KOH Special News Reports

6/18/16 12 Noon - Top of the Hour News

06/18/16 6 AM Top of Hour Newscast

Nevada ACLU is appealing a Las Vegas judge's ruling that the state Education Savings Accounts are constitutional. Amy Rose the ACLU Legal Director says District Court Judge Eric Johnson made the wrong decision and evaluated the case improperly. In May, Johnson dismissed the ACLU’s lawsuit against program called it “neutral with respect to religion” because parents- not the state- decide whether they will use the program to pay for tuition at private and religiously affiliated schools. Johnson also ruled a provision in the Nevada Constitution that says state lawmakers should encourage education “by all suitable means,” permits the ESA's. The ACLU says it violates a clause in the state constitution that bars the state from funding religious entities. The ESA's offers parents about $5,100 in per-pupil state funds to spend on private school tuition, home-school expenses and other educational services if they pull their children out of a public school.

The Hawken Fire near Caughlin Ranch is 100 percent contained, according to Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District. The fire agency has not released a cause for the fire.

Chief Charles Moore says the fire burned 278 acres. 262 acres are in Washoe County jurisdiction; 16 are federal. The fire burned near Hawken and Pronghorn, in the Caughlin Ranch area, and briefly threatened dozens of homes.

Law enforcement is continuing its hunt for Jason "Travis" Simon and Sarah Joy Van Ocker-Dunn, who are suspected in a child abduction case out of Caldwell, Idaho. The children, Lewis "Louie" Dunn and Kaylee Dunn were taken out of state illegally by VanOcker-Dunn, and are reportedly with her and Simon, who's accused of child sexual abuse against one of the missing children. The couple is also traveling with Simon's son, Kaydn, and the five were reportedly seen in Sparks on Sunday. There's a $100,000 warrant for sexual abuse on a child under the age of 16 for Simon, and a $150,000 warrant for VanOcker-Dunn for felony custodial interference. They were last seen in a gold colored 2006 Pontiac Montana Mini van with Idaho license plate 2 CJN 683.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Team have busted a suspected prostitute and her pimp. During the investigation, an undercover officer made arrangements to meet up with 30 year old Stephanie Moschella from Carmichael, California, who quoted him prices on different sex acts that she'd perform, while she was on the phone with him. Law enforcement showed up at the motel, and when Moschella and her accomplice, 34 year old Chazarae Blake arrived, the undercover officer, and Moschella negotiated prices inside a motel room. Moschella and Blake were arrested for conspiracy to commit prostitution.

Reno firefighters are still investigating a fire that threatened homes in west Reno Wednesday afternoon. The fire was reported on La Fond Drive near Driscoll Drive, off Plumb Lane near the Carmelite Monastery. Firefighters say it started as a brush fire in an empty lot between homes and spread. One home was damaged before flames were extinguished. Ten homes were threatened and residents were asked to leave during the firefight. Investigators say heavy wind may have caused a power line to spark, starting the fire.

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