News Staff A mother is arrested for child endangerment and more. Rich Hancock has details; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-110821-HANCOCK-DUI%20and%20More.mp3 [recorded copy] Carson City Sheriff’s deputies arrested an as yet unidentified 22-year-old Mound House woman driving with a 2-year-old child on Saturday, charged with DUI, hit and run and child endangerment. A breathalizer test resulted in a [point] 179 blood alcohol … Read more
Former state lawmaker Robert Weise is picked by Carson City supervisors to finish out the remainder of Republican state Senator Ben Kieckhefer’s term. Kieckhefer’s seat spans both Carson City and Washoe County. Washoe County commissioners meet Tuesday to name their pick for a replacement, and both commissions will convene Wednesday for a final pick. Assemblywoman … Read more
A registered sex offender is back behind bars. A federal indictment accuses 53-year-old James Burns of Reno of using social media to coerce two children into producing child porn. He’s also accused of distribution the porn online. He faces two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and possession and distribution charges. If convicted, he’ll … Read more
A year-long campaign by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office that targeted impaired drivers leads to nearly 150 arrests. Deputies say that’s a 16% increase over the year prior. The campaign, funded by the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety, also led to dozens of citations for speeding and distracted driving. Washoe deputies are expected to get … Read more
A Reno educator gets 40 years behind bars for attempted lewdness with a minor. James “Bob” Stapp, 73, who was a professor at UNR had been under investigation for nearly a year before his arrest in 2020. He pleaded guilty this summer.
Two people are hospitalized after a multi-vehicle wreck involving a cattle truck. It happened on I-80 eastbound, west of Lovelock yesterday. Police say 65 cows were inside the cattle truck in the crash that left a pick-up truck pinned under a tractor-trailer. Troopers say strong winds caused brown-out conditions that may have contributed to the … Read more
With details on construction of affordable workforce housing Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-110521-HANCOCK-Workforce%20Housing.mp3 More at; carsonnow.org
Rich Hancock has details on construction of affordable workforce housing; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-110521-HANCOCK-Workforce%20Housing.mp3 More at; carsonnow.org
Construction of affordable housing could begin soon. Rich Hancock has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-110521-HANCOCK-Workforce%20Housing.mp3 Read more at; carsonnow.org Carson City’s affordable workforce housing development known as Sierra Flats could get underway by March, according to Deputy Public Works Director Dan Stucky at Thursday’s Board of Supervispors meeting. The project would create 160 units for lower income residents.
The Carson City Board of Supervisors has started interviews to fill the state Senate seat left vacant by Ben Kieckhefer. Washoe County Commissioners will interview candidates on Tuesday. Then, the two boards will come together to make their appointment Wednesday. Kieckhefer resigned abruptly last month, giving no reason for his departure. Lawmakers had to act … Read more