The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a stolen tractor and backhoe. They say it was taken from a construction site near Johnson Lane in Minden earlier this month. They say the backhoe arm has the name “De Ja Vu” written on it.
The daughter of immigrants who worked in the Peace Corps is honored by a tech giant. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-031121-HANCOCK-Tech%20Women.mp3
Rich Hancock reports on a daughter of immigrants who worked in the Peace Corps, honored by a tech giant; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-031121-HANCOCK-Tech%20Women.mp3
A daughter of immigrants who worked in the Peace Corps is honored by a tech giant. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-031121-HANCOCK-Tech%20Women.mp3
The Washoe County School Board leaves it up to middle and high school leaders to determine whether they want kids back in the classroom full-time. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports in a meeting that went well past midnight, board members voted 6-to-1 to keep hybrid instruction in place, but give districts the power to go back … Read more
Washoe County’s death toll from COVID-19 continues to hold steady at 649. The county added just over three dozen new cases and nearly 150 recoveries Tuesday. Accordingly, the area has fallen on the Truckee Meadows COVID-19 Risk Meter. We’ve dropped into the yellow or moderate level with test positivity rates and new daily cases consistently … Read more
Four men from Reno are sentenced in connection with a shooting in a southeast Reno park. Investigators say the rival gang shooting in February of last year left three people injured in Miguel Ribera Park. Martin Loredo was sentenced to 14 years after pleading guilty. Adrian Leyva got a decade behind bars after being convicted. … Read more
Tuesday on KKFT we told you about changes to traffic through the Spaghetti Bowl. Now, due to winter weather, the changes won’t happen until the middle of next week. Then, drivers will see reduced lanes and overnight ramp closures affecting east and westbound I-80 traffic as it merges south onto I-580 in what NDOT’s calling … Read more
A Gardnerville man killed in a three-vehicle crash near Zephyr Cove has been identified. He is 52-year-old Rafael Cortez. Cortez was killed in Sunday’s crash along U.S. 50. A passenger in his car which rolled over, also suffered severe injuries.
Douglas County deputies are looking for a woman accused of stealing shoes. Police say she hit the Famous Footwear shop, and hid several pairs of sandals in her purse and walked out without paying last week. She was caught on surveillance video.