Local law enforcement agencies are upping security in and around the state capitol building after the FBI issued a bulletin about possible violence at capitals in all 50 states. Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong acknowledged the threats, but says they’re not that difference from what his department received at the start of the pandemic. He … Read more
The vote to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time fell along party lines among Nevada’s representatives in the House. Republican Mark Amodei, who represents northern Nevada, voted against it though he said there is blame and responsibility for the president.” But he called the impeachment a “rush to repudiate” and says he doubted … Read more
Fires at homeless camps in Reno are on the rise. Reno firefighters tell KOLO-TV that in the first two weeks of this year, they’ve had to battle 30 fires at homeless encampments – that’s compared to 11 calls for this same timeframe last year. Most of them are along the Truckee River, which can be … Read more
Health officials are reporting a record 15 deaths, 168 new coronavirus cases and 134 recoveries in Washoe County on Wednesday. The 15 deaths ties for the most reported in one day that was set on Dec. 18 of last year. Renown Regional Medical Center will begin vaccinating residents 70 and older starting Thursday, Jan. 14. … Read more
Kid still have time to enter NDOT’s aviation art contest. Meg Ragonese has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-011421-RAGONESE-Aviation%20Art.mp3 Go to; nevadadot.com.
Meg Ragonese explains time is short to enter NDOT’s aviation art contest; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-011421-RAGONESE-Aviation%20Art.mp3 Get more at; nevadadot.com.
Time is short to enter NDOT’s aviation art contest. Meg Ragonese explains; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-011421-RAGONESE-Aviation%20Art.mp3 get more at; nevadadot.com.
More than 200 members of the Nevada National Guard are heading to the nation’s capital to help with possible violence ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The soldiers will be departing by the end of this week and will be in Washington, D.C. for about two weeks. It comes after rioters overtook the Capitol last … Read more
Renown Health is partnering with the Washoe County Health District to provide safe vaccinations for area seniors. Starting tomorrow, they’ll be using limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccine to vaccinate Washoe County residents who are 75 and older. You can sign up to get on the waiting list using the Renown MyChart app. You should not … Read more
Soon, you can curl up with a good book while urged to stay home. The Washoe County Library System will resume hold pick-up services at five branches starting one week from today. They say 20,000 books are currently on-hold in the county right now. They say they’ve seen a 90% increase in usage of children’s … Read more