The Washoe County Health District will be insecticide-fogging today due to another positive hit for West Nile Virus. The Animal Diseases Laboratory Monday confirmed a positive collection of adult mosquitoes in Washoe Valley, north of Bellevue Road. Fogging with be followed by surveillance trapping to determine if the virus persists and additional fogging is needed. Health officials remind people to take steps to prevent being bitten by mosquitoes that may possibly carry disease. Tips include: Remove standing water around your homes or apartments where mosquitoes can breed, and make sure door and window screens are in good repair with no tears or holes.

The Strawberry fire which has burned over 4,500 acres five miles west of Baker is mostly contained, but the aftermath is still being felt across several states. A memorial service was held Saturday in Missoula, Montana for U.S. Forest Service and Lolo hotshots firefighter Justin Beebe, who died Aug. 13th when he was struck by a tree while fighting the blaze.....

Two people are dead and one person is injured after a vehicle went off a cliff in Carson City. Sheriff Ken Furlong has confirmed that three people were in a vehicle in the area of Goni Canyon when their vehicle went off a cliff just before 5:30 this morning. One person survived the accident and was able to get help. How the car ended up driving off the cliff is still under investigation.

Two people are dead and one person is injured after a vehicle went off a cliff in Carson City. Sheriff Ken Furlong has confirmed that three people were in a vehicle in the area of Goni Canyon when their vehicle went off a cliff just before 5:30 this morning. One person survived the accident and was able to get help. How the car ended up driving off the cliff is still under investigation.

Nevada officials face yet another obstacle in carrying out the death penalty if an inmate exhausts their final appeal. One of the two drugs that make up the lethal injection has expired, and companies that produce it refuse on principle to give the state any more. The state also hasn't had a usable execution chamber since about 2011, when one at the shuttered Nevada State Prison fell out of compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. A new chamber is under construction in Ely at a cost of $858,000 and should be ready by November.There are 80 people on Nevada's death row, but no executions are pending. State officials plan to reach out to pharmaceutical companies nationwide in hopes of finding a supplier.

The Strawberry fire which has burned over 4,500 acres five miles west of Baker is mostly contained, but the aftermath is still being felt across several states. A memorial service was held Saturday in Missoula, Montana for U.S. Forest Service and Lolo hotshots firefighter Justin Beebe, who died Aug. 13th when he was struck by a tree while fighting the blaze.....

According to The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office a Reno man has been found guilty of burglary and other charges after a two day jury trial that began on Monday. 55 year old Everett Hunter of Reno was found guilty on two counts of Burglary and two counts of Uttering Forged Instruments on Tuesday.Sentencing is set for October 20tht. Hunter faces up to 28 years in prison.

Nevada officials face yet another obstacle in carrying out the death penalty if inmates exhaust their final appeals. One of the two drugs that make up the lethal injection has expired, and companies that produce it refuse on principle to give the state any more. The state also hasn't had a usable execution chamber since about 2011, when one at the shuttered Nevada State Prison fell out of compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. A new chamber is under construction in Ely at a cost of $858,000 and should be ready on Nov. 1.There are 80 people on Nevada's death row, but no executions are pending. State officials plan to reach out to pharmaceutical companies nationwide in hopes of finding a supplier.

Fire engines were dispatched to a home on the 2200 block of Hunter Lake Drive Saturday night around 8pm. When Firefighters arrived they found the garage of a home fully engulfed in flames. Ammunition stored in that garage was exploding while firefighters were trying to work making for dangerous conditions. The garage received significant damage but the house itself was spared. Cable television and phone lines also caught fire knocking out service to Charter customers for several hours. No injuries have been reported.

Officials with the Bureau of Land Management say a fire flared up four days after lightning strikes sparked 18 other fires in the area last Tuesday. The Rock Hill Fire was sparked by lightning about 20 miles southwest of Winnemucca. The blaze has burned an estimated 1,660 acres and is about 90 percent contained. Some 251 personnel are fighting the blaze. Crews are beginning mop up operations on island of fire within the containment and are rehabilitating bull dozer fire break lines. Officials estimate the fire will be contained tomorrow. It's burning just east of the Monroe Fire, which burned 11,240 acres.