Month: March 2021

You’ll get some extra time on the slopes this season. Heavenly Mountain, Northstar, and Kirkwood have all extended their closures by about a week, bringing the ski season to a close in mid-April.

Dozens of residents who are suing the city of Reno over the flooding of their homes in 2017 are moving to federal court in a complex case that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. The move comes as the city’s related appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court is pending. Lemmon Valley residents who filed a … Read more

A grant to speed up COVID-19 workforce recovery in Nevada. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-031021-HANCOCK-NGA%20Grant.mp3 Read more at carsonnow.org

Rich Hancock reports Nevada has received a grant to speed up COVID-19 recovery; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-031021-HANCOCK-NGA%20Grant.mp3 Rich Hancock reports Read more at; carsonnow.org

Nevada receives a grant to speed up COVID-19 recovery. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-031021-HANCOCK-NGA%20Grant.mp3 Learn more at; carsonnow.org

As COVID-19 restrictions ease across the state, Washoe County School District Superintendent Kristen McNeil continues to recommend hybrid learning for middle and high school students with just three months left in the school year. She says flipping to full-time in-classroom instruction isn’t that simple-since it involves transportation and social distancing. The school board is expected … Read more

If your travels take you through the Spaghetti Bowl, you may notice a new traffic pattern. The Nevada Department of Transportation is calling it the “big squeeze.” They say drivers will see reduced lanes and overnight ramp closures affecting east and westbound I-80 traffic merging south onto I-580

UNR students will head back into the classroom full-time in August. In a letter to the campus community, University President Brian Sandoval says they’re heartened by public health gains in terms of vaccines and as a result are actively planning a full return to campus with more in-person academics, services, and events.

Washoe County, meantime, adds 47 new COVID-19 cases and 135 recoveries. The county’s active cases have fallen by nearly 175 cases since Saturday. The death toll remains at 649. The state’s coronavirus positivity rate has dropped to 6.5%,

Southbound U.S. 395 was closed early this morning after a crash involving about 20 vehicles. It happened just before 3:00 a.m. between Golden Valley Drive and Panther Drive. NHP said one woman suffered major injuries and was taken to the hospital. No other serious injuries were reported. Investigators said slick road conditions were likely a … Read more