Nevada lawmakers passed hundreds of bills this week to reform the criminal justice system, boost funding for K-12 schools and ban “ghost guns.” They’re expected to work long days until May 31, when the four-month legislative session is scheduled to adjourn. The Democratic-controlled statehouse has already passed dozens of priority bills, but the fate of … Read more
On Saturday at around 5:30 p.m., Sparks Police Dispatch received several phone calls regarding a rollover crash involving three vehicles at the intersection of Galleria Parkway and Los Altos Parkway. The occupants were seen by medics and received treatment for minor injuries on scene. The driver of the at-fault vehicle was cited for Failure to … Read more
Sheriff Furlong’s office has presented a helpful PSA to for motorists. Rich Hancock has the story; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-052421-HANCOCK-DMV%20psa.mp3
Rich Hancock reports Sheriff Furlong’s office has presented a helpful PSA to for motorists; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-052421-HANCOCK-DMV%20psa.mp3
Sheriff Ken Furlong’s office has presented a helpful PSA to for motorists. Rich Hancock has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-052421-HANCOCK-DMV%20psa.mp3
Nevada won’t likely meet its goal of vaccinating 75% of the population. But health officials say progress is paying off on the vaccination front with new cases of COVID-19 at their lowest level since June of 2020. Of Nevadans 12 and older, 46% have had their first shot. 37% are considered fully vaccinated.
A man who was killed in a rollover crash earlier this month in Stead has been identified. He is 32-year-old Christopher Shaw of Reno. Police say Shaw’s SUV was heading northbound on U.S. 395 on May 7th when it exited at Stead Boulevard at a high rate of speed and overturned, killing him.
The Truckee Meadows Water Authority is asking for water conservation. With snowpack at just 68% of normal after the second dry year in a row, they’ve implemented Level 2 drought water conservation measures. That means an odd-even address watering schedule remains in effect. People are also asked not to water their lawns between 11 a.m. … Read more
An Elko man is behind bars on DUI charges after troopers say he drove the wrong-way in a construction zone on I-80. Troopers say Gary Prunty struck a street sweeper in a closed lane of I-80 in Elko earlier this week.
A Carson City motel has its business license revoked. The owner of the Frontier Motel had been given a month-long reprieve to address several concerns after inspectors found mice and bedbugs. The motel has been closed since mid-April. After concerns were not addressed, Carson City Supervisors pulled the license Thursday. The owner can reapply when … Read more