News Staff On Tuesday, the Washoe County School District’s Board of Trustees discussed the viability of senior graduation plans amidst COVID-19 precautions. The Board of Trustees introduced a recommendation by Superintendent Dr. Kristen McNeill that involves a broadcasted graduation. Each student will be getting a slide and the ceremony will be broadcasted on television and streamed on … Read more
A U.S. judge is asking Nevada’s highest court to decide whether state law allows gun manufacturers and sellers to be held liable for deaths as he considers a lawsuit from the parents of a victim of the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s modern history. A negligence and wrongful death lawsuit filed last year in … Read more
Western states, including Nevada, are asking for $1 trillion federal relief due to the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Steve Sisolak declared a fiscal emergency Monday, saying the cost of responding to the public health crisis has had devastating impacts. Nevada could see a revenue gap of more than $900 million this fiscal year. The declaration allows … Read more
There’s no indication that Nevada may see a second wave of coronavirus, but public health experts caution it’s a bit too early to let your guard down. Adam Mayberry, who’s the public information officer for Washoe County’s COVID-19 response says if people don’t practice social distancing and wear face coverings, there could be an uptick … Read more
We now have the name of a man whose body was found by a hiker in in the hills of Douglas County last month. Deputies say he is 45-year-old Lance Durkac of Boulder, Colorado. Durkac was reported missing in February and was found on April 28th in Jack Wright Pass. His cause of death hasn’t … Read more
Another casualty of coronavirus-Artown, Reno’s annual month-long celebration of arts and music over the summer has canceled all of its live music events at Wingfield Park and Hawkins Ampitheater. The nonprofit still hopes to hold a festival this summer, adhering to all safety guidelines-calling it “Heartown.”
The Quad-County region picks up three new cases of coronavirus. The additions involve Lyon County men in their 20s and 40s, and a Carson City man in his 30s. Lyon County now has 23 active COVID-19 cases while Carson City has a dozen.
A man accused of abducting a child in Carson City was arrested in Mills Park Monday night. Kahlil Williams faces charges of kidnapping, attempted sexual assault of a minor under the age of 14, and other counts. Deputies say he lured a child into his car on Hot Springs Road, drove around, then dropped the … Read more
It had been missing for decades. Now the USS Nevada, which has been said it was “too tough to die” has been found. The World War I veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor-was found in Oahu – in waters more than 15,000 ft. deep nearly 72 years after it sank.
The justice system in Washoe County has remained ‘virtually open’ since courts were asked to close their doors back in late March due to the spread of COVID-19. Criminal, civil, and family court hearings have been able to proceed with the use of Zoom meetings.