The North Complex fire–that’s been burning for more than three weeks across the state line–is stoked by heavy winds and burns 1,000 acres every 30 minutes. It’s claimed at least three lives and several homes. While winds have died down today, many communities have been evacuated. In the fire’s path–Paradise, which was leveled by a … Read more
Nevada Day celebrations this year won’t include a parade. The organizing committee says the parade down Main Street in Carson City is off the table because of COVID-19. But they’re hoping to still do the hot air balloon launch and beard contest. A golf tournament will also be revived after a decade.
A Reno man is heading to prison on child porn charges. Daren Phillips, 51, will spend five years in federal prison after he was caught with thousands of violent sexual images and videos of minors. He pleaded guilty last summer.
A man is arrested after deputies say he failed to register as a sex offender. 24-year-old Thomas Sheffler, who was convicted of rape in New York last year, was found living in Reno. Deputies say he was also charged with soliciting a child for prostitution and pornography and attempted kidnapping.
A staffer who works at both Spanish Springs Elementary and Spanish Spring High has tested positive for COVID-19. The district says no one will be excluded from those schools as a result. Washoe County’s death toll from COVID-19 still stands at 146. The county added 40 new COVID cases and 58 recoveries.
Washoe County Schools add a day to the school calendar to make up for days missed this year already. School will now end on June 7th.
As of Wednesday, the University of Nevada has reported 57 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to the University’s case tracker. Officials reporting “We’ve estimated that at any given time about two to four percent of our roughly 21,000 students would be on campus,” 75% of classes are completely online. 90% of all … Read more
Former Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval is among the four finalists to be the next president of the University of Nevada, Reno. Sandoval joins Dr. Chaden Djalali, Dr. Jennifer Evans, and Dr. Jonathan Koppell in vying for the job. Sandoval left his top job at MGM Resorts to seek the position. The selected candidate will replace … Read more
One person is killed in a fire across the state line in Alpine County, California. Firefighters arrived at the home in Markleeville Tuesday to find it fully engulfed. Three other people were trapped inside the home and hospitalized. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
Washoe County adds one new COVID-19 death for a total of 147. The latest death involved a man in his 70s with no existing health issues. The county added 42 cases and nearly as many recoveries.