Starting Monday, booster shots for anyone who received the two-dose regiment of the Pfizer vaccine are available to some Washoe County residents. Those who are 65 years and older, long-term care residents, or anyone 18 and older with underlying health conditions or a high-exposure occupation are eligible. But you must have gotten your second shot … Read more
A man and a woman are arrested on drug charges in Carson City. Luis and Diana Perez face charges of selling and possessing a controlled substance following a raid on a home on the 1200 block of Sonoma Way earlier this month. Police say they’re tied to a suspected opioid and fentanyl distribution ring operating … Read more
City of Reno employees will have to get vaccinated against COVID-19. City manager Doug Thornley told city employees about the new requirement in an email that went out Friday. He called vaccination the “next step” to ensure public health and safety. No deadline for vaccination was given nor were there any consequences outlined in the … Read more
A retired Nevada Army National Guard major general has died. Robert Herbert, who served as a longtime aide to former U.S. Senator Harry Reid, died Friday in a car crash. He was 64.
Seventeen tons of trash were removed from the Truckee River over the weekend. Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful hosted a clean-up Saturday in nearly two dozen spots along the river. Some of the weirder finds-two shopping cars and five televisions. They also picked up 25 tons of invasive weeds and yard waste.
A hospital in Elko County is pleading with residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko says its ICU and surgical units are near capacity. The hospital, like many across the country, has had to postpone elective surgeries to treat COVID patients.
Arrests at the Street Vibrations fall rally drop significantly. Reno police made just two arrests Sunday, one for DUI and another on an outstanding warrant. Nearly three dozen were cited for traffic violations. That’s down from 16 arrests in 2019. The event took 2020 off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With more on bond ratings returnining Nevada finance to a stable outlook, Rich Hancock repoerts; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-092721-HANCOCK-Bond%20Rating.mp3
Rich Hancock has more on bond ratings returnining Nevada finance to a stable outlook; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-092721-HANCOCK-Bond%20Rating.mp3
Ratings agencies have returned Nevada finance to a’Stable Outlook,’ and Rich Hancock has details; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-092721-HANCOCK-Bond%20Rating.mp3 [recorded copy] Moody’s Investor Services, S&P Global and Fitch Ratings,have returned Nevada to a “Stable Outlook,” on its general obligation limited-tax bonds reaffirming the State’s highest credit rating in history, according to a news release from Governor Steve Sisolak’s office.