A peer-reviewed study of a Washoe County man who was the first person to contract COVID-19 twice is out. The Lancet Infectious Diseases says the study found that the 25-year-old man’s viral agents were “genetically distinct” and his second infection was more severe than his first. The study raises questions about COVID antibodies that those … Read more
It’s a moment wrongfully imprisoned Cathy Woods has been waiting for, for a long time. Attorney General Aaron Ford signed her Certificate of Innocence Monday and gave her more than $2.8 million in restitution from the state. Woods spent 32 years in prison for the killing of Michelle Mitchell in 1976. DNA evidence later exonerated … Read more
We now have the name of a mother of six who drowned after falling off a boat on Lake Tahoe Friday night. She is 30-year-old Daisy Rogers of El Paso, Texas. Rogers fell off the boat between South Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay. A man on the boat suffered severe hypothermia trying to rescue the … Read more
Washoe County adds six new COVID-19 deaths for a total of 176. Officials say four of the six deaths actually happened in August, but weren’t recorded. The county added 60 cases and 100 recoveries.
Another COVID case at Yerington schools. This time a person tested positive at the intermediate school. It’s unclear whether they’re a student or a staffer.
Shots are fired in Sparks. Police were called to the 1800 block of El Rancho Drive last night. No one was hurt, and no arrests have been made.
This year’s Zombie Crawl in Reno is not happening due to COVID-19. The organizer says world-class bar crawls are strictly against health protocols for fighting spread of the disease.
Caleb Cage, Nevada’s pandemic response director, said Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19 last week after developing flu-like symptoms during the prior weekend. Following Cage’s diagnosis, which was first reported last Friday, Gov. Steve Sisolak and members of his staff who had interacted with Cage were tested. The entire office transitioned to working from … Read more
Early this morning there was a fire in a room at the Grand Sierra Resort. The Reno Fire Department (RFD) responded to reports of the fire around midnight.When crews arrived on scene the fire was put out by the sprinkler system. One person was treated for smoke inhalation. The Reno Fire Department says the cause … Read more
Election officials in two rural Nevada counties mailed voting materials to all active voters in their jurisdictions that contained proofreading errors. Neither error will affect eligibility or election procedures, state election officials said. Humbolt and Lyon were the affected counties. The voting materials containing errors were sent to more than 47,000 voters due to a … Read more