KOH Special News Reports

A known M-S-13 gang member has been convicted on two charges of murder with the use of a deadly weapon. The Washoe County District Attorney's office says 26-year-old Lois Alejandro Menendez-Cordero was convicted of shooting and killing two Sparks men at a party in November of 2010. Menendez-Cordero fled the country after the murders and was ultimately located and extradited from El Salvador to stand trial. Prosecutors will return to court Monday for the penalty phase of the trial and a media release detailing the murders and sentencing result will follow.

The Washoe County District Attorney's office has secured a 15 year habitual criminal prison sentence for a woman whose crimes spanned more than 22 years. Forty-five year old Kristina Margaret Schneider, pled guilty in August to one count of Burglary and was sentenced this week to 15 years in prison in Washoe County District Court. Schneider was arrested in May by detectives with the Northern Nevada Repeat Offender Program. At the time of her arrest, Schneider was wanted in connection with multiple fraud cases that involved cashing fraudulent checks and obtaining title loans with fraudulent titles. The sentence ensures a minimum of 6 years must be served before parole eligibility begins.

Menendez-Cordero fled the country after the murders and was ultimately located and extradited from El Salvador to stand trial.

A man is dead and woman is in the hospital with serious injuries following a crash on I-80 eastbound last night, just before midnight. According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the crash involved two cars between mile markers three and four near Verdi.

The Nevada Department of Transportation has completed paving work on Glendale Avenue this week, and have used recycled materials to get the job done.

California’s deadly wildfires tore through the home of ‘Peanuts’ creator Charles Schulz, but his widow managed to escape.

The Washoe County Health District says a resident died late last week from the hantavirus, so they're send a warning to everyone to be cautious in garages, storage sheds, and other places where deer mice could be hiding.

The Sparks Police Department says they're searching for three men who tried to pass fake payroll checks at the Western Village Casino on October 2nd. The three men each went to different cashiers, but the quick thinking workers all realized the checks were fake, and refused to cash them. All three left the casino after incident, and you can see they're pictures at kkoh.com. If you have any information on these men, call Sparks Police at 353-22-31, or secret witness at 322-49-00.

The wildfires continue to burn in Northern California, and officials are making grim discoveries. As they enter homes to search for the missing, they're finding bodies burnt beyond recognition. So far, 31 people have been killed, making this one of the deadliest wildfire outbreaks in state history, according to Cal Fire.