Washoe County officials say an alternative care site project for COVID-19 has been put on hold. The 700-bed site, planned for the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, will be implemented if needed with a two-day mobilization and a seven-day build.Officials said trigger points have been established should there be a need to move forward with the project. … Read more
Washoe County’s death toll from COVID-19 ticks up. Death number 14 is a man in his seventies. The county picked up an additional 17 new positive cases for a total of nearly 550. Thirty-two persons are hospitalized. Recoveries have surpassed 100.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s website goes mobile. Visit https://sheriff.douglascountynv.gov on your mobile phone or device. It can serve as a resource during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The real estate market is getting creative to sell houses during the shutdown. The Reno-Sparks Realtors Association says realtors are offering virtual open houses on a live-stream-that home shoppers can access via Zoom or Facebook. 3D, 360 tours are also available. KOLO-TV reports it’s leading to some offers and sales during a time when we’re … Read more
Fire breaks out at a warehouse in Sparks. Firefighters were called to the area along the railroad tracks near Glendale Avenue to find the building engulfed late last night. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A Truckee Meadows firefighter is now living inside is family’s RV. KOLO-TV reports Alex Doerr is a firefighter paramedic on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak. He, like many others in these high-risk jobs, are socially distancing themselves from even their own family members to protect their health.
After more than 35 years of business, the Lakeside Inn and Casino is permanently shutting down and more casinos may be doing the same. In a decision made this earlier this week, the president of the Lakeside Inn Stacy L. Noyes says they couldn’t afford the prolonged shutdown.
The Amazon Fulfillment Center north of Reno has its first case of coronavirus, according to a company spokesperson who said We will alert any associate who had close contact with this person at our building and will ask them to not return to the site and to self-quarantine for 14-days, and we will pay them … Read more
Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford called on the U.S. Department of the Treasury to take immediate action to ensure billions of dollars in emergency stimulus payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) go to American families and not debt collectors. In their letter to Secretary Mnuchin, several attorneys … Read more
Reno is slapping non-essential businesses that stayed open during the COVID-19 shutdown with cease and desist orders. News 4 reports Little City Salon on Wells Avenue and Z Body Fitness on South Virginia Street were among the businesses to receive the letters; they’ve since closed their doors.