KOH Special News Reports

The Mason Fire that sparked in northeast Washoe Valley Sunday night is now in mop-up phase.

A federal agency is on path to sterilize wild horses on U.S. rangeland to slow the growth of herds - a new approach condemned by mustang advocates across the West. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management also continues to resist calls from ranchers and western Republicans to euthanize or sell for slaughter the animals overflowing holding pens so as to clear the way for more roundups. Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Steve Ellis delivered those messages at an emotional congressional hearing this week. He offered a glimpse of the challenges facing the agency that has been struggling for decades with what it describes as a $1 billion problem.

Starting next month, Nevada motorists will have to replace their vehicle license plates every eight years. A bill approved by last year's Legislature to address law enforcement agencies' complaints about many plates being unreadable will go into effect July 1. Department of Motor Vehicles officials say license plates fade from exposure to the elements. They are supposed to be readable from about 100 feet away. The new plate will require an $8 fee.

1. The Marina fire is 30 percent contained and is expected to be fully contained by Thursday. Due to more accurate mapping, the fire size has been revised down to 758 acres. The fire is located north of Lee Vining and west of Mono Lake. Highway 395 is closed at the town of Lee Vining to the turnoff for Hawthorne (that's Highway 167). The California Highway Patrol is conducting one-way traffic escorts as conditions allow. The Tioga Lodge and two additional residences have been evacuated. Lee Vining and Mono City are under an evacuation advisory. There are approximately 350 personnel on the fire. Eight hand crews, 23 engines, six helicopters, two fixed wing aircraft, two dozers, and three water tenders are assigned to the fire. The fire has been determined to be human-caused and remains under investigation.

2. It's time to start training. Sign ups are open for this summer's Reno-Tahoe Senior Games. It's a mini Olympics for people 50 and over.

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3. With rising temperatures, we're asking you to become part of our sister station's annual KOLO 8 Fan Club. Seniors ages 60 and older who do not have air conditioning or are in need of fans to help cool their homes are encouraged to contact Washoe County Senior Services at 328-2575 or stop by the Senior Center at 1155 E. 9th Street, Building E, to learn more about how they can benefit from the program. Donated fans can be dropped off or picked up between 9AM and 3PM Monday through Friday. Only donations of new fans still in boxes will be accepted.

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A minimum security inmate who walked away from a prison work crew in South Reno on Tuesday has been caught, and is back in prison. Twenty-year-old Zachary David Tankersley was caught Friday. He had been assigned to a work crew cleaning weeds near Interstate 580 at South Meadows Parkway when he walked away. He is serving 12 months to 36 months on a burglary charge at the Stewart Conservation Camp in Carson City after being sentenced in March in Washoe District Court.

Police were called to Clinton Court in South Sun Valley a little before 9:00 Friday morning to a report of a battery with a deadly weapon. The suspect was taken to the hospital complaining of chest pain and the victim was treated on scene. A few hours later a trailer on Clinton Court caught fire and was destroyed. Two parrots and a dog died in the blaze. Authorities are still investigating if the incidents may be connected. American Red Cross volunteers are assisting three adults and two children displaced by the fire.

A minimum security inmate who walked away from a prison work crew on Tuesday in south Reno has been caught, and is headed back to prison. Zachary David Tankersley, 20, was caught Fridayl. Tankersley was assigned to a work crew cleaning weeds near Interstate 580 at South Meadows Parkway when he walked away. He was serving 12 months to 36 months on a burglary charge at the Stewart Conservation Camp in Carson City after being sentenced in March in Washoe District Court.

Police were called to Clinton Court in South Sun Valley at about 8:50 a.m. on Friday with a report of a battery with a deadly weapon, after a man allegedly attacked another man. The suspect was taken to the hospital complaining of chest pain and the victim was treated on scene. A few hours later a trailer on Clinton Court caught on fire and burned down. Two parrots and a dog died in the blaze. Authorities are still investigating if the incidents are connected. American Red Cross volunteers is assisting three adults and two children displaced by the fire.

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