High school drop-outs may be heading for a military environment. KOLO-TV reports the state is turning the old Fire Sciences Academy into the Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy. The school will be run by the Nevada National Guard, with a boot-camp style model. The first classes beginning in July.
Nevada’s first in the nation funding bill offers help to people with disabilities. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-042221-HANCOCK-ABLE%20Accounts.mp3
Rich Hancock reports on Nevada’s first in the nation funding bill to open savings accounts for the disabled; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-042221-HANCOCK-ABLE%20Accounts.mp3
Nevada’s first in the nation seed funding bill would open savings accounts for people with disabilities. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-042221-HANCOCK-ABLE%20Accounts.mp3
Washoe County’s COVID reopening plans are heading to the state’s COVID-19 task force Thursday for approval. In plans approved by commissioners Tuesday, businesses would no longer be subject to capacity restrictions beginning May 1st. Strip clubs and nightclubs would reopen June 1st when social distancing restrictions would cease. Private gatherings would not be policed, and … Read more
A Salvadorian national, who federal authorities say was in the U.S. illegally, has been arrested in Nevada. Diego Ayala-Benitez was arrested in conjunction with ICE and the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office and Fallon Police last week. He’s been wanted in El Salvador since 2016 on gang participation charges as well as extortion and weapons counts.
Carson City deputies are investigating a string of car burglaries. They say the burglaries have been happening along Hot Springs Road since late March. In the burglaries, deputies say car windows were smashed and property was taken.
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a rollover crash on I-580 in Washoe Valley that sent a man to the hospital. It happened along northbound 580 near the Bellevue Road exit some time before 6 p.m. Tuesday night. Investigators say the Bronco that crashed was the only vehicle involved. The driver was taken to Renown … Read more
Bishop Manogue Catholic High School in Reno has been forced to shut down due to a COVID-19 outbreak. In an email sent to parents Tuesday, school administrators said effective April 21, the high school will be on distance learning until April 29. Manogue’s positive case count is nearing 30 individuals with each positive case averaging … Read more
Nevada’s Department of Education says the CCSD is in compliance with state requirements. Rich Hancock reports. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-042121-HANCOCK-No%20Extra%20School.mp3 Get more online at; carsoncityschools.com