KOH Special News Reports

The Nevada Highway Patrol, in partnership with other local law enforcement agencies, is in the middle of a Joining Forces campaign that's targeting people who aren't wearing their seatbelts, and children not in booster seats.

A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Nevada Department of Wildlife , and the University of Nevada-Reno says that conservation efforts have resulted in the re-colonization of black bears into portions of their historic ranges in the Great Basin.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has filed a lawsuit in District Court challenging State Sen. Michael Roberson’s anti-immigrant ballot initiative.

Reno Police have arrested a man they say robbed the Valero Gas Station mini-mart on Second Street early Thanksgiving morning. They say that shortly after 1:00 Thursday morning 23-year-old Damien Walker entered the store, pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded the money in the register. The robber made good his escape, but officers reviewed video surveillance and say they identified Walker as the gunman. Later in the day officers found him at his home, interviewed him and arrested him. Walker is charged with armed robbery and being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm.

A hit-and-run driver killed a man who survived the 1-October mass shooting in Las Vegas, where 58 were killed and hundreds more were wounded. 52-year-old Roy McClellan was hitchhiking on November 16 on State Route 160 in Pahrump when he was struck and killed. NHP says McClellan was walking on the highway, which is illegal. KSNV in Las Vegas reports that the vehicle has been found and criminal charges are pending.

NV Energy says nearly 57-hundred customers are without power in Washoe County. Company representatives say the windstorm in the area has caused equipment failures. The Washoe County Sheriff's office says several power lines are down along a frontage road west of 395 in the Cold Springs area. NV Energy says it's expected that most power will be restored sometime between 1:30 and 2:00 this afternoon, however, some customers will be without power until later tonight.

Reno Police have arrested a man they say robbed the Valero Gas Station mini-mart on Second Street early Thanksgiving morning.

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles says the Monday after Thanksgiving is their busiest day of the year, so expect to wait if you don't have an appointment.

The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team will resume prescribed burns tomorrow, weather permitting, after taking a break for Thanksgiving.

Tesla has done what it promised in regards to hiring and tax incentive goals in the state, but production isn't what the business hoped.