The latest storm has doubled snowpack at Mount Rose. Hydrologists say 8 inches of water content has been added to snowpack. With snow 74 inches deep at the summit, snowpack is 78 percent of normal. It’s also good news for Lake Tahoe which saw precipitation on the surface rise significantly.
Washoe County deputies cited nearly 100 drivers were cited during increased distracted driving enforcement. Of those 25 were cited for distracted driving while 19 were cited for speeding. Nearly 50 were cited for motor vehicle registration violations. Another Joining Forces campaign focusing on impaired driving starts later this week.
Police say a driver’s failure to clean their roof of snow caused them to strike a pedestrian in Reno. Police say a pick-up truck had snow slide from its roof onto its windshield, obstructing the driver’s view-when they hit a pedestrian on a crosswalk on Wrondel Way last Thursday. The pedestrian hung onto the truck’s … Read more
Masks were already required on RTC buses, but now the transportation commission will be enforcing a federal public health mandate that requires masks on all forms of public transit nationwide.
Nevada legislative leaders stressed bipartisanship on the opening day of the legislative session that’s expected to bring tense policy discussions about pandemic restrictions, taxes and budget cuts. Lawmakers kicked off their four-month legislative session on Monday with swearing-in ceremonies scaled back to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Rich Hancock reports on federal dollars for rural healthcare in Nevada; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-020221-HANCOCK-Rural%20Healthcare.mp3 Learn more at the Governor’s Office of Workforce innovation; owinn.nv.gov.
Nevada earns a federal healthcare grant. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-020221-HANCOCK-Rural%20Healthcare.mp3 Learn more at the Governor’s Office of Workforce innovation; owinn.nv.gov.
The Governor’s workforce innovation program earns federal support. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-020221-HANCOCK-Rural%20Healthcare.mp3 Learn more at the Governor’s Office of Workforce innovation; owinn.nv.gov.
Six-hundred lives have now been lost to COVID-19 in Washoe County. Saturday, the county added three deaths-two men in their 70s and one in his 60s. That brought the death toll to 600. Sunday, no new deaths were added in Washoe County, but the county added more than 100 cases of the virus and 373 … Read more
More winter weather is on the way. A storm moving through the Sierra will bring heavy snow to the mountains and hills and some light precipitation to the valley. Several inches are expected in Lake Tahoe with 1 to 2 feet in the high Sierra by Wednesday morning-that’s on top of the several feet of … Read more