reno police have arrested two people-- gas station in stead. 18-year-old christopher kerns is facing charges of armed robbery and possession of controled substances. police say he was with a 17-year-old whose name has not been released. reno police say the robbery happened just after 2 o'clock this morning. they say kern and the 17-year-old-- used a b-b gun, to hold up the cashier of a cheveron- jackson food store, on stead boulevard. a police officer was near the store at the time of the robbery and saw the suspects running away. the two were arrested a short time later. ### a mother and daughter have been arrested after a welfare check found children and animals living in what deputies call "deplorable" conditions. deputies went to the home of 61-year-old kathleen dean and 41- year-old joleen dean in sun valley to help check on several animals on the property. deputies found animal waste throughout the house. child protective services determined the condition of the home was hazardous for the three children living there. the deans are facing three counts of felony child neglect plu

.### christopher kerns is in custody, in connection with an overnight robbery in stead. a 17 year old who's name won't be released was also arrested. the robbery happened just after two this morning at "jackson's chevron" on stead boulevard. police say the two were armed with a b-b gun. were nearby and saw the two men running away and were able to arrest them. ### a mother and daughter are in washoe county jail, after deputies found three children and dozens of animals in what deputies call "deplorable living conditions." 61-year-old kathleen dean and 41-year-old joleen dean were arrested over the weekend in sun valley. deputies say they found animal feces and urine throughout the house. the children, who are between eleven and 14- years-old, are in protective custody. also in the home: ten dogs, 19 cats, 25 sugar gliders; and nearly two dozen birds including six chickens, two ducks and a turkey.### a 20-year-old reno woman at the center of a life-support battle... has died. a family attorney says aden hailu died yesterday at saint mary's regional medical center. hailu h

stead boulevard they say one suspect is a 17- year-old boy and the other is the 18-year-old christopher kerns. the cashier was reportedly the only person in thester at the time of the robbery. the witnesses say the two suspects pointed a handgun at the cashier and nabbedded much and then ran away. but a police officer who saw them leaving was able to make the arrest. >>> the search for two fishermen misching in pir amid lake was put on pause today due to the weather. the police say the two who are from california did not return home over the weekend. the officials say the two were last heard from on friday when they were fishing in pir amid lake near warrior point. search and rescue teams say they need the public's help to provide them with any information on these two missing men. >>> well, anyone with information pertaining to the missing fishermen are asked to call the pir amid lake fire and rescue team at 560-4417. >>> the school district is sending out an apology to parents this afternoon. assignment handed out in a social studies class at dayton high school. now before we show you the i

police say christopher kerns and a 17-year-old boy robbed the jackson's chevron on stead boulevard at around 2 o'clock this morning. officers tell us the suspects were armed police were nearby and saw the two men running away and were able to arrest them. ### a standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge continues tonight. authorities are keeping their distance from protesters.. saying there won't be a confrontation -but, it's time for the situation to end. "it's time for you to leave our community. go home to your families and end this peacefully." but the protestors, who call themselves "citizens for constitutional freedom" remain defiant, and refuse to back down. several dozen ranchers... some armed... took over the area saturday while no one was there.. first protesting the conviction of fellow ranchers.. who surrendered and have since distanced themselves from the standoff. the group then went onto claim their fight is over the thousands of miles of public land.. which should be returned to america's ranchers. "it is the people's facility, owned by the people, and it has been provided

they say one suspect is a 17- year-old and the other is 18- year-old christopher kern. the witnesses say the two suspects pointed a handgun at the cashier and demanded money and then ran away. a police officer saw them leaving and was able to take them into custody. >>> a 20-year-old woman at the isn't of an end-of-life court battle has died a at reno hospital while on life support. the attorney david omara says she died monday at st. mary's regional medical center. she never woke up from anesthesia after abdom nat surgery on april 1. the cause of death appears to be respiratory failure. the hospital hasn't commented yet. her father lost a bid last week in court to delay brain wave tests that the hospital said would show she was brain dead and would not recover. dayton high school is prompting an apology from the school district and its superintendent. news 4's terri hendry joins us with more on this tonight. parents were upset after seeing this image that was used in a writing assignment. >> reporter: that's right ujoe. many parents say they were outright offended. bef

police have arrested christopher kerns in connection with the robbery-- as well as a 17 not yet been released. the robbery happened "jackson's chevron" on stead boulevard. suspects were armed with a b-b gun. we're told officers were nearby and saw the two men running away and were able to arrest them. 6-people were taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash on yesterday afternoon. of queen way. the crash backed up traffic for about 3- hours. extent of injuries or crash. the 16 year old shot in the head at pat baker park last week died on saturday. now the 15 year old accused of pulling the trigger has been rebooked on a charge of open murder. the district attorney's office will be conducting a hearing to convince the court to try the suspect as an adult. sparks residents are starting to get new single-stream recycling carts to replace the color-coded crates. it's part of a new agreement between the city and waste management that allows customers to put all acceptable recyclable materials into one bin. the change will be this month. here's lindsey with your final check of the f

police have arrested christopher kerns in connection with an stead. won't be released was also arrested. just after 2 a.m. at "jackson's chevron" on stead boulevard. police say the 2 suspects were armed with a b-b gun. were nearby and saw the two men running arrest them. president obama is taking executive action on gun control announcing his controversial plan to bypass congress to expand background checks. the move has gop lawmakers from capitol hill to the campaign trail outraged, calling the president's actions unconstitutional. abc's kenneth moton reports from washington. it's a major presidential push toward gun control reform. sot pres obama it will potentially save lives in this country and spare families the pain and the extraordinary loss that they've suffered as a consequence of a firearm being in the hands of wrong people. sellers, online or at gun shows, must register as licensed gun dealers. and background checks would be required for their buyers?closing the so called gun show loophole. president obama's plan also includes?. overhauling

police have arrested christopher kerns in connection with an overnight robbery in stead. police also arrested a 17 year old boy who's name hasn't been released. the robbery happened just after 2 a.m. at "jackson's chevron" on stead boulevard. police say the 2 with a b-b gun. the 16 year old shot in the head at pat baker park last week died on saturday. accused of pulling the trigger has been rebooked on a charge of open murder. the district attorney's office will be conducting a hearing to convince the court to try the suspect as an adult. now to this winter storm rolling in. toss to lindsey and we've been tracking this winter storm all lindsey has a look at your forecast. pattern will set up across the region this week with periods of impact to travel, especially across the sierra. at this time, the greatest impacts will be today and wednesday as a couple of stronger storms bring more widespread and moderate snowfall potential. not many changes made to the forecast this morning as a couple of winter storms move into the sierra and western already impacting northeast cali