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Western Nevada-Eastern Sierra-Northeast California Zone Forecast. This is an automatically generated product that provides averaged. values for large geographic areas and may not be representative. of a specific area. To get a more specific forecast for your area,. please visit www.nws.noaa.gov/wtf/udaf/area/?site=rev. CAZ072-NVZ002-210300- Greater Lake Tahoe Area- Including the cities of...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists are becoming alarmed by the growing amount of tiny particles of plastic, called microplastics, in the world's oceans. Now a researcher at the University of Nevada, Reno has discovered evidence that the plastic pollution problem may be more widespread than previously believed.For the past two years, Dr. Monica Arienzo, an associate professor for the Desert Research Institute in Reno has tested High Sierra snow at several locations and has found something that shouldn't be there: tiny plastic fibers in the new-fallen snow."What we've found so far is that some of our sites do have microplastics in...

On March 17, 2023, the Reno Police Department conducted a D.U.I. saturation patrol in an effort to make the roads safer during the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Eight officers and one Sergeant were solely responsible for locating impaired drivers. Officers made 96 traffic stops for suspected impaired driving. Out...

After a sunny 60 degrees on Saturday we will return to an active weather pattern on Sunday that lasts until next Saturday. Sunday will see mostly rain in Reno with a return to snow from Monday to Friday. Travel in the Sierra will be tricky again all week long.

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) -Police arrested a Sparks man Saturday on felony domestic violence charges after he allegedly fired a gun into the bed where his girlfriend lay and then pointed the gun at her. The Sparks Police Department booked Kyle Louise Mundell, 38, on felony counts of assault with a...

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Several pets were rescued after a trailer caught fire in Sun Valley on Sunday afternoon. Crews responded to the fire on the 500 block of Jan Mor Court just after 5 p.m. on March 19. Firefighters were able to save two...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -The Reno Police Department arrested five people during a St. Patrick’s Day drunk driving saturation patrol. Police said Saturday that eight officers and one sergeant made 96 stops of drivers looking for suspected impartment. The enforcement went from Friday afternoon to early Saturday. Police also issued...

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) -Construction work may impact traffic on Greenbrae Drive, Boise Drive and East Quail Street in Sparks between Monday and Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is part of the Truckee Meadows Water Authority water main replacement program. It is being done in conjunction with the city of Sparks’ road reconstruction program.

SPANISH SPRINGS, Nev. (KOLO) -4 P.M. UPDATE: NV Energy reports all power has been restored. ORIGINAL STORY: About 6,075 NV Energy customers are without power in the Spanish Springs area as authorities respond to a brush fire reportedly caused by a blown transformer in the Calle de la Plata area.

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - UPDATE on March 17: The Reno Police Department says they have located Dao. They say she was found at around 10:30 Friday morning at the Silver Legacy Casino was reunited with her family. ORIGINAL STORY: The Reno Police Department asks for the public’s help finding a...

I just wanted to remind your readers that Nevada, like Colorado, has an indoor-smoking law (NRS 202.2483) that prohibits smoking inside most restaurants and places of employment. That includes marijuana. Although cannabis consumption lounges (RN&R, March 2023) were authorized in 2021, the Nevada Legislature did not create an exception in the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act (NCIAA) for smoking marijuana. Any statute or regulation inconsistent with the NCIAA is actually null and void. It would be wise for local governments to oppose such establishments until the NCIAA is properly amended.

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Saturday marked the inaugural Teddy Bear Clinic at Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center, giving kids of all ages the chance to be a ‘nurse for a day’ with their favorite stuffed animal. Families were invited to the unique event, where children brought a stuffed...

On Saturday, members of the Reno Fire Department and our community participated in the Northern Nevada FOOLS’ annual Shamrock Shave for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The event is being held at Ole Bridge Pub, located at 50 North Sierra Street, from noon to 5 p.m. Reno area residents...

The Reno Rodeo is now accepting entries in the 2023 Kids’ Day art contest through May 5. Kids age 13 and under are encouraged to test their artistic abilities for the chance to win a prize and be featured on the cover of this year’s Kids’ Day event flyer.

The City of Reno says a portion of the Veterans Parkway multi-use walking and biking path will be closed on Monday and Tuesday for erosion repairs. The City says the closed portion will be between South Meadows Parkway and Mira Loma Drive. They hope to have the area reopened by...

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The Reno Police Department (RPD) has arrested two men for their involvement in a murder that happened in July 2021 in Reno. According to RPD, 25-year-old Andre Reed from Stockton, California and 23-year-old Isaiah Lewis from Oroville, California were arrested on Thursday, March 16 after they were located in Stockton.

A discovery commissioner advised a judge to require a private investigator to disclose who hired him to put a tracking device on the Reno mayor's car. This is a recurring recording of KOLO 8 News Now at 4pm. Friday Web Weather. Updated: 13 hours ago. This pause in the stormy...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Discovery Museum will be opening a new exhibit to the public on Saturday. Monster Fish: In Search for the Last River Giants is a six-thousand-foot exhibit full of hands-on interactive displays. Through immersive videos and life-sized sculptures of giant freshwater fish, UNR professor Dr. Zeb...

The Hot August Nights Foundation, which supports the community’s at-risk or in-need children through various outreach programs, hosts its annual fundraiser dinner, Classics & Cocktails, Saturday, April 29, 2023, hosted by the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. Under the theme Starry Starry Night, the event aims to raise funds to...

The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) Class of 2023, received their residency program assignments in various fields of specialty, taking a significant step forward in their journey towards becoming physicians on March 17 at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. Fifty-eight UNR Med students gathered for Match...