Month: October 2021

Nevada DMV offers cash refunds for technology fees starting in mid December. Rich Hancock has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-102821-HANCOCK-DMV%20Refund.mp3

The DMV offers cash refunds starting in mid-December. Rich Hancock has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-102821-HANCOCK-DMV%20Refund.mp3 [recorded copy] Nevada’s Department of Motor Vehicles will offer $1 cash refunds to customers from July 1, 2020 to August 2021. The refunds will be available at any DMV office or rural county assessor location where DMV services are offered.

Tourists are returning, events are expanding and a wave of wagering is washing over Nevada, where a September casino winnings report showed gambling at pre-pandemic levels. Casinos statewide took in almost $1.2 billion in house winnings in September, according to the state Gaming Control Board on Wednesday. Casino winnings from South Lake Tahoe were down … Read more

Reno High School reopens after a storm that brought historic rains damaged classrooms. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports school officials say as many as 10 classrooms sustained damage from water intrusion after they found a plugged roof drain. The majority of the damage was to ceilings, which are being replaced.

Students in Washoe County may soon get a little more beauty rest. Trustees voted 5-1 to push back school start times by a half-hour. This means elementary school students would start 9:30 or 10 a.m., middle school classes would begin at 8 a.m. while high school students would start their day at 8:30 a.m. The … Read more

The massive storm we saw over the weekend has put an end to the Tamarack Fire. Sparked by lightning on July 4th, the fire, south of Gardnerville, is now fully contained. Prior to the storm, the fire was just over 80% contained. The historic rains broke drought conditions in the region and made conditions on … Read more

A registered sex offender is nabbed for non-compliance. Washoe County deputies say 51-year-old George Kohan faces five felony charges following his arrest earlier this month. Police say he was apparently not staying at his registered address, and when they found him in downtown Reno they arrested him. Kohan is a Tier 1 sex offender previously … Read more

Sparks police are still searching for a woman wanted in connection with a February murder. A $1,500 reward is being offered for the arrest and conviction of Katrina Cavahlo. Cavahlo is accused of fatally shooting Vintell Johnson at an apartment complex on El Rancho Drive on Valentine’s Day. Cavahlo was last known to be in … Read more

Troopers identify a man killed in a single-vehicle wreck in Yerington last week. He is 51-year-old Jorge Mata. Police suspect Mata was impaired when his pick-up truck veered off SR-208, careened down an embankment and overturned. He was not wearing his seatbelt and was ejected.

Deputies identify a woman whose body was found in Coal Mine Canyon in Elko County. The body of 47-year-old Shannon Nye of Elko was found by a hunter Monday. Her death is being investigated as a murder.