Wildfire Preparedness: What to Do Before You Need to Evacuate
Wildfire is part of living in the Sierra, but preparing for it doesn’t have to be driven by fear. A little planning now can make an enormous difference if an evacuation order ever comes. With wildfires currently burning across the West, including the Bug Fire near Reno, Inside Incline...
Reno Police investigating a deadly crash in Lemmon Valley
Reno Police department say a motorcycle collided with another vehicle. The motorcycle rider died at the scene.
Drone is surveying claims operations in Virginia City area
STOREY COUNTY, Nev. (KOLO) - After reports of a drone flying in the Virginia City area on Saturday, Aug. 15, the Storey County Sheriff’s Office investigated and found it is a geophysical drone surveying operations on claims in the area. That includes the Bureau of Land Management land surrounding...
Animal Ark mourns black bear Gracie’s death amid recovery from the Bug Fire
RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Animal Ark is mourning the death of Gracie, one of its beloved black bears, as the wildlife sanctuary continues to recover from the impacts of the Bug Fire. Animal Ark announced in a Facebook post that Gracie passed away overnight despite...
Man suffers life-threatening injuries in motorcycle crash on U.S. 395 in Reno
RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV on northbound U.S. 395 in Reno Saturday morning. The Nevada Highway Patrol said troopers responded to the crash on northbound U.S. 395 at Stead Boulevard...
Fatal crash closes Military Road in both directions
RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — A portion of Military Road is closed in both directions following a fatal crash, according to Reno Police. Police said Military Road is closed between Orchard Rock Drive and Petal Blossom Drive while authorities investigate the crash. Drivers are being asked...
Burning Man turns 40, creating a cultural legacy in Nevada
Burning Man is a cultural institution in Nevada. And this year, it celebrates its 40th anniversary. What began on a San Francisco beach with 20 people has become a week-long, 80,000-strong event at the Black Rock Desert — aka the playa — in Northern Nevada, its home since 1990. The milestone gathering this year starts
With fire crews spread so thin right now in our region– response times to...
It's one of the issues the cities of Reno and Sparks have been hoping to improve with a new interlocal agreement that puts one chief in charge of both of their fire departments. and that chief stopped by Face the State this week to explain how that will work.
Reno, NV Locals SWEAR By This Family-Owned Pub Over National Pizza Chains Every Time
Mon-Sat: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM; Sun: 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Before passing away in 2015, Rick Rebozzi envisioned opening a neighborhood pizza parlor where students, alumni, and local families could gather over scratch-made pies. His family brought that dream to fruition in 2017, opening the doors...
Fire evacuees share stories of loss and firefighting aid
Evacuation orders are shrinking, allowing some people to get back to their homes. But as officials reported yesterday, the Bug Fire has destroyed at least nine homes. Right now, homes, the roads in the area or Red Rock, and the land is covered in black spots from the burns, and hot pink retardant has stained much of it
