Snow totals forecast day-by-day in the valley, a foot of snow is possible around...
Feet of snow will fall in the Sierra through Wednesday, making travel dangerous. Snow is likely in the valley as well, especially on Tuesday. Snow totals will vary greatly, with 500' making a big difference. The airport and downtown Reno will see half what the foothills will get. Places like the North Valleys could...
Man Arrested After Allegedly Hitting One-Year-Old With Rock
(Sparks, NV) – Sparks police have made an arrest tied to alleged child abuse. Officers say they were called to a home along 5th street around 1:30 Saturday morning for a man who allegedly hurt a one-year-old child. After meeting with their parents, they identified Jorge Gonzalez as the suspect, saying he was talking...
3 p.m. Storm Watch update
I-80 is currently closed over Donner Summit due to snowy conditions. Mt. Rose Hwy, SR 88 and U.S. 50 are also closed.
No injuries as Reno crews stop fire at vacant apartments near Grove Street
Fire crews responded to a blaze at an abandoned apartment building off of Grove Street in Reno on Monday, around 7:15 p.m., extinguishing the flames before they could spread to nearby structures. According to fire officials, the building was vacant at the time of the fire. Investigators believe the blaze...
Westbound US50 closes due to winter weather
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) - Severe winter weather has closed a portion of westbound US 50. US 50 is closed from south Carson City to Spooner Summit. The closure comes after Carson City was expected to get 5 to 9 inches of snow Tuesday.
Stranded at the Truck Stop: Life on Hold During a Sierra Storm
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,...
I-80 reopens to traffic in the Sierra in both directions
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...
Feb. 19, 1878: Hundreds witness Reno’s only public execution
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...
Fatal Wrong Way Crash on Highway 395 Claims Two Lives Near California Nevada Border
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...
Bay Area man killed in Tahoe skiing accident identified
Placer County authorities identified the man as a 53-year-old from Hillsborough.

















