Sparks-based Sierra Nevada Corporation has been awarded a 13-billion-dollar defense contract from the U.S. Air Force. The company will build a replacement for the E-4B, also known as the ‘Doomsday Plane.’ The Air Force currently has four aging E-4B planes. The contract for Sierra Nevada Corporation to build a new Survivable Airborne Operations Center runs…… MORE
Category Archives: KOH Local News
Sam Brown Opens Campaign Office in Reno
From the News/Talk 780 KOH Election Center, one Republican US Senate hopeful opened his Reno campaign office over the weekend Sam Brown addressing supporters at the office’s opening. He still has to make it through the Nevada primary, which will happen in June.… MORE
Gas Line Replacement Project Begins in Sparks
Starting Monday, NV Energy will begin work on a gas line replacement in Sparks. Crews will be on scene off 10th Street and Victorian Plaza Circle, watch for road closures in the area. There’s another phase in the project that starts May 6th, when the utility will replace the gas main along Avenue of the…… MORE
Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto Tours Desert Research Institute
US Senator Catherine Cortez Masto toured the Desert Research Institute this week after securing funding for several projects there.… MORE
Protests at NV Energy Headquarters in Reno
NV Energy says they want to add about 28-dollars to your power bill. But protesters in front of the utility’s headquarters Thursday morning say that’s a red line for them B. Fulkerson with Third Way says 28-dollars may not seem like a lot, but for those on fixed incomes, there will be quite the impact.…… MORE
Man Arrested For Selling Fatal Fentanyl Dose
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man for selling a Silver Springs man a fatal dose of fentanyl. 32-year-old Joseph Rose Tyler Maciel was booked into the Lyon County jail on charges of distributing a controlled substance that causes death and fentanyl possession. On Dec. 11, deputies went to a reported overdose on…… MORE
Drug Take Back Event Saturday
Join Together Northern Nevada, local law enforcement and the DEA, are joining together to host a drug take back day this Saturday. You can drop off any unused or unwanted medications. It’s happening from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at nine locations around Washoe County. Locations include the Raley’s on Wedge Parkway and Robb Drive,…… MORE
Deadly Crash Shuts Down I-580 For Hours
We are learning more about a deadly crash that closed off parts of 580 for hours Wednesday morning in Carson City. NHP says it went down around 4:40am Kim Smith with Nevada State Police says they are waiting on toxicology reports from the wreck, which took both drivers’ lives. The investigation continues.… MORE
Minor Charged in Sparks Shooting
A minor has been charged in connection with a shooting that left a man injured in Sparks. The suspect is accused of shooting the man in the face last Friday night, sending him to the hospital. Police now say the suspect, who knows the victim, accidentally shot him. No names have been released.… MORE
USPS Will Modernize Operations at Reno Facility, Mail Will Still be Sent to Sacramento
The local mail will still be sent to Sacramento, but the post office says Reno will get a consolation prize of sorts. In a statement, the USPS says it will spend millions of dollars to modernize operations here and make the local sorting facility, a processing center. There will also be no layoffs. In an…… MORE
