The death toll from COVID-19 in Washoe County has surpassed 500. The county added a dozen deaths Sunday for a total of 505. 105 of those deaths came in the month of December. The county added 193 cases and 115 recoveries. 281 persons remain hospitalized with the virus in Washoe County. Statewide, Nevada added 2,700 … Read more
Lyon County deputies are still looking for two suspected car thieves. Police say the man and woman stole a car in Silver Springs and drove it to Smith Valley, where they fled. The stolen vehicle as recovered by Day Lane. The search for the suspects prompted a shelter-in-place order in that area for a time … Read more
Two people from California are killed in a crash near Fernley. Lyon County deputies say Fabian and Juanico Phoenix were killed in the crash near Northern Nevada Veterans cemetery Saturday. A third person, identified as Adrian Phoenix, survived the crash and was hospitalized. Investigators believe speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.
Two people from California are killed in a crash near Fernley. Lyon County deputies say Fabian and Juanico Phoenix were killed in the crash near Northern Nevada Veterans cemetery Saturday. A third person, identified as Adrian Phoenix, survived the crash and was hospitalized. Investigators believe speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.
A man faces DUI charges after he careened into an RTC bus. It happened Saturday night at a bus stop on South Virginia Street near Plumb Lane. Police say a passenger in the suspected drunk driver’s car was seriously hurt, but expected to survive.
A man who troopers say was suffering from “mental distress” caused quite a stir at the Reno-Tahoe Airport. The Nevada Highway Patrol says he was throwing things at vehicles in the airport parking lot Sunday, and then walked up the airport off-ramp onto I-580. He was taken into custody and is being medically evaluated. No … Read more
It appears a good number of people may have abided by stay-at-home requests in Douglas County this New Year’s Eve. Deputies say they definitely saw a decrease in the number of calls for service in Stateline compared to last year. They made five arrests and say they saw the lowest number of celebrants since the … Read more
A woman spent the early portion of the New Year in the hospital. Police say she was shot in northeast Reno on New Year’s Day on the 1500 block of Wedekind Road. Police believe the shooting may have stemmed from a dispute.
Nevada state public health officials reported a jump in coronavirus patients on Sunday, adding more than 2,700 new cases to the pandemic tally, and 32 more deaths. The state Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday that Nevada’s COVID-19 positivity rate, measured as a 14-day rolling average, climbed to 21.1%. Health officials are reporting … Read more
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