Reno, NV

Washoe County, NV

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - A man is facing a charge for driving under the influence after the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office says he crashed into their fence. The sheriff’s office saying, “Most times it’s our Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Deputies that find drivers who get behind the wheel while under the influence. But every once in a while, those drivers come right to us.”

Driver crashes into Washoe Sheriff’s Office fence

Virginia State

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - 7:00 a.m. Update: A man is facing several charges related to the chase that started Wednesday night. According to investigators, it started when Damien Silvanus crashed a Uhaul truck into a utility pole at Robb Drive and Sapphire Way. He then reportedly left the scene armed with a machete, and tried to take a woman’s car. She was able to escape into her home. When a man stopped to help Silvanus, officers say Silvanus chased the man away and took his car, which was left idling.

Man facing multiple charges in Reno police chase

Sparks, NV

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - Update on June 1: The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man who died in the officer involved shooting as 29-year-old Dylan Wilson. Wilson was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Renown. His cause of death was declared to be multiple gunshot...

UPDATE: Suspect identified, believed to be homeless

Los Angeles, CA

Kings Beach, CA

KINGS BEACH, California (KOLO) - The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect they say robbed a La Mexicana restaurant in Kings Beach earlier this week. They say that around 9:00 p.m. on May 29, a masked man entered the restaurant carrying a rifle concealed under a trash bag. He then went to the cash register and demanded money while brandishing the gun and pointing it at the clerk.

PCSO looking for suspect who robbed Kings Beach restaurant

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - An investigation is underway after a body was found in Sparks on Sunday. On May 28 at around 1:30 p.m., officers with the Sparks Police Department responded to 690 Field Street for a call of a subject down. The identity of the person found is still...

Investigation ensues after body found in Sparks

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The RTC of Washoe County is seeking the public’s input on the South Virginia Street transit study. The study area includes South Virginia Street from South McCarran Boulevard to Mt. Rose Highway. Now, the RTC is inviting the public to a workshop to provide feedback...

RTC seeks public input on transit study

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - A new Ford dealership and service center will be constructed in Reno starting later this summer. The building will be constructed on an undeveloped 15-acre site of South Hills Drive and South Virginia Street and will be more than 104,000 square feet. It will also have...

New Ford dealership to be built in Reno

California State

Gardnerville, NV

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (KOLO) - Update at 3:14 p.m.: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is releasing new details about a carjacking in Gardnerville Tuesday morning. They say that two individuals, one pointing a gun, attempted to take a vehicle getting gas at the Smith’s. The suspects were unable to start the car and fled on foot.

DCSO: Carjacking suspects also suspects in Dresslerville homicide

Oregon State

Tahoe City, CA

TAHOE CITY, California (KOLO) - A man has been arrested in Tahoe City on gun and drug charges. Just after 1:00 p.m. on May 19, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Cobblestone Movie Theater after getting a call from a citizen seeking clarification on California’s open carry laws after seeing a man openly carrying a firearm on his hip while walking around.

Man arrested on gun, drug charges in Tahoe City

Nevada State

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Nevada Department of Transportation will reduce northbound I-580 to two lanes starting June 1. Crews will be improving the roadway and bridge surfaces to create a smoother drive. The lane closures will last until approximately June 13 at 5:00 a.m. and go into effect at...

Road work will reduce I-580 to two lanes

Lyon County, NV

Yerington, NV

YERINGTON, Nev. (KOLO) - A Yerington man has been arrested on a murder charge stemming from an August 2022 shooting. On Aug. 8, 2022, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in Yerington for a reported shooting. Upon arriving, they found 29-year-old Yerington resident Joshua Davis had...

LCSO arrest man on murder charge

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Nevada State Fair starts today at 11 a.m. at Mills Park in Carson City. The four-day event will have music, food, rides and vendors open to the public. From Thursday to Sunday, June 4, the fair will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Nevada State Fair begins in Carson City

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - If you are looking for a job, the Washoe County School District is looking to fill some positions. EmployNV Career Hub is hosting a hiring event on Tuesday morning from 9am to 11am on May 30. The event is at 2281 Pyramid Way, Sparks, NV 89431.

EmployNV hosts WCSD hiring event

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Two California residents have pleaded guilty to drug charges, and another woman has been sentenced to 25 years for her own, separate drug conviction. 52-year-old Lameda White will be eligible for parole after 10 years. She was found guilty of possession with intent to sell schedule 1 controlled substances. In addition, White will also serve 60 months in prison with parole eligibility after 18 months for trafficking in or possession of a schedule 1 or 2 substance from a prior conviction.

2 Californians plead guilty to drug charges; 1 other woman convicted

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Jaime Chapman, owner of Pineapple Pedicabs, and Jaime Whitton with El Sativo Tequila, stopped by Morning Break to share all the fun events happening in and around Reno’s MidTown district during the month on June. MidTown First Thursdays. Thursday, June 1 - Enjoy a biking...

Bust out your bike for June’s First Thursday in MidTown, plus other events all month long

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -Walk through the kennels at Washoe County Animal Services. In each stall, a dog barks for attention. This is the next to the last stop for a homeless pet. These dogs landed here through no fault of their own. If they could talk, they’d describe previous lives. Someone they’re waiting for. Owners who lost or abandoned them. In normal times they’d wait here to be reunited and if, after a time, that didn’t happen, they’d move next door to the Nevada Humane Society to wait for adoption to a new forever home.

Reno shelters full, animal agencies facing ‘unacceptable’ choices

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation (NNCCF) is gearing up for its 2nd annual Take a Swing at Childhood Cancer fundraiser. All proceeds provide help, hope and courage to Northern Nevada families with a childhood cancer diagnosis. Executive director, Holly Aycock, and events manager, Jessica...

Get ready for 2nd annual Take a Swing at Childhood Cancer fundraiser at Grater Nevada Field

Georgia State

Carson City, NV

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -In Saturday’s Wild Horse Adoption at Stewart Conservation Camp in Carson City, the audience will see the inmates and their horses do a routine to “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”. For some of the riders, it will be the first time they show off...

First wild horse adoption of 2023 takes place this Saturday

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - May is Mental Health Awareness month and the Nevada Peer Support Network is expanding its reach to help first responders. “It’s not a culture that allows themselves to really feel,” said therapist Ryan Simpson. “It’s more about helping others and not letting other people help them.”

Local nonprofit supports first responder mental health

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Kick For A Cause began in 2021 to help support local children with special needs to acquire alternative treatments and therapies not covered by insurance. Often times these medical costs are lifelong expenses that the families just cannot endure. Alternative therapies change the lives of kids with disabilities forever.

Sign a team of friends up for the 3rd annual Kick For A Cause kickball tournament

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - On this week’s KOLO Cooks, Perapol Damnernpholkul, the owner of Rice Box Kitchen, was a guest chef in the kitchen. After a widely successful two years, Rice Box Kitchen is expanding to a second location under a new name. Perapol stopped Morning Break with a...

KOLO Cooks: Owner of Rice Box Kitchen dishes on new restaurant opening in downtown Reno

Las Vegas, NV

NORTHERN NEVADA, Nev. (KOLO) - A federal investigation by the Department of Labor has found that six northern Nevada Sonics committed more than 170 child labor violations. Investigators say two locations in Reno, and one in Sparks were found in violation. Individual locations in Carson City, Fallon, and Minden were also found in violation.

Federal investigation finds 6 northern Nevada Sonics violated child labor laws

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The ALS Association is on a mission “to discover treatments and a cure for ALS, and to serve, advocate for, and empower people affected by ALS to live their lives to the fullest.”. Saturday, June 3 the Nevada Chapter is hosting its own Walk to...

Local women share their fathers’ stories ahead of Reno’s Walk to Defeat ALS

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - After a widely successful 2022 season, Dragon Lights Reno returns to Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Rancho San Rafael Park with bigger and brighter displays in 2023!. Event organizer, Huiyuan Liu, stopped by Morning Break to share what’s new this year and what’s...

Tickets on sale for Dragon Lights Reno, an immersive lantern sculpture experience

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - You can bring the whole family out to the Ballroom of Reno Saturday, June 3 for the Two Left Feet Dance Camp in support of The Longest Day, the Alzheimer’s Association and Dementia Friendly. William Palmer III, the lead committee chairman for The Longest Day...

Two Left Feet Dance Camp offering beginner workshops in support of Alzheimer’s Awareness

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -The large sign at Oddie Boulevard and Sullivan Lane says there is space available. And backers of a resource center for low-income families hope it stays that way. There are plans to transform the former supermarket and strip mall into a place for families to get the...

Low income resource center planned for Oddie and Sullivan

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Reno Air Racing Association is officially seeking bids from airports and localities seeking to host future Air Races. The races will take place in Stead for the final time this September, from Sept. 13 to Sept. 17., before moving to a new hosting venue. “We...

Reno Air Races seek bids for new home

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Early morning shooting hospitalizes 1

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - An early morning shooting Wednesday hospitalized one person, Reno...

Early morning shooting hospitalizes 1

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