A man is arrested in connection with a stabbing in South Lake Tahoe. Police say 62-year-old Colin Hague stabbed another man Monday. He also suffered a stab wound, and both he and the victim were treated and released from the hospital. Hauge faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, and dissuading a … Read more
The owner of a Reno restaurant has died from complications of COVID-19. Tony Stempeck is the owner of Casale’s Halfway House that’s been around for more than 80 years. The restaurant plans to remain open, but will be closed until November 3rd.
A woman is hospitalized after a head-in crash in Carson City. It happened on south Carson Street at Eagle Station Lane. The woman had to be airlifted from the scene to Renown. Her child was also transported to the hospital. The other driver wasn’t hurt.
Eleven Washoe County Jail inmates and five personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday. Sheriff Darren Balam said, “The health and safety of every member of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office family, as well as the inmates, remain my number one priority,” The sheriff’s office continues … Read more
Active COVID-19 cases in Washoe County stand at more than 15-hundred-breaking a record set earlier this month. That and other data has Governor Steve Sisolak concerned by what he’s seeing. He says there’s been an “alarming” rise in hospitalizations due to COVID-19, though he cautioned we’re not yet approaching capacity. But he says with flu … Read more
Douglas County Commissioners vote to increase enforcement on vacation rentals in Tahoe rather than restrict the number of overall rentals. Instead of capping rentals at 725, the board says it will hire a code enforcement officer and establish an appeals board. County manager Patrick Cates called it a great first step.
Another death from COVID-19 in the Quad-County region brings the total to 21. The latest death involves a man from Lyon County in his eighties. The region added 26 new cases and 33 recoveries.
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office needs your help finding vandals who damaged the welcome sign as you come into the city. They say it happened last month at the sign on Highway 50 East near Flint Road. They say the post that held a solar panel that illuminated the sign was damaged-and the solar panel … Read more
A Reno man is sentenced to a life in prison after admitting to lewdness with a child under the age of 14. 36-year-old Aaron Isom must serve at least 10 years of his sentence before he could become eligible for parole. He’s accused of sexually abusing two girls ages 12 and 13.
The state of Nevada is being accused of contempt of court in an unemployment dispute. Attorney Mark Thiermann accuses the state not paying unemployment benefits to gig workers in a timely manner. A judge called for evidence from the state to justify the failure to pay to show they’re in accordance with a court order. … Read more