The Washoe County School District is selling an old elementary school in Incline Village. The school, which has been vacant since 2003, sold for more than $2 million, to the Tahoe Transportation District. It may end up being used as a mobility hub, despite residents’ objections.
If you see fire or smoke coming from the direction of the Reno-Tahoe Airport-don’t worry it’s just a drill. The firefighter training is happening through Friday.
Health officials in Nevada’s two largest counties said they have been shut out of the governor’s decisions regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Officials from the Southern Nevada Health District and Washoe County Health District sent a joint letter with complaints to Gov. Steve Sisolak Friday. The health officials said not including them in the state’s policy … Read more
Nearly 300 thousand ballots were mailed to Washoe County voters Monday as elections officials sent off the vast majority of ballots one month ahead of the 2020 election. County registrar Deanna Spikula said 294,732 ballots were mailed Monday after Assembly Bill 4, passed in the legislative special session, required ballots be sent to all active … Read more
Douglas County will continue to accept applications through October 29 for a small business grant program designed to help businesses cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Grants are awarded on an as needed and first come first served basis. For details on eligible businesses, funding amounts, and where to apply, please visit the … Read more
As many as 100 homes are threatened by a fire that broke out last night in the Petersen Mountain Range near Stead. Truckee Meadows firefighters say the Baccarat Fire spans about 1,400 acres and evacuations are in place for areas west of Red Rock Road between Chuckwagon and Columbia Hill roads. Those who’ve been evacuated … Read more
Meantime, in California wildfires are breaking records, and there’s still two months left in fire season. So far, they’ve burned 4 million acres– the most in a single year. The previous record was 1.6 million acres two years ago. Lightning strikes have largely been to blame for massive wildfires burning across the state.
This year’s Halloween Spooktacular in Fernley-like most events-will look a little different. Event organizers say their plans were approved by the state, and while there won’t be a haunted house, there will be drive-up trick-or-treating at Out-of-Town park. The mayor says those who attend must wear a mask. The event is happening from 4 to … Read more
The body of a Lake Tahoe pilot and wreckage from a plane crash is found 180 feet in the ocean off the coast of Southern California. 61-year-old Deborah Nicholson’s single-engine Cessna was found about a week after it took off from Santa Barbara Airport.
Two families are homeless after an apartment fire in Reno. Firefighters were called to the 600 block of Brinkby Avenue, south of Virginia Lake Saturday. No one was hurt, and the cause of the fire isn’t yet known.