Washoe County health officials are reporting 13 additional positive COVID-19 cases along with 21 recoveries in the county on Sunday. The 13 cases brings the total to 804 in the county and the additional 21 recoveries brings the total to 265. Two Washoe County Health District employees and a sheriff’s deputy have tested positive for … Read more
The Reno Fire Department responded to a call of a house fire on Baldacci Road just after 9 p.m. Sunday. RFD says the family was home when they heard their fire alarms going off and called 911. When crews arrived on scene the garage was on fire. Crews were able to contain the fire to … Read more
The Quad-County region is beginning population-based testing for COVID-19. Soon, if you live in Carson City, Douglas, Lyon or Storey counties, you can be tested for COVID-19 even if you have symptoms. Thousands nationwide may have the virus but be asymptomatic. Testing is limited and by appointment only. It begins May 4th. Starting Monday, you … Read more
Reno firefighters arrest a repeat arson offender in connection with allegedly setting a series o fires. Justin Cloughly faces third-degree arson charges. Investigators say he set three fires-one involving a car and a fence and another brush fire behind the Sam’s Club on Redfield Parkway Wednesday.
Firefighters and police rescue a kayaker whose boat was taking on water in South Lake Tahoe. People heard a man yelling for help on Regan Beach Wednesday afternoon. Paramedics took the kayaker-who nearly drowned-to Barton Memorial, where at last check, he was in serious condition, but expected to survive.
A motorcyclist is hospitalized after a crash in Lyon County. It happened Thursday on eastbound US 50 near mile marker 3.
Human remains found last month in Yerington have been identified. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the remains belong to Kevin McVay of Joshua Tree, California. McVay’s boddy was found by a worker doing irrigation in a field near the Yerington Garden Apartments. No cause of death has been determined.
Ready Responders now offering at-home COVID-19 tests to eligible patients in Reno, Sparks. In an effort to get more people tested for coronavirus, Ready Responders can now administer a COVID-19 test if a physician orders one. The responders will do an assessment, ask about your medications, medical history, and more. Then they will set up … Read more
State health officials are reporting that the virus is hitting nursing homes and senior living facilities hard throughout Nevada, with more than 500 confirmed cases of coronavirus among residents and staff. The number of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes and assisted living facilities make up more than 16 percent of the state’s total death toll. … Read more
Carson City sees its first death from COVID-19. The city’s health and human services department says a woman in her 70s with underlying health conditions died from coronavirus. There’s also five new cases in the Quad-County region, bringing the total number of cases to 68. 25 persons have recovered.