Reno NV

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - The parking lot at Sierra Sids Casino on N McCarran Blvd in Sparks is packed bumper-to-bumper with big rigs. It’s just one of many truck stops jammed to capacity as a winter storm batters the Sierra Nevada, leaving dozens of long-haul truckers in limbo. “Well,...

A winter storm warning is in effect for the Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area on Tuesday and Wednesday as a winter storm in the Sierra is set to push into western Nevada. The warning is in effect from 7 a.m. Tuesday to 4 a.m. on Wednesday. Higher elevations around Tahoe and...

The information below originally appeared in the Nevada State Journal on Aug. 15, 1954. Three years and five trials after the discovery of I.N. Sharp's dismembered body near Rabbithole sulphur mines in Humboldt County, J.W. Rover was ceremoniously hanged in the Washoe County Courthouse yard. The hanging was Reno's...

On February 15, 2026, at approximately 7:31 p.m., the California Highway Patrol was notified of a vehicle traveling the wrong direction on U.S. Highway 395. Callers reported a southbound vehicle driving in the northbound lanes between the Agricultural Inspection Station and the California–Nevada state line. Multiple...

Placer County authorities identified the man as a 53-year-old from Hillsborough.

A winter storm moving into Northern Nevada is forcing the cancellation of several food distribution events scheduled for Tuesday. The Food Bank of Northern Nevada announced that all Mobile Harvest distributions planned for Feb. 17 have been canceled due to the incoming snowstorm. The impacted sites include Sparks...

A number of flights arriving at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport are experiencing delays, as are a few departures. Well over a dozen arrivals were listed as delayed on Monday night on the airport's website. One cancellation was also listed. Meanwhile, three departures were listed as delayed. These delays have...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Schools and government offices around northern Nevada are closing their doors Tuesday as a round of heavy snow hits the area. Four to eight inches of snow is expected to hit the valley floor Tuesday. 3-5 feet of snow is estimated above 7,000 feet, 1-3 feet in the Tahoe Basin, and 8-16 inches in...

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - A man has been sentenced to jail time after being convicted of domestic battery. David Walker has been convicted in a case that stems from August of last year. Walker has now been sentenced to the maximum term of 180 days in the Washoe County Jail...

Due to weather, some area schools are closed for Tuesday, February 17. * All WASHOE, STOREY and CARSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT schools All classes, events, and activities at all schools are canceled due to hazardous weather and road conditions. * Mater Academy. * Our Lady of the Snows School. *...