Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 7:27 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill to expand automatic voter registration.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 6:28 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
For those 16 and older, the wait for the vaccine is ending, but that still leaves some families with concerns.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2021 at 5:54 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
FEMA has supplied two mobile vaccination units to the state with an aim to bring the vaccine to rural and tribal communities.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 6:44 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
COVID restrictions have separated a Sparks mother from her 16 year old daughter for more than a year.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 7:07 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
The Oprah Winfrey interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wasn't just a celebrity culture moment. It's likely sparking life-saving conversations.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 5:24 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
New figures from the hotel casino industry show just how deep the pandemic's impact has been.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 at 7:07 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Online scams were the most common this past year. Some of the worst scams found victims at their most vulnerable.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2021 at 6:20 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Local firefighters train for ice rescues to keep skills sharp.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2021 at 6:57 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Like other restaurants, a tiny diner needed to find a way to survive under COVID restrictions. It made changes and they turned out to be permanent.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2021 at 7:30 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
After 100 years of operation, the Fallon Theater survives on community support and free movies.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 5:54 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
A California couple has been arrested for the death of their 11-year-old son one year ago in Placerville.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2021 at 6:11 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Water levels in upstream reservoirs remain low. Recent storms helped, but more is needed.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2021 at 7:03 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Patients at Renown can now designate two "Patient Supporters" who can visit them in the hospital.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 at 6:39 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
County officials say they continue to monitor Swan Lake and there’s a lot of room for runoff in the lake today and plans and measures remain in place.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2021 at 7:41 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
“We’ll get there as soon as we can,” said Travis Truhill of the Reno Public Works Department, “But again our main priority is keeping main roadways, emergency routes and school zones open.”
Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 at 5:54 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Avalanche control on the Mount Rose Highway is an important and routine part of NDOT's winter storm response.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 at 7:12 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
NDOT is preparing for a big storm which should cause travel problems in the Sierra.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 6:50 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Changes in our own work habits are making it harder for some small businesses.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2021 at 6:30 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
One highly visible abandoned car is removed. There are nearly 900 more in the city.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2021 at 6:50 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
An abandoned car outside the entrance to a local cemetery is the first thing seen by anyone visiting the final resting spot of loved ones.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 6:10 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Seniors are now eligible to receive the COVID vaccine and are being urged to sign up for a waiting list
Updated: Dec. 24, 2020 at 5:46 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Three months ago it was reported as a traffic accident with a fatality, the driver held on DUI charges. Now he's charged with open murder.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 5:45 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Sheriff Balaam reports the backlog of DNA processing in the crime lab is gone.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 5:37 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Our report on a break-in at a local non-profit organization for Down Syndrome children and their families resulted in an arrest and offers of help.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 at 6:19 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
A fraction of the first shipment of COVID 19 vaccine was destined for rural counties. They are wasting no time putting it to use.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2020 at 5:16 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
The first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Reno Tuesday morning
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 6:45 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Longtime KOLO 8 weatherman Dick Stoddard announces his retirement.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 5:04 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Regional Animal Services is seeking donations for what it calls "enrichment" items. They can make a big difference in a dog or cat's life.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 5:53 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
A Carson City judge has rejected a bid by Republican attorneys to overturn the results of the election awarding the state's Electoral College votes to President Trump.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 6:32 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
An attorney for six Nevada Republican electors asked a Carson City judge Thursday to overturn the recent election, blocking a slate of Democratic electors from casting the state's votes for Joe Biden when the Electoral College meets Dec. 14.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 5:33 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Almost all the inmates in a Carson City honor camp have tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 6:40 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Like everyone else, those who keep our justice system working have been doing their best keeping things moving in the COVID era, but the virus continues to complicate even routine procedures.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2020 at 5:07 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
California's latest COVID restrictions pose a new set of challenges for businesses in a Sierra community.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2020 at 7:30 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Most Nevada school district followed the same plan for education during the pandemic. Churchill County chose a different path.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 4:42 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Lab technicians play an important role in public health efforts. They're needed now more than ever. Unfortunately they're in short supply.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2020 at 12:27 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
COVID cases have forced the closing of one local high school, threatening others.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2020 at 11:12 AM PST
|By Ed Pearce
Coronavirus cases are rising at an alarming rate and Renown Medical Center says worst-case measures is prepared last spring may be needed.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2020 at 6:32 PM PST
|By Ed Pearce
The 2020 election produced some surprises and some lessons going forward
Updated: Oct. 30, 2020 at 7:34 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
A team of ghost hunters accompanied by a professed skeptic investigates an historic, possibly haunted, hotel.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2020 at 6:51 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
A couple buy an historic hotel in Dayton only to discover--they claim--that they're sharing it with the spirits of past residents.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 6:11 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
We're shopping online more and more and that's where the scam artists are finding us.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 5:47 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
Eric Trump appeared at a campaign rally in Reno on Tuesday.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 5:07 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
The new bridge over US395 North at Parr Boulevard clears the way for a future widening of the highway, but appears to have created a new potential hazard for motorists.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2020 at 1:59 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
The restrictions also apply to the Nevada side of the Tahoe Basin.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2020 at 12:26 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
A major land owner and a nearby community are trying to block one company's plan to relocate to the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2020 at 7:33 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
Goats are being used to reduce potential wildfire fuels in a fire prone area between Carson City and Lake Tahoe.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 at 4:48 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
One accident followed by another critically injured a man in Spanish Springs and left 160 without power.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2020 at 6:58 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
The IRS is sending special mailings to nine million Americans--including 94,000 Nevadans--looking for those eligible for stimulus checks, but haven't received them.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2020 at 6:04 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
The state Supreme Court heard testimony Tuesday concerning proposed regulations for mediation to hold off eviction.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 4:49 PM PDT
|By Ed Pearce
The first jury trial in six months began Monday morning with jury selection in a courtroom modified for the pandemic.