A car fire spreads into a brush fire in Pershing County. It happened near I-80 west outside of Lovelock yesterday. N-DOT says high winds caused the flames to travel. A Dust Storm Warning was in effect there last night due to limited visibility.
A California man who was arrested while gambling at a Reno casino last year pleads guilty to drug charges. Antonio Acosta was indicted along with eight others in a federal drug trafficking case following a two-year investigation. Prosecutors say Acosta shipped cocaine through the mail to the Savannah, Georgia area. He was sentenced to a … Read more
The Reno Planning Council shoots down a new logistics center seeking to come to Boomtown. Their decision was unanimous due to the proposed 24-hour center’s proximity to homes. But the logistics center could still happen. Developers could appeal the decision or city council could reject the planning commission’s recommendation when it comes up for a … Read more
State officials will mark the 150th anniversary of the Nevada State Capitol building on Saturday. The Nevada Capitol building opened in 1871 in Carson City. For 50 years it housed all three branches of the government: the Nevada Legislature, the Nevada Supreme Court and the governor. The Supreme Court moved to a nearby building in … Read more
There’s a growing list of post-COVID summer activities in Carson City. Rich Hancock has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-060421-HANCOCK-Movie%20Nights.mp3
Rich Hancock has more on the growing list of post-COVID summer activities in Carson City; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-060421-HANCOCK-Movie%20Nights.mp3
The list of summer activities in Carson City keeps growing. Rich Hancock has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-060421-HANCOCK-Movie%20Nights.mp3
Fireworks will light up the south shores of Lake Tahoe this 4th of July. It’s not the official show-the City of South Lake Tahoe canceled that. But Jonathan Ruppel turned to GoFundMe and raised at least $2,200 for the private fireworks show in conjunction with the Shops at Heavenly Village. The Douglas County sheriff’s Office … Read more
Fire destroys a mobile home in Stagecoach. Firefighters were called to the 6400 block of Gerre Lane Wednesday afternoon. They safely got everyone out and rescued three dogs. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
We now have the name of a wrong-way driver who was killed in a crash on Memorial Day. He is 64-year-old Michael Richey. Police say Richey of Carson City drove the wrong-way on Pyramid Highway and crashed near Sky Ranch Boulevard. One other driver suffered minor injuries in the crash.