KOH Special News Reports

The homes and businesses have been torn down, and the signs are up letting you know there's construction ahead, with possible delays. It's the Pyramid widening project, and it's now underway.

The Pyramid widening project has been in the works since last summer, with contractors leveling homes in the way, and RTC closing streets. The ground's been broken, and work will continue for a little over a year.

The homes and businesses have been torn down, and the signs are up letting you know there's construction ahead, with possible delays. It's the Pyramid widening project, and it's now underway.

The Pyramid widening project has been in the works since last summer, with contractors leveling homes in the way, and RTC closing streets. The ground's been broken, and work will continue for a little over a year.

The homes and businesses have been torn down, and the signs are up letting you know there's construction ahead, with possible delays. It's the Pyramid widening project, and it's now underway.

"Smart Planes" a Swedish based company plans to move some of it's operations to Reno. Warren Rapp, is the business director for the University of Nevada "Automomous Systems Innovation Center. He says they plan to employ as many as 20 people within a year. SmartPlanes develops high-quality and state-of-the-art commercial drones for aerial mapping, surveying, remote sensing and surveillance.

Reno Police say it's likely an accident on Oddie Blvd. east of Sutro this (Thursday) evening was the result of a medical episode that claimed the life of the vehicle's driver. Officers were called to the location shortly before 5:00 this evening and found a 70 year old man unconscious in the vehicle. The woman passenger in the vehicle told officers that the driver had a medical episode while driving and lost consciousness causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and roll. The man and woman were taken to a local hospital where the man was pronounced deceased. The woman suffered multiple broken bones, but it is not believed her injuries are life threatening.

State Treasurer Dan Schwartz is expressing annoyance at the filings of new briefs by opponents of the ESA program. The Southern Poverty Law Center, Mexican-American Legal defense League, and the NAACP filed "Amicus briefs" in the case, and the court extended the "expedited" deadline to April 20th. Schwartz says the parents who want ESA are tired of defense funds, legal centers and other groups who show up late to protest. Opponents object to redirecting public school funds to private religious schools, and say it violated the state constitution. 5000 families have applied for the funding.

Four suspects are now in custody in connection with a retail theft ring in Washoe County. Police say five people , working together, were involved in fraudulent bar code scanning to get cash or store credit upon return of merchandise. The crew targeted numerous Home Depot, Lowes and Walmart stores throughout Washoe County. The latest suspects arrested were 43-year-old Terry Audiss, and a warrant has been issued for 27-year-old Jonathan Rascon.

"Smart Planes" a Swedish based company plans to move some of it's operations to Reno,