Nevada officials say public health labs and testing sites could soon face a possible post-holiday surge as people return from holiday gatherings. The state reported 23 deaths and 1,414 new coronavirus cases on Monday — about half the jump reported a day earlier. Thousands of visitors flocked to the Las Vegas Strip on New Year’s … Read more
Forever homes and the popularity of pandemic pets throughout Nevada. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-010521-HANCOCK-Pandemic%20Pets.mp3 Learn more at; spcanevada.org.
Rich Hancock reports on the popularity of pandemic pets throughout Nevada; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-010521-HANCOCK-Pandemic%20Pets.mp3 Learn more at; spcanevada.org.
The global pandemic has meant good news for man’s best friends in Nevada. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-010521-HANCOCK-Pandemic%20Pets.mp3 [recorded copy] The Humane Society’s Carson City shelter has cleared out its adoptable animals three times since the pandemic began, with similar success at the Animal Foundation in Las Vegas and SPCA of Northern Nevada.
The death toll from COVID-19 in Washoe County has surpassed 500. The county added a dozen deaths Sunday for a total of 505. 105 of those deaths came in the month of December. The county added 193 cases and 115 recoveries. 281 persons remain hospitalized with the virus in Washoe County. Statewide, Nevada added 2,700 … Read more
Lyon County deputies are still looking for two suspected car thieves. Police say the man and woman stole a car in Silver Springs and drove it to Smith Valley, where they fled. The stolen vehicle as recovered by Day Lane. The search for the suspects prompted a shelter-in-place order in that area for a time … Read more
Two people from California are killed in a crash near Fernley. Lyon County deputies say Fabian and Juanico Phoenix were killed in the crash near Northern Nevada Veterans cemetery Saturday. A third person, identified as Adrian Phoenix, survived the crash and was hospitalized. Investigators believe speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.
Two people from California are killed in a crash near Fernley. Lyon County deputies say Fabian and Juanico Phoenix were killed in the crash near Northern Nevada Veterans cemetery Saturday. A third person, identified as Adrian Phoenix, survived the crash and was hospitalized. Investigators believe speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.
A man faces DUI charges after he careened into an RTC bus. It happened Saturday night at a bus stop on South Virginia Street near Plumb Lane. Police say a passenger in the suspected drunk driver’s car was seriously hurt, but expected to survive.
A man who troopers say was suffering from “mental distress” caused quite a stir at the Reno-Tahoe Airport. The Nevada Highway Patrol says he was throwing things at vehicles in the airport parking lot Sunday, and then walked up the airport off-ramp onto I-580. He was taken into custody and is being medically evaluated. No … Read more