Classes for Celebrating O’Keefe in Watercolor happen January 25 & 26th at Nevada Fine Arts in Midtown, Reno. Dana Childs has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-011620-CHILDS-Celebrating%20O'Keefe.mp3 To register go to; [DEE-law-rehn] dlauren.net.
It may be the end of an era in Reno. The Nevada Independent reports Harrah’s Reno is being sold to an LLC which plans to convert the property into a business entity-with no gaming on-site. If the deal goes through, it would end the Harrah’s name in Reno after 83 years.
Reno police are investigating a suspicious death. Police say they found a vehicle had crashed into a tree on Sutro Street between East 9th Street and Carville Drive in Reno. Inside that Jeep, a man was dead, but police say his injuries aren’t consistent with a car crash; it remains under investigation.
After 20 Washoe County students are hit by vehicles this school year, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is taking steps to make their walks to schools safer. She’s sponsoring the Safe Routes to All School Acts. If passed, it would give funding to districts for safety, and training and equipment that would make kids safer.
A Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy is on administrative leave after a child found his loaded gun and badge in a South Lake Tahoe rental home. 2 News reports a 9-year-old boy found the gun in an unlocked bedroom drawer, just 10 minutes after arriving at hteir Airbnb rental near Heavenly Ski Resort.
A Dayton man gets two decades in prison in connection with a fatal hit-and-run over the summer. James Parisi, 39, struck and killed Michael Kuntz, who was walking his five dogs near Six Mile Canyon Road in August of 2019. Parisi pleaded guilty in the case.
Nevada collected a monthly record of nearly $9.8 million in marijuana taxes in October. State Department of Taxation figures reported Monday represented an increase of more than $1 million in recreational and medical cannabis tax revenues from September, and a jump of close to $1.6 million from October 2018.
Law enforcement agencies statewide will be joining forces and focusing on distracted drivers now through 24. The Nevada Highway Patrol will be working diligently to urge motorists to keep their eyes on the road and put away cell phones or other items that cause distractions. With more portable technology , distractions have risen. According to … Read more
The Sparks Police Department says officers are looking for two suspects who entered the Old Navy Outlet on Scheels Drive January 6th and allegedly stole some clothes. They said the two were also seen shoplifting at the same location in July. The Sparks Police Department says anyone with information on the case is urged to … Read more
The Battle for Nevada Delegates is heating up. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-011520-HANCOCK-NV%20Caucus%20Race.mp3