Evacuation orders have been lifted, for now, as the Numbers Fire burning near Gardnerville continues to spread rapidly. Firefighters hope it doesn’t soon consume parts of Lyon County and Smith Valley. The fire now spans more than 20,000 acres and is just 5 percent contained. Crews are fighting using dozers and aircraft as well as … Read more
Governor Steve Sisolak has ordered flags to fly at half-staff in Nevada to honor NHP sergeant Ben Jenkins, whose funeral is today in Elko. Jenkins was fatally shot after trying to help a stranded motorist on U.S 93 in White Pine County in March.
Washoe County added nearly three dozen new cases of COVID-19, but 75 persons recovered. Active cases stand at just under 1,100. 91 people are hospitalized.
Burning Man is getting federal Pay Check Protection money. Federal officials gave the nonprofit arts organization between $2 and $5 million to keep 100 staff in Reno and San Francisco employed-after it canceled its annual festival in the Black Rock Desert.
The Quad-County region is reporting its eighth death from COVID-19 along with 10 new cases. The death involved a man from Carson City in his 60s with no underlying health conditions. The area also added 6 recoveries and has a total of 127 active cases.
A motorcyclist was seriously hurt in a crash in Sparks.. It happened Tuesday on North McCarran Boulevard and Wedekind Road. Police are looking for witnesses, including a mountain biker, in the area at the time of the crash.
Nevada state and local officials implored people to heed the governor’s directive to wear masks and keep safe distances apart, while acknowledging they await a possible increase in coronavirus cases following Independence Day. Nevada OSHA reported Tuesday that mask use at the 169 stores, pharmacies and restaurants its inspectors visited statewide on Monday was nearly … Read more
Multiple agencies continue to battle the 18,000-acre Numbers Fire that broke out off U.S. 395 south of Gardnerville late Monday night. One house and 12 outbuildings burned in the fire. Douglas County has lifted recommended evacuations for the Bodie Flats and Pine View Estates areas. Only residents will be allowed into those areas.
Amid an outbreak of COVID-19 at its facility, the Northern Nevada State Veterans Home in Sparks is seeing its first death from the virus. A Korean War Navy veteran, who hasn’t been identified, has died at the Reno VA Hospital, where he was obtaining treatment. He was one of 15 residents and now 20 staffers … Read more
Several campfire rings have been found near the Rose Fire sparked over the weekend off Mt. Rose Highway. Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire, which at last check was 60 percent contained, after burning just over an acre of forested area.