Pleasant Valley fire threatened structures
PLEASANT VALLEY, Nev. (KOLO) - On Friday, Sept. 26, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District crews knocked down a half-acre brush fire in Pleasant Valley that was threatening structures off of Rhodes Road, according to an 8:10 p.m. agency Facebook post on Friday, Sept. 26. The cause of the fire is...
New hearing set in Carson City kidnapping case
A 33-year-old Carson City woman facing multiple kidnapping charges from a Sept. 14 incident waived her right to a preliminary hearing within 15 days and will see a status hearing on the case at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 3 in Department 2 of Carson City Justice Court. A preliminary hearing had...
12 Mexican Restaurants in Nevada Locals Say Serve True Flavors
Mexican food this good doesn’t just fill you up—it stops you in your tracks. Nevada may be known for neon lights and desert skies, but locals know the real treasures are found in steaming bowls of pozole, sizzling fajitas, and tortillas made by hand. This isn’t about tourist traps serving watered-down salsa. These...
The Week in 1,000 Words: Eight Reno restaurants perfect for ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’
Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray is known to be a bit wordy, so we're giving him 1,000 words (but no more than that) every Friday to share his thoughts from the week that was in the world of sports. * THIS SPACE IS usually reserved for writing about sports,...
21 people battle structure fire in Sparks
SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - Twenty-one people from the Sparks Fire Department and Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire in the 2700 block of Chaucer Street in Sparks, according to a Friday, Sept. 26, news release at 7:42 p.m. The fire is under control and under investigation,...
Trial For Reno OB-GYN Scheduled For November
(Reno, NV) — A Reno OB-GYN charged with health care fraud will go on trial on November 18th. On Wednesday, Doctor Samuel Chacon was arrested, after a grand jury returned an indictment charging him with health care fraud. He is also charged with eight counts of making false statements related to health care matters....
No one hurt after medical helicopter makes emergency landing near I-80 east of Sparks
A medical transport helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in the dirt adjacent to eastbound I-80 near the Mustang exit shortly after 2:30 p.m. Friday, according to Sgt. Chris Brown of the Nevada Highway Patrol. The helicopter reportedly experienced a loss of power, prompting troopers to respond to...
Bright Fireball Streaking Across Night Sky from Reno to Bay Area Identified as Starlink...
Residents from Reno to the Bay Area witnessed a remarkable event in the night sky yesterday, as a bright fireball streaked across the heavens. The American Meteor Society (AMS) has received over 200 sightings of the mysterious object, with the first accounts emerging around 7:50 PM. Videos captured by observers show...
Weapons, drug arrests made at Easy 8 Motel in Reno
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - On Friday, Sept. 26, at 2:50 p.m. Regional Crime Suppression Unit detectives with the assistance of Reno SWAT served a search warrant at the Easy 8 Motel at 255 West 5th Street in Reno and arrested a Las Vegas man on weapons charges in addition to taking others into custody, according to a Reno...
Western States K9 Training in Reno
A surprise scene at a closed Reno dealership led to a discovery about a major police K9 conference in town.
