The United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra is taking donations to help Nevadans hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve set up an emergency assistance fund to help people all over the region. It’s a way to get money to local organizations that can help with things like food, rent and utilities. you … Read more
Seniors at UNR won’t get their big graduation moment. There won’t be an in-person commencement this year. University officials say they’ll hold the ceremony virtually.
A Truckee Meadows Community College employee has tested positive for COVID-19. The college says the employee is at home isolating. They’re working with the Washoe Coutny Health District to notify people the patient may have come in contact with–they too will need to quarantine at home. Truckee Meadows Community College’s online classes began Monday.
While less of you should be out on the roads anyway due to the governor’s orders-you should know chain controls are in effect through mountain roads and passes with snow falling over the Sierra. As much as 2 inches of snow was expected in the greater Lake Tahoe area.
If you’ve got extra masks, Carson Tahoe Health could use them so that nurses and doctors who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak are protected. You can drop them off at the front entrance of Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center weekdays from 9 to 5 p.m.
A man is in custody after a 15-hour long hostage standoff in Sparks overnight. Sparks Police responded to the area of Los Altos Pkwy. and Colina Dr. reports of a neighborhood disturbance shortly before 7 p.m. on Monday. Before officers arrived on scene, they learned shots were fired inside a home and a woman was … Read more
Nevada’s moving to mail-only voting for upcoming primary to help curb COVID-19 spread. Due to concerns of the coronavirus, Nevada election officials are canceling in-person voting for the state’s upcoming primary on June 9. The move comes as several states, including Ohio and Maryland, have turned to a mail-only voting option to curb the potential … Read more
Governor Steve Sisolak on Tuesday night issued an emergency order banning gatherings of more than 10 people in the state indoors or outdoors, a more aggressive move to try to stop the spread of the coronavrius. Sisolak said the order does not apply to private homes or the homeless, but includes places like social clubs, … Read more
Priority number one for Nevada’s new COVID-19 task force-addressing a shortage of N-95 masks at health care facilities in the state. The task force will work to gather medical supplies. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports nurses at Renown say their employer is failing to isolate and test possible coronavirus patients. They add they don’t have enough … Read more
The Incline Village and South Lake Tahoe communities are asking travelers to stay home and reschedule their visits. The small mountain-lake communities say they doesn’t have the health care facilities or resources to handle a COVID-19 outbreak. The areas have closed all of its community services facilities and ended the ski season early at Diamond … Read more