Month: December 2020

Alex Walden of Carson City Toyota explains a $15,000 gift to benefit Carson City, Douglas and Lyon County School children; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-120820-WALDEN-CC%20Toyota%20Gifts%20Schools.mp3

Carson City Toyota’s Alex Walden explains how Lyon County, Douglas County and Carson City Schools each received a get a $5,000 holiday boost; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-120820-WALDEN-CC%20Toyota%20Gifts%20Schools.mp3

Lyon County, Douglas County and Carson City Schools each get a get a $5,000 boost. Carson City Toyota’s Alex Walden explains; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-120820-WALDEN-CC%20Toyota%20Gifts%20Schools.mp3

You’re advised to stay off the water today in Lake Tahoe. Use of small boats, kayaks, and paddleboards could be hazardous with a high wind advisory is in effect today in the Lake Tahoe area. Wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour are expected along with waves up to 4 feet on Lake … Read more

Washoe County added three new COVID-19 deaths Sunday for a total of 317. All three persons had underlying medical conditions. They were men in their 70s and 80s and a woman in her 80s. The county added nearly 350 cases Sunday and 73 recoveries. More than 280 persons remain hospitalized with the virus in Washoe … Read more

A rare Nevada plant is being damaged by wild animals-not humans-according to a new federal report. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services says the Tiehm’s buckwheat that’s only found on 21 acres of land in Esmeralda County is being attacked by squirrels and antelope, debunking an environmentalist theory that humans caused damage to the plant.

A Fallon nursing home is responsible for the majority of Churchill County’s COVID-19 deaths. 14 residents of Highland Manor have died while 19 people total in Churchill County have died from COVID. The facility has seen an outbreak of 69 cases among staff and residents-that accounts for about half of its residents and 33 percent … Read more

A Reno man has died from injuries he suffered in a week-old hit-and-run crash. 32-year-old Cody Robinson was struck while walking at Kietzke Lane near Galletti Way last Monday night. Police say a metallic blue mid-size SUV fled the scene of that crash. They suspect it has front-end damage as a result of the crash. … Read more

Libraries in Douglas County have closed to the public, starting today. The closure is in response to a massive spike in COVID-19. Instead, the library will offer curbside pick-up services at the Minden Branch Monday through Saturday and at the Lake Tahoe Branch on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The closure is in effect until further notice.

Health officials in Nevada on Sunday reported 2,511 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 14 additional deaths and a record high two-week positivity rate. Health officials said the state’s positivity rate calculated over a two-week period now is 21%. In other words for every 100 tested, 21 came back positive. On Saturday, Nevada reported a … Read more