KOH Special News Reports

-Before this year, there hasn’t been a new class of recruits for the Reno Fire Department in nearly eight years. But that’s about to change for the second time. Thirty-one recruits have joined the Reno Fire Department in 2016, with the newest class of 16 recruits getting ready to graduate after completing a twelve-week Recruit Academy.The Reno Fire Department recently updated the nearly 30-year-old firefighter test and included a two-tiered interview process with five different members of the department, including the chief, before recruits were offered a position, according to a report from the Reno Fire Department. There were about 750 applications for this recruitment period. A commencement ceremony for the second class of 2016 Reno Fire Department recruits will be today from 2 to 5 p.m. at the McKinley Arts and Culture Center.

A Pahrump woman accused of falsifying voter registration applications has been arrested. Tina Marie Parks is facing 11 felony charges. The complaint says she fraudulently marked the party affiliation while registering them to vote for the June Primary. Parks worked for "Engage Nevada" a conservative community organization. The group says it is cooperating with law enforcement and says this kind of alleged misbehavior is intolerable. The mis-registration apparently denied people the right to vote in the democratic primary.

Crews from the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District responded to a brush fire in Sun Valley Wednesday. The fire was first reported around 5:15 in the area of Leon Drive and Gepford Parkway. According to officials it was caused by someone using a weed whacker. Chief Charlie Moore says you need to use extra caution when using power tools...

Sparks Police have arrested 19 year old Samuel Turnow for involuntary manslaughter in the death of 23 year old Rodney Wright of Reno. Wright was killed February 12th while riding in a car with a group of people. Turnow had a handgun he was showing to people in the car, when it discharged and hit Wright. Turnow is being held at the Washoe County jail for involuntary manslaughter, attempted robbery, illegally carrying a concealed weapon, and destroying or concealing evidence.

Firefighters and equipment are being released from The Ruby Fire in the western slope of the Pine Nut Mountain range. That according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Crews remained on the fire overnight. The fire appears to be human-caused and an accident, the sheriff’s office said, but did not release any more information. Flames were reported around noon Wednesday. The East Fork Fire Protection District worked with Sierra Front, the Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service, as well as Douglas County. Between 10 and 20 acres of light grass and brush were burned.

Nevada ranks eighth in the nation for identity theft, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission. It's something people who are traveling should take steps to avoid.

Crews from the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District responded to a brush fire in Sun Valley Wednesday. The fire was first reported around 5:15 in the area of Leon Drive and Gepford Parkway. According to officials it was caused by someone using a weed whacker. Chief Charlie Moore says you need to use extra caution when using power tools...

Firefighters and equipment are being released from The Ruby Fire in the western slope of the Pine Nut Mountain range. That according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Crews remained on the fire overnight. The fire appears to be human-caused and an accident, the sheriff’s office said, but did not release any more information. Flames were reported around noon Wednesday. The East Fork Fire Protection District worked with Sierra Front, the Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service, as well as Douglas County. Between 10 and 20 acres of light grass and brush were burned.

Firefighters and equipment are being released from The Ruby Fire in the western slope of the Pine Nut Mountain range. That according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Crews remained on the fire overnight. The fire appears to be human-caused and an accident, the sheriff’s office said, but did not release any more information. Flames were reported around noon Wednesday. The East Fork Fire Protection District worked with Sierra Front, the Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service, as well as Douglas County. Between 10 and 20 acres of light grass and brush were burned.

Crews from the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District responded to a brush fire in Sun Valley Wednesday. The fire was first reported around 5:15 in the area of Leon Drive and Gepford Parkway. According to officials it was caused by someone using a weed whacker. Chief Charlie Moore says you need to use extra caution when using power tools...