KOH Special News Reports

9/2/17 6 AM - Top of the Hour Newscast

Sparks Police Detectives working with the Washoe County Child Advocacy Center have arrested 44 year old Elmer Sanchez-Rodriguez of Sparks. He faces four counts of Sexual Assault and one count of Lewdness with a minor under 14. Sanchez-Rodriguez was booked into the Washoe County Jail.

Reno Police continue to investigate fatal shooting that happened early Thursday. 26 year old Vidal Smith was found shot to death in an alley at 1st Street between Arlington and West Streets, near Our Bar. Police say Smith had been in an altercation with somebody before the shooting, and while no one is in custody, they believe there is no danger to the public.

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval is is refusing to support the latest "Repeal and Replace" bill. Sandoval joined a bipartisan group of governors urging Congress to retain the federal health care law’s individual mandate, while seeking to stabilize individual insurance markets as legislators continue work on a long-term replacement law. The group also recommends that the President commit to cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers and that Congress fund those offsets at least through 2019.

Reno Police are investigating a shooting in which one person died early this morning. Police were called about 2AM to an alley at 1st Street between Arlington and West Streets, near Our Bar. One person had been shot and killed. Police say the man had been in an altercation with soneone before the shooting, and while no one is in custody, they believe there is no danger to the public. 1st Street was closed for the investigation into early afternoon.

FEMA is establishing a Recovery Service Center in Carson City, to offer additional support to the survivors of Hurricane Harvey and other ongoing disaster operations. FEMA will send other U.S. Department of Homeland Security and additional FEMA employees and recruit local Nevadans to staff the new recovery service center. Governor Brian Sandoval says Nevada is proud to serve as a base of operations for FEMA as the victims of Hurricane Harvey begin to seek the resources necessary to rebuild their homes and communities.

More Nevada Guardsmen are headed to Texas. The first 152nd C-130 equipped with U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System are flying into Dallas to support the 136nd Airlift Wing. The C-130, complete with a crew of seven, is capable of moving civilians, troops or 42,000 pounds of cargo, though its mission right now is not entirely clear......

The Carson Valley Inn in Minden is working with United Blood Services of Reno today (Friday) to collect blood donations for Texas flood victims.....