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Rich Hancock reports Nevada’s unemployment claims will require identity verification; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-032321-HANCOCK-PUA%20Change.mp3 Call the PUA claim center at (800) 603-9681.

Nevada unemployment will require identity verification. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-032321-HANCOCK-PUA%20Change.mp3 Contact the PUA claim center at (800) 603-9681.

Starting Monday, Nevadans 16 and older with underlying health conditions are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Several moderate and high risk medical conditions are included in the designation like cancer, Type 2 Diabetes, and obesity. Those who fall into these groups are encouraged to schedule an appointment through a local pharmacy.

Nevada’s COVID-19 positivity rate has fallen below 5%. That’s a significant milestone in the state’s battle against COVID-19. The World Health Organization recommends that’s positive tests be below 5% for two weeks before reopening. Nevada’s rate was 4.9% Friday–the first day the state had been below WHO’s goal since June of last year. Washoe County … Read more

A man is arrested after police say he stabbed a man and smashed the window of a police cruiser in South Lake Tahoe. Police were called to the 7-11 on Pioneer Trail yesterday morning. They say 27-year-old Steven Messino stabbed a man in the back with a metal drywall saw as he tried to rent … Read more

Fernley is suing the U.S. government over its plans to renovate a more than century old irrigation canal. The canal burst in 2008 and flooded hundreds of homes. Now the Bureau of Reclamation wants to line part of it with concrete because it’s leaking, and they say wasting money. But the city says it’s been … Read more

New lane and ramp closures are expected this week in the Spaghetti Bowl construction zone. Work crews will have Vassar Street reduced to one lane in each direction between Harvard and Terminal ways through March 26th. Drivers should use Villanova Drive as a detour.

A snowmobiler is killed after falling over a cliff in Truckee. It happened Saturday west of Frog Lake. The Sierra Avalanche Center says three snowmobiled to the top of Frog Lakes Cliffs when weather made it difficult to see the edge…and he fell onto a slope, triggering an avalanche. He was pronounced dead at the … Read more

Rich Hancock reports on the Growing impact of Google in Nevada; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-032221-HANCOCK-Google%20Growing.mp3 The tech giant plans expansion in northern and southern Nevada in 2021 .

Rich Hancock reports Google keeps growing in Nevada; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-032221-HANCOCK-Google%20Growing.mp3 In 2021, the online giant will expand in southern and northern Nevada.