If you need a ride between Incline Village and Sand Harbor-public transit won’t be the answer. The East Shore Express is ceasing service for the rest of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in hopes of stopping day trippers from crowding beaches; there’s a plan to bring back service next summer.
A new discount grocer opens in Dayton. Grocery Outlet Bargain Market opened Thursday and brought nearly three dozen new jobs to the community. It’s the second Grocery Outlet in Lyon County. The store is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Gardnerville is canceling several town-sponsored events this summer due to COVID-19. Phase 2 requires limits on gatherings to 50 persons or less-meaning Movies in the Park won’t happen until mid-July. The annual 4th of July freedom festival is also canceled.
A Maryland man is arrested in connection with shots fired in Fernley. 29-year-old Joshua Graham is accused of firing off multiple shots, striking the walls and windows of the Comfort Inn and Suites Tuesday. Police say Graham fled the scene and gave chase, but was arrested shortly thereafter. Police say he has no memory of … Read more
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz will headline this summer’s Basque Fry. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the former Republican presidential hopeful is set to take the stage along with U.S, Reps Matt Gaetz and Devine Nunes in August. It’s one of few major events that haven’t been canceled due to COVID-19.
Mask use was spotty among customers as casinos in Reno, Las Veegas and throughout Nevada reopened Thursday for the first time since March following a closure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Casino resorts closed in mid March. By April, unemployment reached 28.2%, topping figures in any state even during the Great Depression. Casino … Read more
Nevada has seen more than a month of declining rates of coronavirus-related hospitalizations and positive tests for COVID-19, according to Gov. Sisolak on Thursday. The governor said Nevada has made significant progress meeting five benchmarks he set in late April in order to start easing restrictions on gatherings and business closures.
Reno police will soon be required to intervene if they see fellow officers using excessive force. The new policy was announced by Chief Jason Soto Wednesday in response to the racially-charged police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis – as many, nationwide, call for more police accountability. Soto called Floyd’s killing “senseless” and says the … Read more
A small brush fire is quickly extinguished in Reno. It broke out near the Asian Market at South Virginia Street and Gentry Way Wednesday behind a store. No damage was sustained, and no one was injured.
At least two people were seriously hurt in a head-on crash in Minden that totally obliterated one of the vehicles. Troopers say it happened on U.S. 395 northbound near Muller Lane Wednesday. Both drivers were taken by medical chopper to the hospital.