mike. we're looking live at some breaking news happening in silver springs. amanda ketchledge will have the latest on the officer our breakfast hours are simple: always. our lunch and dinner hours: same. our value menu is prettttttttttttty simple, too. good evening. we do have breaking news tonight-- we are following a major police incident happening right now in silver springs. we've just learned that the lyon county sheriffs office is working a confirmed officer involved shooting at the nugget casino in silver springs. let's show you where this is happening-- it's happening at the silver springs nugget at the northwest corner of highway 50 and highway 95. we just spoke to to silver springs. lyon county sheriff's office administrative director michael carlson, has not said anything the nevada high school basketball state tournament tipped off tonight at lawlor events center... garrett and dallas will be in next with all pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and c

covering the story, amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. mike will have a look at your what if you could only celebrate your birthday every four years? well, this monday is leap year, and we're talking to some locals who all share a birthday on this social and emotional learning is being tought throughout the washoe county school system, including things such as responsible decision making, dealing with adversity, and relationship skills. the school district started implementing this curriculum in 20- 12... and has slowly grown to every washoe school by this fall. so has the program been effective? ky sisson reports. maybe you've heard a high schooler say... ariana- "you're not actually preparing us for life, there are so many things we need to know that we can't get in math class." ariana mcconnell is a junior at damonte ranch high school. she says that the social and emotional learning program is teaching her skills she will use in college and more importantly in the work force. ariana- "we got to talk about how to build that repour with her a

covering storm watch, amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. thanks mike. and you can keep track of the weather...wherever you are... with our free channel 2 weather app. it just got an updated interface today... you can get the radar... forecast... and watches and warnings in the palm of your to where you live. just search "k-t-v-n" in the google play or apple store. in crime beat... a shooting at a mobile home park in reno left one man dead last night. just after 7 p-m... reno police were called out on a report of a shooting, at the 27-hundred block of kietzke lane. that's the ponderosa trailer park near yori park. when officers got there... they found a man in the parking lot with a gunshot wound. lt. scott shaw, rpd: "reno fire department as well as remsa worked on the victim for quite a while, but were unable to revive him. so at this time we are working on a homicide investigation." police are looking for the shooter... but have not yet released a description. the person who was killed has not been identified. the gang unit was also on scene...and pol

covering health watch, amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. and mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up. coming up in sports...the wolf pack baseball team may have won the conference title last season, but you might be surprised where the guys were plus, in tonight's health watch... studies show some retirees have much better odds of living longer than others. what one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton, and i have always approved this message. milk and meats. in tonight's health watch... new data about the researchers in britain found organic milk and meats contain about 50-percent more omega-3 fatty acids than conventional products. omega-3's are linked to i

covering the story, amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. "now here's mike alger's first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast" a fairly strong ridge of high pressure will keep us dry for the next several days, and temperatures that have been will climb above the norm once we get into the weekend. after patchy morning fog clears out, a few clouds will pass over us friday afternoon ahead of a weakening frontal band, but those should move out by the weekend leaving saturday and sunday mostly sunny. highs friday will be in the mid-40s and will climb into the 50s through tuesday and may hit if you're just joining us let's catch you up on the big story we covered at 5.... and that's the growing number of online scams as we get closer to valentine's day. florists are already taking orders and working on designs for one of the biggest holidays they see all year. and they are warning customers to watch for deceptive websites that may look completely legitimate but may be out to scam you. companies refer to them as decpetive order gatherers....or dogs. mike:"these people c

covering school watch, amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. "now here's mike alger's first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast" a fairly strong ridge of high pressure will keep us dry for the next several days, and temperatures that have been lagging behind seasonal averages will climb above the norm once we get into the weekend. out, a few clouds will pass over us friday afternoon ahead of a weakening frontal band, but those should move out by the weekend leaving saturday and sunday mostly sunny. highs friday will be in the mid-40s and will climb into the 50s through tuesday and may hit the 60s by mid-week. new tonight in crime beat... the nevada highway patrol is run crash in carson city. carson city sheriff's office deputies responded to reports of a hit and run just before 8 o'clock tonight in the area of brown street and edmonds drive... where they learned the suspect vehicle was a yellow ford 150 pickup. shortly after, deputies found that pickup at a gas station on college parkway near research way. as officers approached... the suspect vehicle rammed the po

meteorologist mike alger is in the weather center with a look at if any more storms are on the way... and amanda ketchledge is live on mount rose highway with a look at how the roads are still slick after the storm. let's start with mike... while the mountains could see some more snow on friday , most of the wintry weather of late will ease as we head into the weekend. there is one more weak storm system moving in friday afternoon, but the dynamics aren't strong enough to have much left over for the valley to overcome the rain shadow effect. the

amanda ketchledge ,channel 2 news. "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" a large ridge of high pressure will settle in over the west coast for the next week, giving setting temperatures. sunny skies and high temperatures in the low 60s tuesday will give way to a few clouds midweek, but temperatures will stay up in the 60s into the weekend, with lows near the freezing mark. winds will a large ridge of high pressure will settle in over the west coast for the next week, giving us very warm, though not record setting temperatures. sunny skies and high temperatures in the low 60s tuesday will give way to a few clouds midweek, but temperatures will stay up in the 60s into the weekend, with lows near the freezing mark. winds will generally light throughout the let's check in on the roads with our traffic reporter chaison dean in the alice 96 point 5 traffic center. please be aware of the normal slow-downs and congestion in and around the spaghetti bowl, also at pyramid way and mccarran boulevard. make sure to use a hands-f

meteorologist mike alger is in the weather center with a look at if any more storms are on the way... and amanda ketchledge is live on mount rose highway with a look at how the roads are still slick after the storm. let's start with mike... while the mountains could see some more snow on friday , most of the wintry weather of late will ease as we head into the weekend. there is one more weak storm system moving in friday afternoon, but the dynamics aren't strong enough to have much left over for the valley to overcome the rain shadow effect. the mountains could potentially see as we head into the weekend, conditions will stabilize and slowly warm up, from the low 50s on saturday to near 60 degrees by monday. alpine meadows ski resort is closed for the rest of the day latest storm has created a very high to extreme level of avalanche risk in avalanche-prone areas. fire crews say a snowslide happened near the intersection of deer park road just before 7:15 a.m. on thursday. crews say the slide hit an employee transport bus which was then pushed about 30 feet across the road, and then it hit a home sustaining

amanda ketchledge is live up in truckee with a look at the damage the storm caused. but we'll start with chief meteorologist mike alger, who has been trackingthe storm system as it moves in... the strong winds will slowly abate thursday, but the strong cold front responsible will bring snow to the valley floors and leave behind a foot or more of

thanks mike, the danger hasn't completely melted away on many roadways. ice is going to be the big concern tonight. amanda ketchledge is live at the intersection of -- longley and double r -- with a look at conditions out on roads. amanda-- landon-- the snow continues to melt on the roads and that's causing pavement at this intersection. i talked to a couple of commuters this afternoon who plan on taking it slow and being cautious as the sun goes down...because many roads like this one will refreeze overnight. tiffany londay, incline village : "it doesn't make a huge amount of difference on the highway, in terms of when you leave right after work or you wait until the sun's already gone down. you sort of just have to always be alert." angeleana wood, commuter: "it's going to ice over, i'm pretty sure. and waking up in the morning, having to go to school, the whole parking lot is just going to be ice." car tires breaking on ice expect roads like this in the shade or in residential areas to ice over tonight. the best advice is always to avoid traveling if at all possible, and that's exactly what dennis johnson did tod

mike... the snow may have stopped... but the roads are still causing issues for drivers tonight. amanda ketchledge is live on south virginia street in midtown, with a look at the conditions. amanda-- ari-- slush and ice built up on pavement at this intersection. and that's going to be the concern for many drivers passing through the secondary streets car tires breaking on ice slick conditions like this are causing many drivers to lose control on the roads. the sunshine helped melt the snow and ice throughout the valley....but come sundown, a lot of moisture remained on the streets. dennis johnson, reno: "it will freeze up again, it will be real icy come morning." this is dennis johnson's neighborhood. as you can see, slush and ice is covering the roads...so he decided not to get behind the wheel today. dennis johnson, reno: "i have chosen to stay off the roads today, since i didn't have to go anywhere." it's these residential areas and secondary streets that drivers will still see some icy spots. jordan hill, reno: "anybody is going to skid around on ice, i mean, even if you have a four by four tr

amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. and please stay with channel 2 news and "cbs news" for continuing coverage of campaign 2016... through november. "now here's mike alger's first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast" this will be a very mild and uneventful weather week. a large ridge of high pressure is building in offshore which will deflect the energy of any pacific storms up to our north. temperatures will climb from the mid-50s tuesday into the upper 60s by the end of the work week before a low energy system moves in over the weekend, giving us only a slight highway patrol troopers have identified a woman who was killed in a fatal crash friday evening. troopers say 55-year-old melanie marnne-lawson was driving south on i-580 --between college parkway and arrowhead drive -- when, investigators say, she drove onto the left shoulder and over- corrected. troopers say her truck hit a concrete wall and she was away. today the family of nevada state senator debbie smith announced a public memorial serivce will be held for her sunday. her memorial will be at sparks high school at noon. smith passed away yesterday a year after doctors began treating her fo

amanda ketchledge is live up in truckee with a look at the damage the storm caused. but we'll start with chief meteorologist mike alger, who has been trackingthe storm system as it moves in... the strong winds will slowly abate thursday, but the strong cold front responsible will bring snow to the valley floors and leave behind a foot or more of snow in the mountaintops. a in effect until noon thursday after which snow will decrease to showers. in the valley, accumulations could be limited due to the ground being so warm the past several days, but some foothill accumulations are possible above 5,000'. the strong winds of wednesday will ease somewhat, but will still be brisk, in the 15-25 mph range. as we head into the weekend, one more storm front will try to push through friday afternoon, but while the mountains could see some minor accumulations , the valleys should be shadowed out from most