Month: March 2021

A motorcyclist is hospitalized after a crash in Reno. Police say a pick-up truck hit the motorcycle on Kietzke Lane between Mill and Vassar last night, ejecting the motorcyclist.

Washoe County adds just over 40 new COVID-19 cases and 116 recoveries Monday. The death toll remained at 642.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who stole a vehicle from the Harrah’s casino parking lot earlier this month. Surveillance footage from Valentine’s Day shows a man stealing another man’s jacket which contained the vehicle’s keys. It then shows the man getting into the victim’s gray Toyota Tacoma with California license … Read more

Nevada expects to get 24,000 doses of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week, but state officials have not yet detailed whether the single-shot vaccine will be targeted for use in any particular community. Candice McDaniel, health bureau chief of Nevada’s Bureau of Child, Family and Community Wellness, said the state will … Read more

New and returning students must update registrations in April. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-030221-HANCOCK-Infinite%20Campus.mp3 More at; carsoncityschools.com

Rich Hancock reports new and returning students must update registrations in April; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-030221-HANCOCK-Infinite%20Campus.mp3 More at; carsoncityschools.com

Annual updates for new and returning Carson City students begin in April. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-030221-HANCOCK-Infinite%20Campus.mp3

A man is found seriously injured in midtown Reno. Police say the discovery was made Saturday morning near Holcomb Lane and Vassar Street. Police say the man was taken to Renown, where he later died. His injuries weren’t detailed. Robbery and homicide detectives are investigating.

A motorcyclist is hurt in a hit-and-run in west Sparks. Police say the 40-year-old man suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a Subaru Legacy at Victorian Avenue and El Rancho Drive Saturday morning. The vehicle police are looking for is gray or blue with Nevada license plates and front-end damage. Secret Witness is … Read more

A man is arrested on charges of attempted kidnapping of a minor and child luring. Reno police’s human exploitation and trafficking unit arrested Justin Sortino after he showed up for a meet following an online conversation he had with an undercover detective he thought was a 14-year-old girl.