If you see smoky skies over Reno – it’s from a fire burning in Lassen County, California. The fire is burning near the Hog Flat Reservoir near Susanville. It consumed 500 acres as of Sunday with little-to-no containment.
Governor Steve Sisolak says he may not call a second special session of the Nevada legislature as the first drags on. He says he’ll only do so when he’s confident that lawmakers and his office have fully reviewed all policy items. The special session has failed twice on approving a mining tax adjustment and had … Read more
Truckee Meadows firefighters put out a pair of separate fires over the weekend. One broke out early Saturday in rocky terrain on Rattlesnake Mountain Saturday. No buildings and no one was hurt in the nearly 8-acre fire. A separate fire broke out next to I-80 near the state line early Sunday. That fire only burned … Read more
Sparks police need your help finding a vandal. They believe a man seen on surveillance video inside an elevator, made graffiti on the wall on the third-floor parking garage at the Victorian Theater last month. A $250 reward is being offered for information in the case.
The Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) has released the name of the man killed in a crash at Pyramid Way near Los Altos Parkway on Friday morning. He is 36 year old Juan Munoz of Sparks. Police say impairment did not appear to play a part in the crash.
The Nevada Legislature passed a long-awaited budget bill on Sunday that enacted more than $500 million in cuts, primarily to the state spending on health care and education. Throughout a 12-day special legislative session, lawmakers have looked for untapped reserve funds in various state accounts and attempted to raise taxes on the mining industry to … Read more
Health officials reported one death, 54 new COVID-19 cases and 33 recoveries in Washoe County on Saturday, marking another new record high for active cases since the pandemic began. The death toll in Washoe County is 102 and the number of active cases increased to 1,239 countywide.
A Carson City woman is arrested after authorities say they found a fetus in her freezer. Deputies say 22-year-old Malika Angulo had taken drugs last October to purposefully miscarry. She was arrested at her home on the 16-hundred block of Airport Road, but was released. A 2-year-old in the home was taken to child services.
As COVID-19 cases rise, UNR is preparing to reopen campus this fall. Face coverings will be required in all indoor and outdoor public spaces, including classrooms. Classes will be a mix of virtual and in-person instruction.
COVID-19 cases in the Quad-County region rise by 15. The area saw no new recoveries and no new deaths.