Washoe Valley News

RENO CITY COUNCIL 10 a.m. Wednesday, Council chambers City Hall, 1 E. First St.

Tribune/Dan McGee - Walter McCubbin puts on a brave face as Linda Hoover, a registered nurse with REMSA, administers a seasonal flu shot.

About 250 people filled Carson City's Fuji Park this morning to wave signs and yell chants condemning government spending and health care reform efforts in Congress.

After two hours of testimony tonight from people who want more than two junk vehicles on their property, Washoe County commissioners agreed to impose no limit on the vehicles if they are screened from public view.

A strong cold front will push into the Truckee Meadows late tonight, bringing much colder temperatures, gusty winds and rain and snow showers.

Ellie Lopez-Bowlan of Reno has announced her candidacy for the Nevada Assembly seat being vacated by Ty Cobb.

Though Washoe County has received a $2 million economic stimulus grant to build a new fire station in the southwest Truckee Meadows, county commissioners haven't a plan to pay for a six-person crew.

The Nevada Division of Forestry is conducting three controlled burns today in the Carson City area in an ongoing effort to reduce the risk of wildfires.

Voicing an opinion can really get you in trouble can't it? I'm used to it because I just allow those people with an agenda to keep doing what they do best --try to make anyone who isn't towing their line to look bad.

Highway 395 is wet with rain at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Kurt Hildebrand/The R-C An urban and small stream flood advisory has been issued for Douglas County until 11:15 p.m. National Weather Service reported up to an inch of rain is expected to fall in Western Nevada valleys before 9 p.m. Heavy rain is expected to create ponding of water on roads ...

There's a high wind warning in Washoe Valley that ought to be extended to the rest of the Highway 395 corridor from the sound of the wind outside.

An overturned tractor-trailer shut down all eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 near the Mustang exit at around 3 a.m. this morning.

The storm system which hit Northern Nevada Tuesday morning is "a rare event," said National Weather Service meteorologist Scott McGuire.

Air Force Airman Justine L. Wallace has graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

Updated at 9:53 p.m. Reno and Sierra firefighters tonight were fighting a wildfire of about an acre in brush and timber west of Old Highway 395 and above Washoe Valley.

A four-year fight over keeping municipal water and sewer systems out of rural Washoe Valley nearly was resolved today by regional planning officials in a potential agreement for the Les Weston family property.

Carson City and the surrounding region celebrated the completion of the first leg of the U.S. 395 freeway bypass on Feb.

Wednesday should be calmer but much colder after fall's first significant cold front blew into the region Tuesday, with strong winds closing highways, fanning fires and generally causing difficulty.

It could have been a rehearsal for Halloween during a recent movie filming in Old Town Dayton, complete with zombies, gold miners and old gals from a red light district for senior citizens.

An Eaton, Colo., cattle truck lost two wheels off one side of a trailer axle and they started a small brushfire on U.S. 395 near the base of Washoe Hill this morning.