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SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - The Sparks Police Department will be conducting a distracted driving enforcement operation. The Joining Forces Distracted Driving campaign will take place from this Friday Aug. 31. The campaign aims to increase law enforcement participation by coordinating highly visible patrols around Sparks and

Complaints about children riding electric bikes and scooters recklessly, along with a growing number of vehicles that don't meet Nevada's legal definition of an e-bike or e-scooter, have prompted the Sparks Police Department to remind riders and parents that not every battery-powered two-wheeler can legally be operated

SIERRA COUNTY, Nev. (KOLO) - A Reno woman was arrested after a fire broke out at her campsite near Crystal Peak Mine in the Dog Valley, according to a Wednesday, Aug. 5, Sierra County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. On Wednesday morning, the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office responded to a...

Our Pet of the Week, Bella, is available for adoption at the SPCA of Northern Nevada. We're also getting a preview of the Dog Days of Summer Dance Festival hosted by the Pioneer Center to benefit the SPCA of Northern Nevada.

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Reno Police Department says it issued 88 tickets during a traffic enforcement period. The department says they also issued 26 warnings during the month of July. Eight officers conducted traffic enforcement within designated Pedestrian Safety Zones in downtown Reno, or other areas of high pedestr

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) — The Washoe County School District held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday morning at the new Stead Elementary School, a $55 million facility built to replace the original school that opened in 1958. The ceremony took place at 926 Cloudburst Drive and included remarks from school...

Northern Nevada Public Health has issued an Air Quality Advisory for the Reno-Sparks area due to regional wildfires. The advisory is in effect Aug. 5-6, 2026, because the Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) range for ground-level ozone. Sensitive groups – which...

The Gann Fire will be something to watch this week, as well as our air quality. The fire is located to the east of Stockton and is already over 9,000 acres in size. The smoke from the fire is looping around Lake Tahoe, going from south to north in California, then west to east north of I-80 into Nevada.

In Reno, happy hour comes with options, from martinis and live lounge acts or oysters by the dozen without the full-price sting. The post Raise a Glass at These Reno Happy Hours appeared first on Fabulous Nevada .

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Reno Police Department has arrested multiple juveniles after a firearms investigation. The Regional Gang Unit conducted proactive enforcement in northwest Reno on July 31, focusing on reducing gang-related crime. RPD says that during a traffic stop, officers recovered two guns and arrested two j