A major marijuana grow operation is shut down in Douglas County. The DEA says the grow was happening on more than 20 acres of tribal land in Gardnerville. A search Monday found 60,000 pot plants growing in several hoop houses. The marijuana totaled nearly 124,000 lbs. The plants were destroyed on-site and buried. So far, … Read more
A $2,5000 reward is being offered for information that leads to a teen’s killer. Police say a 15-year-old boy was gunned down outside an apartment complex in Richards Place in Sparks Monday night. They believe the shooting was gang-related.
The state Board of Pardons denies a request to commute the sentence of one of four men convicted in the 1979 kidnapping and murder of a Reno police officer. Fred Stites was sentenced to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of Officer James Hoff who working undercover along the Truckee River. His body was … Read more
Sparks police arrest a convicted sex offender on child porn charges. Shane Lynch, 22, who’s a Tier 2 sex offender, is accused of felony possession of child porn and violating the conditions of his probation. He was sentenced for child porn possession in December of 2020.
Drivers can once again traverse Highway 50 to Echo Summit without restrictions for the first time since the Caldor Fire was ignited more than a month ago. The 219,000-acre wildfire is now 76% contained.
A man is dead in a single-vehicle crash in Sparks. Police say a box truck crossed the center line of Sparks Boulevard and hit a brick wall late Tuesday night. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
With more on August jobless numbers down again in Carson City, Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-092221-HANCOCK-Joblessness%20Down.mp3 Get more details at; carsonnow.org
Rich Hancock has more on August jobless numbers down again in Carson City; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-092221-HANCOCK-Joblessness%20Down.mp3 Read more online at; carsonnow.org
August jobless figures dipped once again in Carson City. Rich Hancock has details; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-092221-HANCOCK-Joblessness%20Down.mp3 Read more at;carsonnow.org [recorded copy] The Carson City unemployment rate fell to just 4.6 percent in August, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was just 7.7 percent in August, down more than … Read more
An all-day stand-off ends peacefully in northwest Reno. Police arrested a wanted man who had barricaded himself inside a vehicle near Robb Drive and Sharlands Avenue late yesterday morning. Police say the man was allegedly armed and was making suicidal threats. The incident prompted the west side of the Hampton Inn to be evacuated. He … Read more