KOH Special News Reports

Don't think the Supreme Court ruling against an initiative petition to repeal the Commerce Tax means the fight to repeal it is over.

The Reno Fire Department was called to a report of several people in distress in the Truckee River about one-thirty this afternoon. The Water Entry Team, five engines , one truck and one rescue vehicle were dispatched. They found four victims who had become separated from their floatation tubes at several locations along the river near West McCarran. All four were pulled from the river with minor injuries and hypothermia. All four are expected to recover. None of them were wearing personal floatation devices. Fire officials warn that the water is extremely cold and hypothermia is definitely a factor in all of this. They caution that once you become hypothermic you lose all ability to self-rescue.

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit west of Gerlach at about 7:20 Saturday morning. This follows a magnitude 3.5 quake on May 6 and another 3.0 quake, all in the same area west of where the annual Burning Man celebration is held in the Black Rock Desert. According to seismological laboratory information, there were 122 quakes in that area within 10.4 miles of Gerlach of magnitude 1 or greater since May 1.

Reno Police were called to a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian accident this (Sunday) afternoon on Lakeside Drive in Reno. Police say it appears a 51-year-old Reno man was struck by the vehicle as he was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk. The man was taken to Renown Medical center with life threatening injuries. Investigators with the Reno Police Major Accident Investigation Team are investigating this incident. The names of all involved are being withheld at this time.

Reno police say they are investigating a shooting outside the Doc Holiday's bar in the downtown area this (Sunday) morning. Officers responded to the bar at about 10:49 a.m. Officials said an argument between two men started inside the business, which then trickled outside. They said one of the men pulled out a gun and opened fire, and one bullet ricocheted and grazed an innocent bystander in the leg. The victim, a man, was treated at the scene for a minor injury. Authorities say they are still looking for the gunman. No suspect description has been released.

The Reno Fire Department was called to a report of several people in distress in the Truckee River about one-thirty this afternoon. The Water Entry Team, five engines , one truck and one rescue vehicle were dispatched. They found four victims who had become separated from their floatation tubes at several locations along the river near West McCarran. All four were pulled from the river with minor injuries and hypothermia. All four are expected to recover. None of them were wearing personal floatation devices. Fire officials warn that the water is extremely cold and hypothermia is definitely a factor in all of this. They caution that once you become hypothermic you lose all ability to self-rescue.

Reno police say they are investigating a shooting outside the Doc Holiday's bar in the downtown area this morning. Officers responded to the bar at 120 E. 2nd St. at about 10:49 a.m. Officials on scene said an argument between two men started inside the business, which then trickled outside. They said one of the men pulled out a gun and opened fire, and one bullet ricocheted and grazed an innocent bystander in the leg. The victim, a man, was treated at the scene for a minor injury. Authorities say they are still looking for the gunman. No suspect description has been released.

A car crashed into an RTC bus near the intersection of Prater and El Rancho around 6:00 last night (Saturday). Police say the driver of a rental car failed to yield to the bus while making a left hand turn. 17 people were on board the bus when the accident happened, 3 were transported for unknown injuries. The driver of the passenger car was cooperative and neither drugs nor alcohol were believed to be factors in the crash.

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