News Staff Free sandbags are available for residents of South Lake Tahoe who are about to see a major storm over the weekend. They sand and the bags are available at Fire Station 3 at 2101 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, but you’ve got to fill them yourself. The National Weather Service has issued winter storm and flood watches … Read more
A suspect is arrested on charges of setting fires in Carson City. Deputies say the man, who has not yet been identified, is responsible for three arsons, including one in the Topsy Lane Shopping Center parking lot and two brush fires near Costco. They say they caught the man in the act trying to set … Read more
Police are looking for a driver who struck a pedestrian in Sparks. It happened Friday morning on Battle Born Way. Police say the driver of a small black sedan was speeding when it struck a man, who was hospitalized with serious injuries. Police believe the victim may be homeless. They say the sedan they’re looking … Read more
One person is dead and another seriously hurt after a crash in south Reno. Police say a vehicle ran a red light at South McCarran Boulevard and Lakeside Drive early Friday morning. Police say one driver was ejected and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger in that same vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. … Read more
A Las Vegas man faces charges of voter fraud. Attorney General Aaron Ford says 55-year-old Donald Hartle was charged with two counts of voter fraud for voting twice in the 2020 general election. It’s unclear who he voted for. The crime is considered a felony. He faces up to four years in prison and a … Read more
Police have linked several robberies in the Reno area to a larger crime ring spanning from northern Nevada to Las Vegas and California. The Reno Police Department (RPD) believes four women are involved in the robberies and have, so far, arrested two with probable cause. The department says the women have taken more than $2,000,000 … Read more
With more on Thursday’s Airport Authority board appointments, Rich Hancock has details; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-102221-HANCOCK-Airport%20Board.mp3
Rich Hancock has details of Airport Authority board appointments; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-102221-HANCOCK-Airport%20Board.mp3
Sparks fly while appointing Airport Authority board members. Rich Hancock has details; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-102221-HANCOCK-Airport%20Board.mp3 [recorded copy] Carson City Supervisors appointed three members to the Carson City Airport Authority on Thursday amid allegations of ethics violations. A motion to appoint Bryan Stewart Fixed Based Operator failed when Mayor Lori Bagwell and Supervisors Stan Jones and Maurice White … Read more
A Salvadoran immigrant pleads guilty to four murders in northern Nevada. Wilber Martinez-Guzman switched his plea in court Thursday paving the way for a life sentence instead of the death penalty. Martinez-Guzman was charged with killing Connie Koontz and Sophia Renken in Gardnerville, and then, days later, fatally shooting Gerald and Sharon David in southwest … Read more