A second person is arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Spanish Springs. Police handcuffed 22-year-old Austin Patton of Sparks Wednesday. They say Patton and Kyler Acker fired shots into a home on Martell Place on March 16th, damaging a home and a vehicle.
The VA Hospital in Reno needs more doctors. They’re seeking volunteer retirees with medical training to help get shots into veterans’ arms. The VA has given out 16,000 doses of vaccine so far.
The Reno Fire Department responded to a fire at a vacant house on E. 9th Street early this morning. Investigators say the home had been vacant for 3 years and homeless people were living there. The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. at a house on E. 9th Street near Silverada Boulevard. The fire was … Read more
February’s Carson City job growth topped Reno and Vegas by percentage. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-032621-HANCOCK-Carson%20Jobs.mp3
Rich Hancock reports Carson City job growth topped Reno and Vegas by percentage last month; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-032621-HANCOCK-Carson%20Jobs.mp3
Carson City job growth beat Reno and Vegas by percentage last month. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-032621-HANCOCK-Carson%20Jobs.mp3
A man who walked away from a Carson City prison camp is arrested on murder charges in Sacramento. 34-year-old Jonathan Autry was serving five years for a financial-related crime. He walked away from the Stewart Conservation Camp Sunday. Police say he killed a man inside an Antelope home and was arrested Tuesday.
Reno City Council votes to build a new homeless shelter. Council voted 6-1 to spend $11 million on the larger shelter on east Fourth Street. Councilwoman Jenny Brekhus was the lone hold-out, saying the city needs two shelters. The 22-thousand-square foot building will serve a centralized location; it will feature a cafeteria, security storage, laundry … Read more
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is seeking to talk to anyone who’ve left them tips via Secret Witness over the last 17 months in the death of 20-year-old Kenyon Wilson of Sparks. Wilson disappeared in October of 2019-his body and his vehicle, heavily damaged by fire, were found in the Moon Rocks area, separately, later … Read more
A woman is dead after a police chase along I-80. Police say a stolen vehicle rammed a patrol car in Sparks and led Sparks officers on a chase yesterday. Troopers used stop sticks to stop the vehicle at Derby Dam. A female passenger who was uncooperative died at the scene due to something they say … Read more