The Assembly’s late Sergeant at Arms is remembered fondly. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-020421-HANCOCK-NV%20Sgt.%20at%20Arms%20Dies.mp3 [recorded copy] Nevada State Assembly Sergeant at Arms Robin Bates died this week due to COVID-19. He was surrounded by family amd remembered with respect by Governor Sisolak, along with Assembly leaders who will honor him this session.
Washoe County adds its fewest number of new COVID-19 cases since October. The county added 41 cases and 440 recoveries. We also saw three new deaths for a total of 604. The latest deaths involve men in their 80s and 50s and a woman in her 80s; all had underlying health conditions.
Sparks Police are looking for a suspect in an attempted kidnapping. They say an older man wearing all black and a black face mask tried to get a 12-year-old child to get into his red, four-door sedan near Peppergrass Drive and Vista Boulevard yesterday. The child is safe.
Visitors are welcome once again at Renown Hospital as coronavirus cases decrease statewide. Visiting hours have been extended from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. All patients can have up to two visitors, but it’s recommended they come one at a time.
Truckee Meadows firefighters make quick work of a brush fire. It broke out on an island in the Truckee River near Mogul last night. The fire was visible from I-80, and firefighters got lucky that embers didn’t blow onto nearby wildlands and spark a larger fire. The cause of the fire is unknown. Firefighters remind … Read more
The Sergeant in Arms for the Nevada Assembly has died from COVID-19. Robin Bates served the state for decades. News of his death came on just the second day of the new legislative session. The Assembly plans to hold a memorial for Bates later in the year.
The Reno Police Department is investigating a Tuesday night shooting near the Peppermill. Officers were called to the area of S. Virginia Street and Gentry Way just before 9:30 p.m. Investigators say that when officers arrived on scene they found a man with a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to Renown where he is … Read more
A former U.S. Postal Service worker in northern Nevada has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $30,000 worth of valuable coins that were sent through the mail. Federal prosecutors say 58-year-old Russell Marks of Reno pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of theft of mail by a postal employee as part of a plea … Read more
E-commerce comes to Nevada growers and Rich Hancock has the story; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-020321-HANCOCK-Made%20in%20Nevada.mp3 Get more at; madeinnevada.org
Rich Hancock reports on an eCommerce site promoting homegrown products; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-020321-HANCOCK-Made%20in%20Nevada.mp3 Get more at; madeinnevada.org