Monthly Archives: January, 2022
Reno Fire team practices ice rescues at Idlewild Park (photos)
Members of the Reno Fire Department’s Water Entry Team (WET) on Wednesday took advantage of recent cold temperatures to conduct water rescue training in a frozen pond at Idlewild Park.
Food Bank of Northern Nevada delivers 300,000 meals through Mobile Harvest Program with $100,000 in support from Google (sponsored)
The Food Bank of Northern Nevada will deliver 300,000 meals through its direct service program—Mobile Harvest—thanks to a $100,000 donation from Google.
Health officials warn of difficult months ahead as COVID-19 cases continue to spike
Washoe County health officials today said the region – much like what the rest of the country is experiencing with the rapidly spreading omicron COVID-19 variant – is in for difficult months.
Pro-democracy rallies set for Thursday in Nevada
Groups are banding together on Thursday for pro-democracy events in Reno and Las Vegas, one year after thousands of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Tribe works to keep home of endangered fish free of invasive species
Nevada's Tribal fish hatcheries are facing new challenges: invasive species like the destructive quagga and zebra mussels.
Nevada reverses course, joins multi-state opioid settlement
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford on Tuesday announced that Nevada intends to reverse course and join a multi-state opioid settlement that months ago he rejected as insufficient.
City goes back to virtual public meetings due to rising COVID-19 cases
City council and planning commission meetings will still be a hybrid format with online and in-person public comment, but most boards and commissions will meet virtually.Â
Four regional COVID testing sites to open Wednesday
Washoe County Health District officials on Tuesday said they will open four additional free COVID-19 testing sites Wednesday.
Anti-mask Nevada lawmaker to run for swing seat in Congress
A state lawmaker who marched in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, and was later censured for refusing to wear a mask in the Statehouse is running for Congress in Nevada.
Changes to voting process, licensing birth centers among new laws in effect
More than 50 bills passed during the 2021 legislative session went into effect as new laws on Jan. 1.
