Lemmon Valley Fire Knocked Down Sunday

A fire started in a camper and burned into a Lemmon Valley home early Sunday, according to Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue. The fire about 1 a.m. Sunday in the 10000 block of Chestnut Street was knocked down by TMFR crews with help from the Reno Fire Department. It caused substantial damage to the building. … Read more

COVID Report (PM)

With more on the week since lifting the mask mandate, Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-022122-HANCOCK-COVID%20Report.mp3

COVID Report (MID)

Rich Hancock has more on the week since lifting the mask mandate; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-022122-HANCOCK-COVID%20Report.mp3

COVID Report (AM)

It’s been a week since lifting the mask mandate. Rich Hancock has details; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-022122-HANCOCK-COVID%20Report.mp3 [recorded copy] In the week since Gov. Sisolak lifted Nevada’s mask mandate, hospitalizations, test positivity and new COVID case reports have continued to tick down. The height of the Omicron variant wave surge saw Nevada averaging around 6,300 cases per day. … Read more

Northern Nevada Mine Death

An employee at a mine in northern Nevada was killed in an equipment accident. The worker at Nevada Gold Mines’ Cortez Hills Underground Operation was killed late Monday night in an accident involving power haulage, which is equipment such as shuttle cars, scoops, locomotives and front end loaders. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration … Read more

Voting Status (PM)

With more on making sure of your voter registration status, Rich Hancock has details; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-021822-HANCOCK-Voting%20Status.mp3

Voting Status (MID)

Rich Hancock has more on making sure of your voter registration status; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-021822-HANCOCK-Voting%20Status.mp3

Voting Status (AM)

It’s time to make sure of your voter registration status. Rich Hancock has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-021822-HANCOCK-Voting%20Status.mp3 [recorded copy] Carson City officials are reminding residents to check their voter registration status ahead of the primary elections on June 14th. If you didn’t vote in the last election, you may be deemed inactive. Contact the Carson City Clerk’s … Read more

Marshals Arrest Fugitives in Reno

Two people taken into custody following a SWAT standoff in Reno early Wednesday were fugitives wanted out of North Dakota. Matthew Nason and Jaida Scaife were arrested by U.S. Marshals who were executing a federal warrant for the Drug Enforcement Agency. The warrants were issued by the United States District Court, District of North Dakota … Read more

Cases Drop but Positivity Rate Still High

Cases of coronavirus are dropping quickly in Washoe County but the test positivity rate remains high and hospital capacity low. Less than a month after a high of 1,700 new daily cases on January 20th, the daily case count dropped to 104 after some even lower double digit days. But still, the test positivity rate … Read more