Month: December 2020

Rich Hancock reports on white supremacists threatening passers by at a weekend rally downtown; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-121420-HANCOCK-%20Proud%20Boys%20Rally.mp3

Masked white supremacists threatened Carson City residents this weekend. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-121420-HANCOCK-%20Proud%20Boys%20Rally.mp3

A grim milestone in Nevada. For the first time, the state saw 50 COVID-19 deaths. That’s nearly double the previous record of 28 in a single-day. Seven of those deaths came from Washoe County, where we’ve seen a total of 345 deaths. The county added nearly 600 new cases and nearly 200 recoveries Thursday. 267 … Read more

One in 10 Washoe County residents likely have COVID-19, Reno doctors warn as they fear the realities of the Thanksgiving surge haven’t yet fully been realized. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports doctors say those who are hospitalized are more critically ill–with many struggling to breathe. The warning comes as Washoe County’s COVID Threat meter reached its … Read more

Nevada’s school superintendent is urging state leaders to give counties guidance on best practices to reopen shuttered classrooms. Superintendent Jhone Ebert says she’s convinced in-person learning is not a serious spreader of the virus. She believes remote learning causes disparities in academic achievement based on socio-economic status.

An officer-involved shooting last year is deemed justified in Washoe County. The DA says the shooting of Ronald Akers in March of last year at a south Reno restaurant came after Akers attacked an officer and a violent struggle ensued. The officer was hit over the head with his own baton a dozen times by … Read more

Deputies in Carson City need your help finding the person who fired off shots that struck a home. It happened yesterday on the 2300 block of Columbia Way. Police say no one inside the home was hurt, but they found several shell casings in the area.

Parts of Lake Tahoe are shutting down to travelers through the rest of December amid rising COVID-19 hospitalizations. Vacation travel to the ski destination will be banned starting Friday after the state of California announced the greater Sacramento region, which includes parts of Lake Tahoe, will be closed for at least three weeks. The stay-at-home … Read more

Nevada’s COVID-19 response panel heard Thursday that the state is tallying more cases of coronavirus per capita than neighboring California and Arizona. State health officials reported separately a record 50 new deaths and 2,193 new COVID-19 cases, and a test positivity rate of 22.1% during the last two weeks. “Our test positivity rate is extremely … Read more

Meg Ragonese has more on NDOT Directors meeting Monday; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-121120-RAGONESE-Public%20Meeting.mp3 For more, go to; nevadadot.com.