Two Sparks police officers will not face any charges after shooting a man from Carson City to death in 2020. Police were called on the man after he followed Motel Six employees around with a running chainsaw. Officers found him sitting in his car in the motel parking lot, where he refused to comply with…… MORE
Category Archives: KOH Local News
ONLY ON KOH: A First-Hand Account of What Life is Like in Tel Aviv as The War Continues
A News/Talk 780 KOH Exclusive. As the fighting in Israel continues, KOH’s Daniela Sonnino spoke with her cousin Deborah Michanie Sonnino, who lives in Tel Aviv, about the ongoing conflict.… MORE
Reward Offered in Shooting That Killed Reno Teen
Secret Witness is now offering a $5,000 reward for information about a shooting at a Reno apartment complex that left a 17-year-old boy dead. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday at the Southwest Village apartments on S. Virginia Street. No information has been released about the suspects. Police say there is no ongoing threat to…… MORE
Brian Sandoval is Bullish on UNR’s Future
He’s bullish on UNR’s future University of Nevada President Brian Sandoval just before his state of the University address says there are also challenges, especially when it comes to the budget he’s working with.… MORE
Crews Knock Out Fire at Anna’s Mexican Kitchen
Fire crews were called to Anna’s Mexican Kitchen near South McCarran and 4th Street Monday. Fire crews say a blaze broke out in the restaurant’s kitchen around 2:30 p.m. The Reno Fire Department says the blaze was contained to the building and did not spread to neighboring businesses. Two people were sent to the hospital…… MORE
Suspect in Coffeebar Burglary Caught on Camera
An area business is asking for the public’s help after it was burglarized over the weekend. Coffeebar McCarran says it happened Saturday morning betwenn 4 and 4:30 a.m. at its location on South McCarran Boulevard. They say the suspect stole most of their patio furniture, fire pit, and propane. They also broke some locks and…… MORE
Catalytic Converter Thefts Down
[KOH] An anti-theft program and a new law are combining to reduce the number of catalytic converter thefts in Washoe County. Thieves take the stolen converters to recyclers where the precious metals like platinum, palladium, and rhodium go for big bucks.But the sheriff’s office began offering free stencils to mark the converter with the vehicle’s…… MORE
Canine Police Officer Dead
[KOH] The Reno Police Department has announced the passing of police dog Thor. The German Shepherd was born in 2013 in Israel. Thor served as a police dog from July 2014 to January 2021. Thor worked in both narcotics detection and in patrol, where he did apprehension, tracking, trailing and article detection. Officer Dan Knox…… MORE
Mom Arrested for Murdering Son
[KOH] [KOH] A juvenile died Friday in a motel room east of downtown Reno. The Reno Police Department arrested his mother, 37-year-old Ansonia Laws, on a count of open murder, which could mean first or second degree murder or manslaughter.Police went to the motel on East Fourth Street near Sutro Street at about 4 p.m.…… MORE
Trifling Temblor in the Truckee Meadows
[KOH] Did you feel it? A magnitude 2.9 earthquake hit the mountains northeast of Spanish Springs Sunday just before 5 p.m. The Nevada Seismological Laboratory put the quake about 1.8 miles northeast of Golden Eagle Park. It was the strongest quake of seven in the same area ranging from from magnitude 0.8 to 2.7. There…… MORE
