Month: December 2020

CHS Librarian Ananda Campbell is the winner of a $5,000 Rotary Grant. Dan Davis has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-120920-DAVIS-CHS%20Library%20Rotary%20Grant.mp3

The Washoe County Sheriff has withdrawn his request to charge members of the public $200 per hour to make copies of police body camera footage. Sheriff Darin Balaam says he’s heard the concerns of community members, who say the fee aims to undermine transparency and accountability in his office. Balaam had been requesting that county … Read more

The Washoe County School Board will consider an end date for distance learning today. Students were expected to return to hybrid learning January 3th, but Superintendent Dr. Kristin McNeil is recommending a push-back until January 19th so educators can better prepare to return to hybrid learning. Middle and high school students are on their second … Read more

Washoe County adds four COVID-19 deaths and more than 400 new cases. All four deaths involved persons with underlying health conditions. The county added 68 recoveries and 6 hospitalizations for a total of 289.

The Quad-County region adds two new COVID-related deaths-a Carson City man in his 90s and a Lyon County man in his 70s. That brings the death toll to 58 for the region. The area also added nearly 150 cases and 32 recoveries.

New wind warning signs are going up in the North Valleys. NDOT says a new system being installed along US 395 North will flash when wind gusts exceed 45 miles per hour. News 4 reports this system isn’t as sophisticated as what exists in Washoe Valley. That system along I-580 can actually detect vehicles over … Read more

An Olympic athlete, who used to live in Reno, gets a Congressional Gold Medal. President Donald Trump awarded the honor to Greg LeMond, an American cyclist, who attended Wooster High School. At 18, he was the youngest cyclist in history to be selected for the U.S. men’s Olympic team.

Deputies are looking for a person who they say went on a shooting spree with a BB gun in Carson City Sunday night into Monday morning. They say someone shot through windows on homes, businesses and cars in several areas including West Musser, Mountain, and Colorado streets and Tangerine and Lily drives. Witnesses reported seeing … Read more

Deputies are looking for a person who they say went on a shooting spree with a BB gun in Carson City Sunday night into Monday morning. They say someone shot through windows on homes, businesses and cars in several areas including West Musser, Mountain, and Colorado streets and Tangerine and Lily drives. Witnesses reported seeing … Read more

The number of people hospitalized in Nevada with COVID-19 has more than doubled over the last month, officials said Monday, increasing to 1,617 hospitalized patients statewide and up from 692. The Nevada Hospital Association reported hospitalized coronavirus patients increased more than 230% from Nov. 6 to Dec. 6 as the state continues experiencing a surge … Read more