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SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - An officer escaped injury after his motorcycle was hit during a crash response Friday night. It happened just before 7:30 p.m. near Vista Boulevard and N. Los Altos Parkway. Police say the officer was completing a crash report when a distracted driver hit his motorcycle. The...

Two people were killed Sunday night in a wrong-way head-on crash on U.S. Highway 395 near the California-Nevada state line, according to California Highway Patrol dispatch logs. The incident was first reported shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, when callers told authorities a vehicle was traveling southbound in the...

Travel will be dangerous in the Sierra beginning late Sunday, but especially late Monday through Tuesday as a second low slips into the area. Snow is likely in the valley as well, especially early Tuesday. The Tuesday morning commute will be slick for all of the Truckee Meadows, and in spots on Monday.

Sparks Police are looking for witnesses after a man allegedly hit a one-year-old child with a rock. Officers were called to a home on 5th street just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday. There they met with the parents of the child who say the suspect, later identified as Jorge Gonzales, was talking to himself before he threw the...

A major winter storm is set to hammer the Sierra and push into western Nevada starting Sunday, with dangerous travel and several feet of snow expected through midweek. Forecasters say this will be a prolonged, two-part storm that begins Sunday night and intensifies again Tuesday. Sunday will be mild and breezy across...

OXFORD | Nevada outfielder Sam Kane took a pitch for a ball in the second inning. It happened again a pitch later before he struck out during the five-pitch at-bat. That would be seemingly ordinary, but it was an anomaly thanks to Cade Townsend on Saturday. The Ole Miss sophomore...

Zoinks! One of the most iconic vans in pop culture has rolled into Reno, and it’s ready for its close up. The National Automobile Museum is now home to the Mystery Machine for a limited time, with the colorful, nostalgia packed van officially going on display Friday the 13th. Complete with Shaggy’s playful, one of a...

As always, Valentine's Day brought in tons of customers at local restaurants. For example, Washoe Public House said they saw about 90 reservations, with 220 people expected to dine in. "Even as of now, I can tell you the phone's ringing, people asking for reservations, and we are completely booked,"...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nevada – Bright sunshine is fading fast across the Truckee Meadows, and colder air is lining up behind it. Roads that look dry this morning could turn slushy or icy by late Monday as rain changes to snow....

A crash scene in Sparks took an unexpected turn Friday night when a distracted driver slammed into a parked police motorcycle. It happened around 7:14 p.m. on Feb. 13, 2026, near Vista Boulevard and North Los Altos Parkway. Sparks Police officers were already on scene working a separate crash, and a motor officer was...