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Washoe County Sheriff's Office, Sparks Police Department, Storey County Sheriff's Office and Nevada State Police conducted the first operation of their I-80 and USA Parkway Traffic Safety Operation on September 15. The operation took place between Vista Boulevard and USA Parkway on I-80 and included the USA Parkway are

A new wildfire that has burned 640 acres near the California-Nevada border has led to the closing of I-80 westbound out of Nevada. The Floriston Fire was sparked around 10 am Wednesday, near the Floriston exit off I-80, in mountainous terrain just west of the freeway, and north of the town of Floriston. The fire is rep

An area of low pressure will dip through the region over the next 36 hours. While most areas will stay dry, the weather will cool a few degrees, and wind and fire danger will ramp up at times. After the low lifts out, expect some warming into the weekend, with a few clouds from time to time. -Jeff.

Rick Trachok, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Law at the University of Nevada, Reno, discusses the legal and constitutional questions surrounding Nevada’s U.S. attorney appointment and the case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, Sept. 17. Trachok explained the rules governing federal appoint

Interstate 80 still shut down because of the 600-acre Floriston Fire in Nevada County. Meanwhile, a wildfire in Yosemite has exploded in size; the Dome Fire has burned 1,100 acres in Mariposa County.

For the second time in a month, Union Pacific dispatched a fire train from Sparks, Nev., to fight a wildfire along their tracks outside of Reno. The Floriston Fire broke out before 11 a.m. Wednesday, about nine miles northeast of Truckee, Calif., and adjacent to UP’s main line over Donner Pass. The fire train was sent

Businesses and residents affected by the Bug and Hawk fires may now be eligible for low-interest federal disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA issued a disaster declaration Sept. 11 covering the fires, which occurred between Aug. 8 and Sept. 9 in Washoe County. The declaration als

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -You can experience the beauty and artistry of dahlias at Sierra Nevada Dahlia Society’s 2026 Dahlia Show & Competition, taking place Saturday, September 19, from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Reno Public Market. The annual event celebrates one of the garden’s most spectacular flowers, bringing together...

Early this morning, a new 4-thousand-foot northbound U.S. 395 offramp to Golden Valley Road opened to drivers. This is the latest achievement, in NDOT's ongoing project to widen and improve U.S. 395 in the north valleys. However, the continued construction has our viewer confused about the timeline of the project in to

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) — A 4-year-old Reno-area boy who battled liver cancer became Washoe County’s sheriff for a day on Wednesday, an event organized by the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation (NNCCF) in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Kai, who was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma at age...