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The Great Reno Balloon Race implements green measures
As the sun appeared from behind the mountains lighting Rancho San Rafael Park, the giant yellow 12-person balloon towered as it was filled with cold and then hot air. It’s about six times larger than a regular hot air balloon. Apollo smoothly floated and spun in the air. Pilot...
Home-like setting for people who need hospice care opens in Reno
The home provides room and board and 24-hour caregiving free of charge for people at the end of their lives. Chaplain Chaz Blackburn, the foundation board’s vice president, said housing and the cost burden on family caregivers are some of the biggest challenges to accessing care. “We’ve actually had...
Abortion has been on the Nevada Ballot before
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Step back in time to 1990 and supporters of Question 7 on the Nevada Ballot could be seen with their signs standing along Reno’s main drag Virginia Street. Question 7 was a referendum which asked Nevada voters if state abortion laws should stay just as...
Reno woman arrested on drug, stolen vehicle charges
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - A Reno woman was arrested on drug and stolen vehicle charges after a traffic stop. On July 17, at around 6:00 p.m., deputies with the Storey County Sheriff’s Office located and identified a stolen vehicle traveling west on Electric Avenue in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Complex area of Storey County.
Journalism Students Take to the Skies in New Drone Filming Course
The Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno has introduced a new course that's taking journalism to new heights – literally. The “Introduction to Drone Filming” class is giving students hands-on experience with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), preparing them for a future where drones play an increasingly important role in storytelling, according to a recent report from Nevada Today.
Murray's Mailbag, TV edition: Nevada football floor/ceiling; TopGolf in Reno; Olympics
In this week's TV edition of Murray's Mailbag, presented by Laub and Laub, we are answering the following questions:. @LILERQ74: What is the ceiling and basement for this Nevada football team? With next to zero national expectations does the Wolf Pack come to camp looser with a nothing-to-lose attitude? Probably 4-5 wins best-case scenario?
Reno teen takes first place at Youth Triathlon Nationals for second straight year
He just turned 14, and Rhys Ferrito is one of the top young triathletes in the United Sates. Ferrito, who will be a freshman at Sage Ridge High School in the fall, won the Youth Triathlon Nationals for the second year in a row on July 13 in Des Moines, Iowa. He also won the youth category in 2023 in Milwaukee. ...
Trent Johnson relives historic 2004 Sweet 16 run ahead of Governor's Dinner celebration
Hall of Fame Nevada basketball coach Trent Johnson used to always say he was going to die in the gym. That wasn't necessarily his goal, but the 67-year-old was so tied to the game he figured that'd be his ultimate fate, and he was OK with that. But now retired after head-coaching stints at Nevada, Stanford, LSU, TCU and Cal State Northridge, Johnson has a new preferred ultimate resting place.
Wolf Pack earns USTFCCCA all-academic honors
RENO, Nev. - Nevada Women's Track & Field earned both team and individual all-academic honors from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). As a team, the Wolf Pack was honored for its 3.305 grade-point average. To be named an NCAA Division I All-Academic Team, the cumulative GPA (not 2023-24 academic year, not semester) for all student-athletes on the institution's NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Earning individual selection to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for Nevada were Hallee Hughes, Annalies Kalma, Maria...
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