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New housing report shows prices continue to climb around northern Nevada
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - A new report from Sierra Nevada Realtors showed that housing prices continue to rise around northern Nevada. Their report found that the median home price for Washoe, Storey, Lyon, Douglas, and Churchill Counties, as well as Carson City, was $535,000 for the month of April, an increase of 1% from March.
Porter shines in girls Regional swimming and diving; Reno wins team title
McQueen senior Izzy Porter ended her high school swimming career with a flash. She won the 50-yard freestyle event in the girls swimming and diving Regional meet on Saturday, the fourth straight year she has won the event at the Regional meet. ...
Erica Wilson: Founder of the Reno Dance Festival, coming up on June 1
The annual Reno Dance Festival was founded in 2021 by Erica Wilson of Mövgram Dance, along with co-producers Maggie Stack and Melissa Ennis. The impetus for the event was to provide a platform for emerging and established local choreographers to showcase their work. The festival takes place at the Glow Plaza, at 640 W. Fourth St., in downtown Reno, on Saturday, June 1, featuring 14-plus choreographers—a few of them premiering their work for the first time—as well as workshops, more than 50 artists and a DJ afterparty. Workshops run during the afternoon, and main performance will be at 7 p.m., with an afterparty is scheduled start at 9 p.m. The event is all-ages and family-friendly, and tickets to the main performance are $30. Some seating is available; organizers also encourage people to bring blankets and lawn chairs. For tickets and information, visit sierraarts.org/event/reno-dance-festival-2024-june-1.
Ernst named new superintendent of Washoe County School District
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - After a search that was narrowed down to five finalists, Joe Ernst has been named the new superintendent of the Washoe County School District. The School board voted unanimously during its Tuesday meeting to name Ernst the next superintendent. When asked about his predecessors shorter than...
Reno Man Faces Open Murder Charge After Deadly Weekend Stabbing
Police have arrested a Reno man in connection with this weekend's fatal stabbing near 8th and Spokane Streets. Police say investigators determined that the suspect, Frazier Pierce Young was inside a home near Manhattan Street and Carville Drive early Monday morning. They say they started negotiating with the man around...
Habitual Criminal Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison in Shooting Case
A habitual criminal will spend more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to firing a gun into an occupied home on Thoma Street in May 2023. Authorities say Reno Police were able to watch the home's surveillance video to see the suspect, Bret Williams get into an argument with another man over a woman. Then, they say Williams left the house, got a gun and returned where.
NEVADA CARES CAMPUS 3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY: Tour and cost
WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. (KOLO) - Expansion continues on the 15 acre Nevada Cares Campus, southwest of the I-80 and I-580 intersection, as it prepares to hit its three year anniversary Friday, May 17, 2024. The “Welcome Center” is scheduled to open during the summer of 2024. It will...
Washoe County legal - 43190
On or after May June 6, 2024, at 8:00AM, Cal-Nevada Towing (CPCN 7129) will auction to the highest bidder(s) vehicles currently located at Cal-Nevada Towing at 1408 Pittman Ave, Sparks, NV, 89431 to satisfy a towing, repair or storage charge as provided in NRS 108.270-108.300 at the address above. Online...
Exploring the four-day work week
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - With more and more companies experimenting with the four-day work week, KOLO 8 decided to speak to a local expert to see how to execute reduced-hour schedules, and the benefits are adding up. Fran Mckee Ryan, a Professor of Business Management at the University of Nevada...
This Saturday: Downtown Reno's first-ever Crawl Crawl | Reno Memo
Want your local news poorly explained via email? Subscribe to The Reno Memo! You've done the wine walks and the pub crawls. This Saturday, Reno is accidentally holding its first ever Crawl Crawl, where participants can stroll between one festival and another for 13 straight hours. ...
Stairs help heart health
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Climbing a flight of stairs can bring on many emotions and physical results, Winded, frustrated, or enlightened—all can indicate physical fitness. Research shows routinely mastering a flight of stairs could cut your risk of a fatal heart attack, as well as cut the risk of a heart attack and stroke.
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