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Carson School’s work-based learning department is going virtual. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-031921-HAANCOCK-Virtual%20Fair.mp3 More at; carsoncityschools.com

Gov. Steve Sisolak on Thursday announced that more than 1 million coronavirus vaccines had been administered in the state since doses first arrived in December. The million includes doses manufactured by Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson and account for people who have received only one shot as well as those who received the second … Read more

More than a dozen new cases of the UK variant strain of COVID-19 have been identified in Washoe County. Washoe County says one person attended a large gathering of more htan 70 people from multiple states. Health officials say two of the 13 new cases are also linked to that party. Another case had traveled … Read more

One person is hospitalized after an apartment fire in Reno. Firefighters were called to Terraview Apartments on Mt. Anderson Street last night. They arrived to find heavy smoke. They contained the flames to one unit, but an adjoining apartment may have sustained some damage. At least 3 people are now homeless.

Deputies in Lyon County and the FBI are looking for a suspected bank robber. They say someone hit the Nevada State Bank in Fernley around 4 p.m. Wednesday. The robber got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

A Reno man gets 25 years behind bars for producing and sharing child porn. Prosecutors say 27-year-old Eric McCartt joined a chat and traded sexually explicit images of children under the age of 12. He must also pay 6-thousand-dollars in restitution and will be required to register as a sex offender and forfeit his right … Read more

Police have identified a man who led police on a chase through Washoe Valley and then barricaded himself, armed, inside his vehicle in Carson City. He is 51-year-old Eugene Griffin. Griffin ultimately surrendered peacefully. He faces a host of charges including assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving.

A Las Vegas woman is sentenced in a Medicaid fraud scam. Attorney General Aaron Ford says April Brown with Dynamic Minds Family Services was billing for services that were not provided to Medicaid recipients between 2017 and 2018. Brown was sentenced to at least a year behind bars and was ordered to pay nearly a … Read more

We now have the name of a man killed in a Valentine’s Day shooting in Reno. He is 62-year-old Leroy Suza. Suza was shot and killed in a dispute between neighbors at the Rosewood Apartments on Mira Loma. So far, no one’s been charged.

Nevada is making all residents ages 16 and older eligible for the coronavirus vaccine starting April 5 as part of its efforts to inoculate the population as quickly as possible. Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday said opening eligibility was made possible through the approval of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and increased production. But whether … Read more