KOH Special News Reports

Top of Hour News 11/18/17 8 AM

Top of Hour News 11/18/17 7 AM

Top of Hour News 11/18/17 6 AM

The Placer County Sheriff's Office has arrested three people for mail theft in Loomis, after they called 911 for help get their car started. The first deputy to respond found a large pile of mail belonging to others on the seats and floorboards of the car. And their car was parked next to a pried-open mail box. The suspects had lost their keys and could not start their car to leave. 40-year-old Marvin Lyles of Oakland, and Jeromeia Franklin and Mesha Cooper, both 37 from Sacramento, were arrested and charged with felony mail theft.

People in south Reno say the cattle guards to keep horses safe aren't doing their job. The cattle guards were a requirement put on the developer of a nearby Lennar subdivision by the Reno Planning Commission to keep wild horses safe. Neighbors say noise was just one of the biggest issues. Child safety is another. After public comments this week planners unanimously voted in favor of removing the two guards. Commission Vice Chair Mark Johnson says he appreciated the passion the residents brought to this issue.

The mental patient who admits killing a woman nearly 40 years ago says he escaped from a Hawaii psychiatric hospital to prove that he could behave properly out in the community. Randall Saito says the Hawaii State Hospital wouldn't give him a chance. He told KGO TV in San Francisco, each time he applied for release, officials made him "sound like a bad guy." So he plotted an escape, which he carried out Sunday. He walked out of the hospital, got a taxi to the airport and took a chartered plane to Maui, where he caught another flight to San Jose, California. Saito was captured Wednesday in Stockton after authorities got a tip from a taxi driver. Some reports say he was headed for Reno.

Reno Police have made two arrests in the shooting death of Luz Linarez Castillo, who was found shot to death in a car Nov. 2nd. In custody are 26 year old Richard Silva Guzman and 18 year old Yiovannie Guzman, both of Sparks. Police say the two men have confessed.

Reno Police have made two arrests in the case of Luz Linarez Castillo, who was found shot to death in a car Nov. 2nd near Parkview and Mazzone Ave.

A round table discussion with local business leaders and representatives from Senator Dean Heller's office was held at the Reno Sparks Chamber this week to discuss the financial implications of the Health Insurance Tax.