We now have the name of a man who died in a boating accident on Lake Tahoe. Officials say 28-year-old David Castorena of Napa, California, suffered a major injury to his leg from the boat’s propeller as he tried to get into an inflatable tube; he wasn’t wearing a life vest when he drowned Monday.
Washoe County’s death toll from COVID-19 rises by one person, for a total of 121. The county added 72 coronavirus cases and 90 recoveries.
Nevada’s attorney general is pushing that Edith’s Bill be included in COVID-19 relief legislation passed by the Congress. Edith’s Bill aims to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 and make victims of senior fraud eligible for reimbursement. Attorney General Aaron Ford says seniors are particularly vulnerable during the pandemic and have become the … Read more
More than $80,000 was raised at the first-ever Axelson Foundation golf tournament. Held this Sunday in Genoa and sponsored by KKFT, the money will go towards various military foundations, including the Seal Family Foundation. The tournament was started to honor Mathew Axelson, who was killed during Operation Red Wings on which the movie Lone Survivor … Read more
Nevada health officials on Tuesday reported the lowest daily increase of new coronavirus cases statewide in more than a month, and 18 additional deaths. As he reported 548 new cases of COVID-19 since Monday, state response chief Caleb Cage noted what he called a stabilization after several weeks of the number of new infections being … Read more
Gov. Steve Sisolak signed legislation Tuesday expanding workplace safety protections for hotel and casino employees and shielding businesses that follow health directives from coronavirus-related lawsuits. Lawmakers passed the dual-purpose bill on the final day of the Legislature’s emergency special session last week, after negotiations and impassioned debate yielded amendments exempting hospitals and K-12 schools from … Read more
Protesters made up of Washoe County School District teachers and parents gathered outside of the district’s first in-person Board of Trustees meeting in some time on Tuesday evening. The crowd demanding that WCSD roll back their decision to reopen schools for in-person learning. Public comment was dominated by almost entirely frustrated teachers, parents, or community … Read more
Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, Douglas County reports its first virus-related death. The victim was a man in his 80s with underlying health conditions. So far, in the Quad-County region, eight Carson City residents and six people from Lyon County have died from COVID-19.
Nevada’s Secretary of State is asking a judge to toss a lawsuit filed by President Trump’s re-election campaign over the state’s vote-by-mail law that allows people to send in their ballots during the coronavirus pandemic. The Trump campaign says the law will undermine the integrity of U.S. elections.
Carson City deputies are investigating repeat incidents of vandalism at the Carson City Republican Headquarters. They say Monday, someone spray-painted graffiti on the building and damaged the American flag. The building was vandalized at least three other times dating back to mid-June.