News Staff Reno firefighters stop an apartment fire from getting out-of-control. They were called to the Village at Iron Blossom in south Reno last night. They say fire was sparked on a stove in a reportedly vacant unit. Some residents were evacuated, but no one was hurt and no other units were damaged.
Nevada’s least populated county will drop its indoor mask mandate this week. Esmeralda County has seen “low” COVID-19 transmission rates for two weeks, enabling it to drop the mask mandate as of Friday. Face masks are still required for unvaccinated people in the county of less than 1,000 people. Just 35% of eligible persons in … Read more
Attorney General Aaron Ford is warning about NV Energy scams. They say imposters are falsely using the NV Energy name that may show up on your caller ID to trick customers into giving them their hard-earned cash. They say the scammers are threatening to shutoff service without immediate payment-something NV Energy says it would never … Read more
The 23-day RTC bus driver strike has come to an end after both sides were able to reach an agreement Tuesday afternoon, according to RTC’s chairwoman. Neoma Jardon took to Twitter Tuesday saying limited bus service will resume today, and full service on Thursday after two days of negotiations between Keolis and Teamsters 533. The … Read more
The RTC bus driver strike has entered its fourth week. Union officials met with Keolis yesterday, but no word on how those talks went. In early October, News 4 reports Keolis offered to give employees a 3% raise if the union dropped its charges with the National Labor Relations Board. The RTC has been able … Read more
The Washoe County School District says attendance remains strong at their schools despite some families opposing potential COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports a Northern Nevada parents group on Facebook talked about a potential school skip day-but the post has since vanished. In California, the first state in the country to require students to … Read more
Reno is seeing a rise in pedestrian crashes this month, which also happens to be National Pedestrian Safety Month. The Nevada Highway Patrol says there were 59 pedestrians killed in Washoe County between 2015 and 2019. Statewide, 368 pedestrians were killed. 2 News reports the NHP says the sun setting earlier could play a role … Read more
Washoe County deputies make two arrests in separate armed robberies in Incline Village Monday. A man was nabbed in an armed robbery attempt at the Lady Luck Skate and Smoke Shop. A woman was also arrested for hitting the Wells Fargo Bank at Tahoe Boulevard and Northwood.
With more on Nevada and the nation mourning the loss of a hero, Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-101921-HANCOCK-Powell%20Passes%20Away.mp3
Rich Hancock has more on Nevada and the nation mourning the loss of a hero; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-101921-HANCOCK-Powell%20Passes%20Away.mp3 Read more at;carsonnow.org