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In new court filings, the U.S. government says the state of Nevada continues to intentionally misrepresent the facts in an ongoing legal battle over the Energy Department’s secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas. Nevada wants a federal judge to order removal of the highly radioactive material and issue an order … Continue Reading Nevada Continues to Fight Feds in Plutonium Shipment Battle

A Veterans Unit to open soon at Washoe County Jail. Veterans facing murder or other serious charge could not qualify to be part of the new unit at the Jail. But those who choose to participate will be placed in an area where there are men who served in the military just like themselves.

With Reno and Sparks still stuck in a housing crisis, home prices continue to rise in Washoe County. A recent report from the Reno Sparks Association of Realtors found median home prices have jumped 6% since this time last year. According to the most recent data, a single family home is priced at $399,000. Condominiums … Continue Reading Home Prices Rise in Washoe County

Reno police say a man faces charges of murder and attempted murder after his arrest early Sunday morning. Police say 18-year-old Will Mendoza-Paniagua was booked into Washoe County Jail on Sunday on the two felony charges. Officials responded to the 3600 block of South Virginia Street on the report of a shooting. Two victims transported … Continue Reading RPD Charge Man With Murder & Attempted Murder

Carson City Schools raise concerns about school traffic safety. Dan Davis has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-011420-DAVIS-School%20Traffic%20Safety.mp3 Go to; carsoncityschools.com for more information.

Dan Davis has more on Carson City Schools’ plea to drivers in school zones; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-011420-DAVIS-School%20Traffic%20Safety.mp3 Go to; carsoncityschools.com for more information.

Carson City Schools are pleading with drivers to take extra caution in school zones and around bus stops. Dan Davis explains; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-011420-DAVIS-School%20Traffic%20Safety.mp3 Go to; carsoncityschools.com for more information.

A person dies in a fire in Dayton. Firefighters from the Central Lyon District were called to a single-family home on Nugget Lane Saturday morning around 1 a.m. Investigators say two people made it out alive…but one didn’t. A firefighter was also hurt, but treated and released from the hospital. The cause of the fire … Continue Reading 1 dead in fire in Dayton

A Reno man is arrested one day after deputies say he committed murder. Police handcuffed Darnell Smith Friday after they found a dead body inside a home on the 1300 block of Stardust Street last week. Police say Smith killed 75-year-old James Smith of Reno the day before.

Police are still looking for a man who they say set a stolen car on fire in South Reno. Police say the car crashed in a field off Veterans Parkway near Mira Loma Sunday, and then was set ablaze.