Around 40 people are displaced after an explosion Saturday at the Sunset Motel on West Fourth Street in Reno. According to RFD officials, gas caused an explosion in a room at the motel. A mattress also caught fire in the room, but officials could not say if it burned before or after the explosion. No … Continue Reading Forty People Displaced by Blaze in Reno

Sparks Police chase wanted suspects of grand theft of an automobile in the early hours of Sunday morning. Just after midnight Police saw a gold Honda Civic speeding on McCarran Boulevard without plates. Officers followed the car in an attempt to conduct a traffic stop. The gold Civic fled officers and refused to stop. The … Continue Reading Sparks Police Arrest Pair for Grand Theft Auto

Democrats are working to make caususing more civil. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-020320-HANCOCK-Committee%20on%20Caucuses.mp3

Rich Hancock reports on more civility expected as Dems caucus this month; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-020320-HANCOCK-Committee%20on%20Caucuses.mp3

Civility is expected as Nevada Dems caucus this month. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-020320-HANCOCK-Committee%20on%20Caucuses.mp3 [recorded copy] The 2020 Nevada Democratic Caucuses on February 22nd are expected to be managed better this presidential year. The caucus-to-campaign committee will make check- in easier, better manage line length and do more outreach and training, following arguments between moderates and … Continue Reading Caucus Committee (AM)

A man is arrested after police say he walked inside a Sparks Walmart carrying several guns, a hunting knife, and wearing a military vest containing shotgun shells. Hoe Mosley faces three counts of carrying a concealed deadly weapon. He’s also prohibited from possessing a gun.

Pulled from magazine stands… Reno Tahoe-Airport officials say they pulled Bliss Life magazine from its racks after the cover featured Mustang Ranch brothel. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports an airport spokesman says they don’t allow advertising that endorses prostitution because they’re a federal property. The magazine’s publisher argues it’s not advertising-and the content is editorial, covering … Continue Reading Bliss Life magazine pulled from Reno-Tahoe Airport after brothel cover

Detectives are still searching for clues in the murder of a Sparks man. 20-year-old Kenyon Wilson’s body was found in a remote area near Moon Rocks in October of last year. His burned vehicle was found not far from there a few days beforehand.

Going to Burning Man is going to cost you more this year. Ticket prices are up $50 from last year. They now cost $475. Tickets for the weeklong music festival in the Black Rock Desert go on sale next month.

Reno firefighters make quick work of a brush fire. It broke out early Thursday morning near Cemetery Road and Stoker Avenue. Crews say a tent at a homeless camp caught fire. No one was hurt.