A missing teen who was the subject of an Amber Alert in Washington State has been found in Wells. Police say 15-year-old Angeles Revueleta-Buenrostro was reported missing Monday morning. She was found in a traffic stop in Wells late that night. 34-year-old Eric Landeros is accused of kidnapping and contributing to the delinquency of a … Read more
Washoe County has 21,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to date-with that being a combo of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. Of those 8,700 will be administered by the health district. The remaining more than 12,000 doses have gone to county partners like REMSA, healthcare providers, and local fire departments. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the health … Read more
Sparks Police are investigating shots fired. They were called to G Street between 6th and 7th streets Tuesday night. Officers say they saw a vehicle with damage and located shell casings at the scene. It’s unclear whether anyone was hurt.
Six more people have died from COVID-19 in the Quad-County region, bringing the total to 119. The latest death involves mostly people in their 80s and 90s. The area added 18 new cases and nearly 100 recoveries Tuesday.
Small businesses are getting a boost. South Lake Tahoe City Council approved two new programs that enable businesses to apply for up to $15,0000 in loans to keep them afloat, if they’ve sustained pandemic-related losses. Council members also approved $75,000 to the Tahoe Chamber’s small business gift card program that encourages people to buy gift … Read more
A former Washoe District Court Judge has died. Steven Elliott suffered from cancer and died Tuesday. He had served the district court for 17 years before retiring in 2013. Elliott was 72.
Renown employees will start to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, according to the hospital’s vice president of pharmacy. Unlike the first round, which was administered at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center, the second shots will be given at the hospital’s South Meadows location. The second dose will ultimately give people … Read more
A 21-year-old Salvadoran immigrant who faces the possibility of the death penalty if convicted of killing four northern Nevadans during a two-week crime rampage in January 2019 is now scheduled to go to trial in September. However, Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman’s latest appeal is still pending before the state Supreme Court, and the district judge in … Read more
A local grant deadline is looming. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-010621-HANCOCK-Grant%20Deadline.mp3 Learn more at; carson.org/government/grant-funding
Rich Hancock reports on a looming local grant deadline; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-010621-HANCOCK-Grant%20Deadline.mp3 Learn more at; carson.org/government/grant-funding