Month: April 2021

A car rams into a building in Reno. It happened on South Virginia Street Sunday night. Police say two cars collided and one slid into Town Food and Liquor Store. One person was hospitalized.

An hours-long standoff ends in two arrests in Dayton. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says it all started on US 50 East Saturday night, where deputies found Joshua King and Abby Lee inside a motorhome; the duo refused to come out. Police say King assaulted a deputy and had to be subdued with a stun … Read more

Nevada’s COVID-19 immunization program is telling health care providers to resume use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine now that the federal government has lifted an 11-day pause following a safety review of “rare but serious reactions.” The state issued its guidance Friday after scientific advisers to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more

There was no snooze button for Tahoe’s rather jarring Sunday morning wake-up call. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-042621-HANCOCK-Earthquake.mp3

Rich Hancock reports that some folks around Tahoe got a rather unusual wake-up call Sunday morning; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-042621-HANCOCK-Earthquake.mp3

Some folks around Tahoe got a rather unusual wake-up call Sunday morning. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-042621-HANCOCK-Earthquake.mp3

Nevada’s COVID-19 Task Force rejects Washoe County’s COVID mitigation plans. The task force rejected the county’s plans over its attempt to leap-frog the state’s timeline for dropping social distancing requirements by a full month. Washoe county had proposed dropping social distancing on May 1st instead of on June 1st-when the state recommends it-since half of … Read more

Snow in April isn’t unheard of it, but it’s rare. A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the Tahoe area at 3 a.m. Sunday until 5 a.m. Monday. Up to 4 inches of snow is possible at lake level, while up to 10 inches could fall in areas of higher elevation. Gusty winds are … Read more

Lemmon Valley homeowners may be getting $4.5 million from the city to settle claims over flooding that destroyed or damaged their homes. In 2017, heavy snowpack and rain ran into Lemmon Valley, causing Swan Lake to swell, and push water into property owners’ homes. It’s unclear, per the terms of the settlement, how many property … Read more

A prisoner who escaped from a Nevada prison in 1994 and has been on the lam for nearly three decades has been re-captured. Samuel Avalos-Gallardo, 52, was imprisoned in 1993 for a DUI crash that killed a person and seriously injured two others. He escaped while working on a state Division of Forestry fire crew. … Read more