Reno, NV

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -A 34-year-old man was booked Wednesday after allegedly firing a shot during a road rage incident. Jordan Nicholas Johnston was booked on a charge of discharging a weapon where someone may be endangered. Johnston allegedly fired the gun in the area of West Fourth Street and McCarran...

Reno police arrest suspect for allegedly firing gun during road rage incident

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -A Washoe District Court jury this week convicted a man of attacking a woman who jogged by him along the Truckee River in downtown Reno. Rylan Joel Wallette, 35, faces a May 31 sentencing for assault with a deadly weapon. The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office said...

Man guilty of attacking jogger in downtown Reno

Nevada State

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - A Reno woman has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for straw purchasing firearms. A court found 48-year-old Gail Manney made false statements when she purchased the firearms for her son, a convicted felon. She was found guilty in Dec. 2022. Court documents show that...

Reno woman sentenced to 18 months for straw purchase of firearms

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - An early morning shooting Wednesday hospitalized one person, Reno police say. They say the shooting happened on Wells Avenue near the Chevron station. Police responded and took a male victim to the hospital. The victim has not been released and it is unknown how serious his...

Early morning shooting hospitalizes 1

Carson City, NV

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) - A Carson City woman was arrested after a house fire that left one of her children dead and the other in critical condition. Samantha Paulino, 23, told investigators she had left her 3-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son home alone while she went to register for college classes.

Carson City woman facing charges after child dies in fire

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Reno Police are investigating a shooting that happened late Monday in the North Valleys. It happened in a parking lot near Silver Lake Elementary School. Officers say it started when two men got into an argument with someone in a car. The person in the car shot one of the men and drove away.

One hurt in North Valleys shooting

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - MARCH 28 UPDATE: Reno Police confirm that the person in the wheelchair was killed by the crash. The driver was making a turn from Sierra Highlands Drive onto W. Seventh Street, where the victim was in the crosswalk. Officers say the crash happened because of poor lighting conditions.

Person in wheelchair killed in crash with pickup truck

Sparks, NV

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) -The right lane of westbound Glendale Avenue reopened following a crash on a train track. First responders were trying to get the pickup truck away from the train tracks in time for the next train. It was a single-vehicle crash and the driver was injured, but the...

Glendale Avenue reopens after crash

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Reno Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 44-year-old man considered to be endangered. Brett Stoll was last seen leaving his residence on Longley Lane Monday at around 11:30 a.m. Police say Stoll suffers from epilepsy and did not take his medication with him.

RPD seeking help finding missing endangered man

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) - The Nevada Department of Transportation will be lowering speed limits on a section of I-80 east of Sparks. The speed will be reduced from 70 to 65 miles per hour. Five 65 mile an hour signs will replace the existing signs between Mustang exit 23...

NDOT to lower speeds on section of Sparks highway

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The National Network to End Domestic Violence released an annual report which shares a snapshot of data from agencies across the country, including Nevada. “They look at, ‘what does one day look like in the life of domestic violence agencies in our country?’” explained Elizabeth Abdur-Raheem, the Executive Director of the Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence.

New report shows increase in domestic violence victims seeking help

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Summit mall in south Reno. It happened just before 9:00 p.m. Tuesday. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital, and later declared dead. Officers are still working to determine...

Pedestrian hit and killed in parking lot of Summit mall

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - The Sparks Fire Department responded for reports of a structure fire Wednesday morning. They were called to a home on Palermo Drive between Baring Boulevard and Prater Way around 8 a.m. They were joined by the Sparks Police Department, NV Energy, and REMSA. The fire is...

Fire crews respond to structure fire in Sparks

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - Walt White was officially sworn in as Sparks Fire Chief Monday at Sparks City Hall. He comes from the Amador Fire Protection District -- where he was also the chief. He had originally been picked to replace Jim Reid who retired last year but ended up...

Walt White sworn in as Sparks Fire Chief

Douglas County, NV

Minden, NV

MINDEN, Nev. (KOLO) - Douglas High School was placed into a brief lockdown Thursday morning. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says the lockdown was brief. They also say there is no active threat to the community. No other information was made immediately available. KOLO 8 News Now will provide...

Douglas High School placed in brief lockdown

Fernley, NV

FERNLEY, Nev. (KOLO) - Fernley High School was given a shelter in place order Thursday morning after construction workers struck a gas line. Crews struck the line near the entrance of a nearby highway. The Lyon County School District says all the students are safe, but no traffic was allowed...

Fernley High School given shelter in place order Thursday morning

California State

Plumas County, CA

Beckwourth, CA

BECKWOURTH, California (KOLO) - State Route 70 near the Beckwourth area of Plumas County is closed due to a sinkhole. The road has been closed from County Road A-23 to County Road A-24 since Monday. According to Caltrans District 2, the sinkhole has grown since then and now measures approximately...

SR70 closed near Beckwourth due to sinkhole

Mississippi State

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Northern Nevada Red Cross will be deploying to Mississippi on Friday to assist with tornado relief efforts. At least 25 people have been killed and dozens have been injured by the storms that have ripped through the area. More than 400 Red Cross workers from...

Northern Nevada Red Cross deploying to Mississippi for tornado relief

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) - The Bureau of Land Management is opening a 30-day public comment period for a proposed trail project near Carson City. The Centennial Trails Project will be a non-motorized trail system located on public lands managed by the BLM in the area of Carson City, Washoe, Storey, and Lyon counties on the northeast side of the city.

BLM seeks comment on proposed trail near Carson City

Gardnerville, NV

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - First Lieutenant Michele Stull was a pilot with Continental Airlines (now United Airlines) when the tragedy of 9/11 forced her crew and nearly 150 passengers to land in Gander, Newfoundland and await word that the airspace over the U.S. was back open. The five days she and 7,000 other people spent in the small town eventually inspired the Broadway musical, Come From Away.

Gardnerville pilot shares firsthand account of 9/11 experience which inspired Broadway musical

Snowfall will continue overnight in Tahoe and Reno so tomorrow morning's commute could have some problems. We're only expecting an inch or so in Reno but Tahoe could see 12 inches at Lake Level with 1 to 3 feet of snow above 7,000 ft. We'll dry out by Thursday through the weekend.

WIC may help some SNAP recipients

New Hanover County, NC

New Hanover County community remembers late commissioner Deb Hays, her passion for public service

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - It’s getting to be that time to get your gardens ready, but with the weather still pretty cold and unpredictable, we have some tips from Moana Nursery to help prepare. Moana Nursery’s plant doctors share that usually we begin the spring season by watering trees...

Gardening tips to know while still dealing with cooler temperatures

We will see rain returning to the Reno area Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. It'll turn to snow by Wednesday morning resulting ion 1/2 to 2 inch totals in Reno with 3-5 inches in the foothills. The Sierra over 7,000 feet could ge3t 2-3 feet.

MONDAY EVENING WEATHER

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - It’s a unique perspective from around the country, as local podcaster Allister Dean, and his friends around the country, Brayden Portillo from Chicago and Mikey Gutierrez from San Francisco, discuss all the trending topics on their podcast Gay Boy Magic. Anyone can listen to the show, with topics ranging from current affairs, sexual health, intimacy, where real issues are discussed from a gay perspective. The goal is to keep things mainstream for everyone to participate in and to help listeners all around connect with each other. Check out the podcast on any platform you get your podcasts on. You can also follow them on Instagram @gay.boy.magic or call their hotline at 628-232-1205.

A local podcaster and friends are putting their voices together on a different kind of show

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - LifeChurch Reno is getting us into the Easter spirit! This Saturday at 9 a.m., they are hosting their annual Great Egg Race. Each age group from 0-18 years old has their own time slot to gather over 50,000 candy and prize-stuffed eggs on the green, grassy field of LifeChurch Reno. They have a special “Miracles” time slot so that children of all abilities can participate safely.

Over 50,000 Easter eggs are ready for kids of all ages, abilities at LifeChurch Reno’s Great Egg Race

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates nine times in the past year, causing panic for many borrowers, home buyers and credit card users. “Credit card interest rates right now, they’re as high as 20 percent,” said Michael Thomas, Senior Vice President of Communications at Greater Nevada Credit Union.

Savers can benefit from higher interest rates

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Even for the sports bettors who always pick the upsets, it’s not a Final Four anyone could have seen coming. “We have a Final Four with a 9 seed in it,” Atlantis Race and Sports Book director Steve Mikkelson exclaimed. The Atlantis says they...

Bettors wager on unlikely Final Four

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Sparks traffic stop leads to recovery of guns and drugs

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) -The Sparks Police Department said its graveyard team stopped a vehicle as part of a domestic disturbance...

Sparks traffic stop leads to recovery of guns and drugs

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