News Staff A 10-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being struck by a motorcycle. It happened at West 4th Street and Stoker Avenue in Reno Friday night. Police say the boy was standing in the roadway when he was struck.
As if it wasn’t hard enough to get through on the phone to the unemployment office-now robocalls are jamming the lines. The department says its working on a new phone system and hiring more staff to speed up the process. Nevada, like many states, is seeing record unemployment in the wake of the pandemic though … Read more
A section of North Virginia Street in Reno will be closed starting today for three weeks as crews work to replace a sewer main. The road will be shuttered from Security Circle to Golden Valley Road through July 5th.
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center reopens to visitors today. Patients who aren’t there for COVID can have one visitor, over the age of 12, between 3 and 8 p.m. seven days a week. Visitors are asked to wear a face covering.
A man is arrested after he rammed his car into a home Saturday night. It happened at Valley Road and Cranleigh Drive. Reno police say they tried to pull over the wrong-way driver, who gave chase and drove 12 blocks before crashing and fleeing on foot. He was arrested a short time later. The home … Read more
A family is rescued over the weekend after getting stuck in some sand trying to visit Pyramid Lake. Sheriff’s deputies say the family was turned away from the tribal land to stop the spread of COVID-19. But they continued on anyway and got stuck in a sandy dry-wash. Volunteers had to tow their car.
The coronavirus cancellations keep coming. Two concerts planned at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys have been called off-they are performances by Bob Dylan and Kid Rock. A Phish concert meantime has been rescheduled for 2021.
Several protesters showed up to the Governor’s mansion in Carson City on Saturday morning to protest budget cuts and furloughs affecting state workers. Earlier this week, Governor Steve Sisolak proposed monthly furloughs of one day a month for state employees. That will also include a freeze in merit salary raises and about 50 layoffs to … Read more
Health officials are reporting no deaths, 22 new coronavirus cases and 26 recoveries in Washoe County on Sunday. There are currently 70 COVID-19 related deaths in Washoe County. The county’s total number of positive cases is 1,977 along with 1,269 recoveries. Nevada health officials reported 227 additional COVID-19 cases and one additional death from the … Read more
A motorcyclist is in the hospital following a crash on California Avenue. The Reno Police Department says the crash involved a vehicle and a motorcycle and are continuing to investigate. It happened near the intersection of California Avenue and Newlands Circle. No word yet on the severity of the motorcyclist’s injuries.