the highway near the Boomtown Exit Wednesday.
A registered sex offender is back behind bars. Washoe deputies say 52-year-old James Burns was arrested Tuesday on charges of possessing child porn. Detectives say they were tipped off to Burns by police in Los Angeles and the FBI
A man is charged in a home invasion in Spanish Springs. Deputies were called to La Posada Court Monday afternoon, when they say a woman was attacked by a stranger-who forced his way into her home and choked her. The victim’s adult son separated the two. She suffered injuries to her face. Christian Reynolds, 29, … Read more
Fire crews have managed to stop forward progress on a four-acre fire burning northwest of Reno. A quick ground response and air support stopped the Valley Fire-burning in Dog Valley–from breaching a perimeter that had been set.
This morning just after 3 a.m. the Reno Fire Department responded to an apartment complex that caught fire causing evacuations. The fire started on the second floor in one unit housing 3 residents and a dog at the 2300 West Apartment homes. Fire officials evacuated the entire building. No one injured. Cause is being investigated.
More on COVID-testing stopped, but all could change if cases spike. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-072921-HANCOCK-Testing%20Stop.mp3 More at; carsonnow.org
Rich Hancock has more on COVID-testing stopped, but that could change if cases spike; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-072921-HANCOCK-Testing%20Stop.mp3 More at; carsonnow.org
CCHHS is no longer COVID-testing, but could change if cases spike. Rich Hancock has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-072921-HANCOCK-Testing%20Stop.mp3 More at; carsonnow.org
Douglas County is shifting Tamarack Fire operations to the recovery phase now that all evacuations have been lifted. Both shelters have been closed – and now they can focus on those who’ve lost their homes. The Topaz Ranch Estate’s community and senior center will serve as a recovery and support center, where staff will be … Read more