There will be about a week where you won’t be able to obtain DMV services in Reno. The facility on Galletti Way is closing Friday, October 23rd. The new facility in south Reno won’t open until November 2nd. Though many services, including license renewal, are now available online.
The City of Reno is providing 230 discounted trees to Reno residents through ReLEAF Reno and Energy-Saving Trees, an Arbor Day Foundation program that helps conserve energy and reduce energy bills through strategic tree planting. Reno residents can reserve up to two trees at for $14 per tree, a significant savings from the average retail … Read more
The City of Reno recently awarded grants to local small businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and they announced Tuesday that they are accepting applications again. Applications are now available until 5 p.m. on October 27. According to city officials, the first round of funding to businesses amounted to $1.4 million. 137 … Read more
A peer-reviewed study of a Washoe County man who was the first person to contract COVID-19 twice is out. The Lancet Infectious Diseases says the study found that the 25-year-old man’s viral agents were “genetically distinct” and his second infection was more severe than his first. The study raises questions about COVID antibodies that those … Read more
It’s a moment wrongfully imprisoned Cathy Woods has been waiting for, for a long time. Attorney General Aaron Ford signed her Certificate of Innocence Monday and gave her more than $2.8 million in restitution from the state. Woods spent 32 years in prison for the killing of Michelle Mitchell in 1976. DNA evidence later exonerated … Read more
We now have the name of a mother of six who drowned after falling off a boat on Lake Tahoe Friday night. She is 30-year-old Daisy Rogers of El Paso, Texas. Rogers fell off the boat between South Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay. A man on the boat suffered severe hypothermia trying to rescue the … Read more
Washoe County adds six new COVID-19 deaths for a total of 176. Officials say four of the six deaths actually happened in August, but weren’t recorded. The county added 60 cases and 100 recoveries.
Another COVID case at Yerington schools. This time a person tested positive at the intermediate school. It’s unclear whether they’re a student or a staffer.
Shots are fired in Sparks. Police were called to the 1800 block of El Rancho Drive last night. No one was hurt, and no arrests have been made.
This year’s Zombie Crawl in Reno is not happening due to COVID-19. The organizer says world-class bar crawls are strictly against health protocols for fighting spread of the disease.