Reno, NV: Warm 2025 Brings Record Heat, Below-Normal Snow
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Reno, Nevada – The National Weather Service has released its 2025 climate highlights for Reno, showing one of the warmest years on record alongside significantly below-normal snowfall. According to the...
Reno police investigate serious vehicle-bicycle collision on California Avenue
A bicyclist was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash with a vehicle in Reno late Saturday morning. Police say the collision happened on January 3, just before 10 a.m. near the intersection of California Avenue and Flint Street. Officers with the Reno Police Department, along with crews...
Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada seeks donations for St. Vincent’s thrift stores
After a shopping rush over the holidays, Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada is asking for the public's help to restock some of its shelves. "What we really need are household items, decor, and shoes. Certainly, we always take clothing, handbags, you know, any of those things that you are just sort of ready to move...
Carson City Fire responded to almost 12,000 calls for service last year
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) - The Carson City Fire Department responded to almost 12,000 calls for service in 2025, including 9,485 EMS calls, according to an agency Facebook post. It also battled 24 structure fires, the post said. The fire department’s busiest day was Friday, busiest time of day was...
Honor Flight Nevada holds “unlighting ceremony” for Gold Star Tree
In November, families decorated the Gold Star Tree at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. After the pledge of allegiance and a prayer on Saturday, they put the ornaments away for next year. But there's something special about these decorations. "The pictures are there. The names are there, and their branches,"...
Two men convicted in major wildlife poaching case in Sierra County
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. - The Sierra County District Attorney’s Office announced that two men have entered pleas in a significant poaching case involving multiple unlawful hunting offenses that occurred in Sierra County. District Attorney Sandra Groven said her office charged Cameron Gilbert of Browns Valley and Michael...
Law enforcement makes 46 DUI arrests statewide during holiday enforcement period
Law enforcement made 46 DUI arrests statewide during its New Year's Eve/New Year's Day holiday enforcement period.
Evening forecast for January 1
Rain and snow showers will diminish through the rest of Thursday, with mainly dry conditions Friday. A stronger storm will bring periods of heavier Sierra snow and valley rain late Friday night through early Monday.
Reno, Nevada Weather Alert This Weekend: I-80 Faces Rain, Snow, and Freeze Risk
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nevada — Wet pavement reflects streetlights as light rain taps rooftops across the Truckee Meadows. The air feels damp and sharp, hinting at colder changes ahead. This evolving Winter Weather Alert sets the...
California’s Sierra Nevada Braces for 5 to 10 Feet of Snow as Repeated Storm...
CALIFORNIA – The Sierra Nevada mountains are expected to receive 5 to 10 feet of snow over the next 10 days, as a series of storm systems brings repeated rounds of cold air and strong Pacific moisture into the region. Forecast data shows the heaviest snowfall focused along the higher elevations of the Sierra, with...
