Month: February 2020

A beloved former Nevada Lt. Governor and Reno Mayor has died. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-021220-HANCOCK-Former%20Reno%20Mayor%20Dies.mp3

A former Nevada political leader who presided over a period of tremendous growth and development has died. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-021220-HANCOCK-Former%20Reno%20Mayor%20Dies.mp3 [recorded copy] Former Nevada Lt. Governor and Reno Mayor Bob [ka-SHELL] died early Tuesday at 81 years old. The Texas-born Democrat-turned Republican, at the encouragement of President Ronald Reagan, later bucked his party by … Read more

You’ll no longer need to know how to parallel park to get a driver’s license in Nevada. The DMV says its decision will help get people in and out faster. A Reno DMV supervisor called the skill “unnecessary” noting angle parking is more popular.

A man is arrested after he led Washoe County deputies on a high-speed chase that ended in northwest Reno. Police handcuffed Obed Pigg Sunday after he led them on a nine-mile chase on eastbound I-80, wherein he reached a speed of 120 miles per hour.

A Reno man gets 14 years in federal prison for his ties to a large drug trafficking ring. Jose Mora pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute drugs. Court records say Mora was one of 17 men distributing large amounts of meth, cocaine, and heroin in Reno.

Dozens of new homes are coming to Sparks. KOLO-TV reports city council voted unanimously to approve the Miramonte Development, which contains 86 single-family homes.

Nevada’s Democratic Party has announced new paper-based balloting for its early vote starting Saturday as it scrambles to reconfigure plans and avoid tech problems and reporting delays that mired Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses. The party, which dumped its original plan to have people cast early caucus votes with an app downloaded on iPads, is working to … Read more

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, will be returning to the Silver State this week. During her visit, Warren will attend multiple town hall events in both northern and southern Nevada including Sunday, February 16, at 2 p.m., there will be a Town Hall in Reno at Reno High School.

A suspected has been arrested in connection to a structure fire and a rollover crash along Summit Ridge Drive in northwest Reno. Crews responded to reports of a fire at an apartment complex off of Summit Ridge Drive at around 8:40 p.m. Monday evening. A person inside claimed that someone had set something on fire … Read more

Another significant Tesla STEM Grant for Carson City Schools. Dan Davis has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-021120-DAVIS-Tesla%20STEM%20Grant.mp3 For more go to; carsoncityschools.com.