Concerns have been growing that next week’s Nevada caucuses could offer a repeat of the chaos that ensnared the Iowa vote, with Nevada facing many of the same organizational and technical challenges that crippled Iowa’s process. Volunteers who will be leading the Feb. 22 caucuses said key information had yet to be shared.
Two thousand Carson City residents have had their personal information stolen, following a hack of the city’s water bill payment system. According to the Carson City Manager’s Office, those that have been impacted will be receiving a letter from city officials. Staff said the breach was through an unauthorized code on the Click2Gov payment site … Read more
The Carson City School Board of Trustees met Tuesday evening to discuss some important issues. They voted unanimously to approve a new two-year contract for Superintendent Richard Stokes. It starts in July and runs through June 2022. A small percentage increase was also voted on, increasing Stokes’ salary to $173,189 beginning this summer.
Authorities say a former state prison inmate who headed a northern Nevada drug trafficking ring has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. Jose Valentin Mora was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty in October in U.S. District Court in Reno to conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a … Read more
A maverick Nevada politician, who presided over tremendous growth as mayor of Reno, has died. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-021220-HANCOCK-Former%20Reno%20Mayor%20Dies.mp3
A beloved former Nevada Lt. Governor and Reno Mayor has died. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-021220-HANCOCK-Former%20Reno%20Mayor%20Dies.mp3
A former Nevada political leader who presided over a period of tremendous growth and development has died. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-021220-HANCOCK-Former%20Reno%20Mayor%20Dies.mp3 [recorded copy] Former Nevada Lt. Governor and Reno Mayor Bob [ka-SHELL] died early Tuesday at 81 years old. The Texas-born Democrat-turned Republican, at the encouragement of President Ronald Reagan, later bucked his party by … Read more
You’ll no longer need to know how to parallel park to get a driver’s license in Nevada. The DMV says its decision will help get people in and out faster. A Reno DMV supervisor called the skill “unnecessary” noting angle parking is more popular.
A man is arrested after he led Washoe County deputies on a high-speed chase that ended in northwest Reno. Police handcuffed Obed Pigg Sunday after he led them on a nine-mile chase on eastbound I-80, wherein he reached a speed of 120 miles per hour.
A Reno man gets 14 years in federal prison for his ties to a large drug trafficking ring. Jose Mora pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute drugs. Court records say Mora was one of 17 men distributing large amounts of meth, cocaine, and heroin in Reno.