A single-vehicle wreck lands one person in handcuffs. Troopers say a Red Chevy drifted into the guardrail along eastbound Mt. Rose Highway Sunday afternoon; the driver wasn’t hurt. Now they face DUI charges.
Twenty bighorn sheep have returned to Pyramid Lake for the first time in nearly a century. The sheep are being re-introduced to their native habitat by state wildlife officials and the Pyramid Lake Paiute tribe. So far , they’re doing well.
According to the California Lottery site, one lucky person bought a winning SuperLotto ticket at the South Lake Tahoe Raley’s. The site reports that the ticket, worth $14 million, was drawn Saturday night. The winner of the ticket has yet to be identified.
The Reno Police Department arrested four people in a weekend drunk driving operation. Police stopped drivers 37 times as a part of the operation and also issued five citations. Police conducted the operation Saturday night and early Sunday with the help of a grant from the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety.
Nevada Democrats weigh in on historic impeachment proceedings. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-012020-HANCOCK-NV%20Senators%20Impeachment.mp3
Rich Hancock reports on history in the making this week in Washington D.C.; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-012020-HANCOCK-NV%20Senators%20Impeachment.mp3
History will be made in the U.S. Senate this week. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-012020-HANCOCK-NV%20Senators%20Impeachment.mp3 [recorded copy] The Senate Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump begins Tuesday and Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto supports minority efforts to allow witnesses to testify, while Sen. Jacky Rosen said she’ll proceed with impartiality. Neither Nevada Democrat is up … Read more
A man accused of murder at Reno’s Zombie Crawl pleads not guilty. 25-year-old Juan Hernandez is accused of fatally shooting a man outside the Eldorado Resort in October of last year as the annual Halloween-themed event was ending. Police say Hernandez shot the victim, Luis, Torres-Medero twice in the head. No motive has been identified … Read more
Police have identified a man found dead inside a vehicle that had crashed in Reno. Police say 48-year-old Edward Long of Sparks was found dead inside a white Jeep that had crashed into a tree on Sutro Street Tuesday. But officers say the man’s injuries aren’t consistent with a crash; his death remains under investigation.
We’re learning more about the future of Harrah’s Reno. As we reported, it’s being sold to a Las Vegas-based real estate investment group. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports it will become Reno City Center complete with more than 500 apartments, lots of office space, and some retail space, with a bar, a restaurant, and a coffee … Read more