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Park Fire updates: Crews fight hot spots as blaze pushes east toward Sierra towns in Butte
The Park Fire, which started Wednesday near Chico, and has forced evacuation warnings and orders as far northeast as the Shingletown-Manton area and into Lassen Volcanic National Park, has slowed its growth thanks to favorable weather conditions. The fire tore through Butte and Tehama counties for three days before crews were able to...
Starter homes cost $1M in over 200 cities, median home cost in Reno-Sparks at $600k
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The median sales price of a home in Reno and Sparks is around $600,000, which is significantly higher than just a few years ago in 2019. A recent report from Zillow says that the median age of a first-time home buyer was 35 in 2023. The...
RSCVA Board Appoints New Leadership
RENO, Nev. – The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA) Board of Directors today elected new officers: Chair, Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve; Vice Chair, Richard L. Jay from the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Board of Directors; and Secretary/Treasurer, Stephen Ascuaga, an appointee of the Nevada Resort Association. “I am honored...
Castellanos Spins a Gem, Reno Falls in Close Extra-Inning Battle to Las Vegas
Reno, Nev. – Despite a dominant performance on the mound by Humberto Castellanos, the Reno Aces (16-9, 51-49) were unable to get the offense going against the Las Vegas Aviators (12-13, 49-51) in a 2-1 loss on Saturday night at Greater Nevada Field. Ronaldo Hernandez continued to shine, contributing...
Seasonal temperatures in the forecast
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - After many weeks of temperatures that were just way too hot... We have seasonal temperatures this weekend and early next week. Then we do see a warming trend to about 98 degrees starting Thursday. Smoke from wildfires will impact the region through the weekend. Thunderstorms return...
Honoring a Legacy: Aug. 2 proclaimed Don Laughlin Day
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo named Aug. 2 Don Laughlin Day, in honor of the man who opened the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino on the same day in 1966. Initially, it had eight motel rooms, 12 slot machines, two table games and “all-you-can-eat” chicken dinners for 98 cents.
County cleans up homeless encampments in southeast valley neighborhood
Six months ago, the wash on Russell Road and Mountain Vista Street was covered in tents and trash. While there is still more to be done, neighbors in the Greenridge community are pleased with the improvements they've seen from Clark County.
Aces' Gustafson chasing Olympic medal as naturalized citizen
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — Megan Gustafson has been The Associated Press women's college basketball player of the year, a WNBA draft pick and played basketball around the world. The native of Port Wing, Wisconsin, and now backup on the Las Vegas Aces is an Olympian. With a victory to...
Great Redwood Trail Ad Airs On NBC
California taxpayers probably paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for a slick half-hour ad on NBC Bay Area Sunday night. It was quite the propaganda coup, although we doubt many people actually watch “OpenRoads with Doug McConnell.”. The Trail’s grandiosity was underscored by the contrast between the two principle...
Container of hazardous materials catches fire, closing crucial highway connecting Los Angeles and Las Vegas for 48 hours
A stretch of the major highway between California and Las Vegas was closed for 48 hours after a tractor trailer carrying hazardous materials overturned and caught on fire.
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