News Staff Churchill County has its first positive case of COVID-19. Health officials say the patient is a man, who had been hospitalized at Renown and may have come into contact with a patient at the Grand Slam Market in Fallon in April.
Reno Police are looking for a white GMC pick-up truck they say was responsible for a hit-and-run. It happened in a parking lot on the 500 block of Keystone Avenue Monday. Police say the truck clipped a man as it came around a corner and fled. The victim suffered minor injuries.
The Washoe County Health District has been slowly receiving coronavirus test kits since the beginning of March when cases began to spread across Nevada. As of today, they are now able to test more than 280 people daily at their drive-thru testing center located at the Reno Livestock Events Center. The county is only testing … Read more
As Washoe County continues to test for COVID-19, many wonder about the process. Testing is by appointment only but they have been busy. All you have to do is to drive through an area they have designated to collect samplesThey are collecting samples four days a week: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. To schedule an … Read more
On Monday Nevada Health Response reported that there are 2,971 positive cases of coronavirus. They also report more than 22,000 people have tested negative. They report 120 people have died from the virus statewide. The Washoe County Health District reports the number of cases in Washoe County has now risen to more than 500, and … Read more
Washoe County’s death toll from COVID-19 rises to 12. The latest victim is a man in his 90s. The county picked up an additional 46 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 461. It also saw two recoveries, for a total of 61. 30 people remain hospitalized with COVID-19. A drive-thru testing site … Read more
An employee of the Panasonic Gigafactory tests positive for COVID-19. News 4 reports an email it obtained reveals the employee was last at work on March 24th, but wasn’t tested until April 8th. The area where the employee worked has been disinfected. That portion of the gigafactory remains open even after a Tesla employee tested … Read more
Thousands of El Dorado casino workers will be filing for unemployment. The company announced furloughs of its employees at Circus Circus and Silver Legacy after all Nevada casinos were ordered closed by the governor in mid-March. Employees will continue to get full benefits and be paid for vacation time accrued. Executive staff will also take … Read more
Another casualty of the COVID-19 outbreak-Burning Man. The week-long music festival in the Black Rock Desert says it will go virtual this year-amid what it called “one of the greatest global challenges of our lifetime.” Anyone who already purchased a ticket will be refunded.
Fire closed a lane of I-80 near Wadsworth Sunday. Truckee Meadows firefighters say the fire spanned about a half-acre near Cantlon Drive before it was doused.