this volunteer program offers dental screenings and no-cost fixes here in the truckee meadows. but first.... "tonight, the first democratic battle in the south; can hillary clinton cement her frontrunner status? and the zika outbreak: a new travel warning for american news." angela's here with a final look at your forecast.... seven day shows a warming trend with highs in the sixties. lows will be in the thirties. next system moves through thursday, but not a lot of power with it. not everyone will >>good afternoon. welcome to the house detective. a lot of people are telling me that the market has picked up. what does that mean to you? well it means that you'd better get your finances in line and work with a qualified agent, of course i recommend someone from re/max realty affiliates. and you've got to know exactly what you're paying for. what you're getting, is it a good value? we'll talk to the professionals from re/max realty affiliates about all of that. but first we're going to show you a great value. we're going to show you evolution homes, riata, built at pioneer meadows

ky sisson is live at truckee meadows community college to give us a preview of her event there, and at the university of nevada, reno later today. these stories top your news right now at 5:00 a-m. today is monday, february 15, 20-16. good morning, i'm john potter. and i'm andi guevara. thanks for starting your day with channel 2 news this morning. let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. good monday morning, we will see mostly sunny skies today with a chilly morning but nice afternoon with highs in the mid 60s and light winds. our next storm moves in wednesday afternoon through thursday morning with snow in the mountains making travel difficult, and valley showers. dry weather returns by the weekend. have a great day! thanks jeff. getting married on valentines day has long been a tradition for many here in reno. in fact, the holiday weekend could prove to be a record at the "arch of reno wedding chapel" they expect more than 300 marriage licenses to be issued in washoe county over the three day weekend alone. "it was the perfect weekend, every pi

ky sisson is live at truckee meadows community college to give us a preview of her event there, and at unr later today. these stories top your news right now at 4:30 a-m. 20-16. good morning, i'm john potter. and i'm andi guevara. thanks for starting your day with channel 2 news this morning. let's start with a quick look at jeff martinez. good monday morning, we will see mostly sunny skies today with a chilly morning but nice afternoon with highs in the mid 60s and light winds. our next storm moves in wednesday afternoon through thursday morning with snow in the mountains making travel difficult, and valley showers. dry weather returns by the weekend. have a great day! thanks jeff. getting married on valentines day has become a bit of a tradition here in reno. in fact, this holiday weekend could prove to be a record breaker for the local wedding the owners of the "arch of reno wedding chapel" tell us they expect more than 300 marriage licenses to be issued in washoe county over the three day weekend alone. "it was the perfect weekend, every piece fell into place with the city, the wea

mike wurm-executive director boys and girls club of truckee meadows-"people from all walks of life and folks from again for generations have supported this community not event that goes on in reno than the ciopinno feed." nearly 600 items will be raffled and auctioned off at tonight's fundraiser...many of which were donated directly from people in the reno community. but of course it's the cioppino dinner itself that's the the man making the cioppino from scratch tonight, is the same cook that's been doing it since the fundraiser began 36 years ago... and he can still recall how the whole thing came to be. bud sorenson- head chef-i worked for jack riviglio, jack says i hear you make a pretty good cioppino and i said yeah, he says well we need a fundraiser and we know what to do, i said when do you want to do it, he said tomorrow get back here that's how it started, we had 60 people at the first event, the next year 120 and it's growing and growing and growing." yeah it's growing and helping more people...and if you'd like to help by volunteering or donating to the boys and girls club o

active situation as we head through the next several hours but we have gone to blue skies in the truckee meadows already. and snow is continuing up in the mountains as well. let's take a look at the graphics. 47, the lie in reno-sparks, and we had snow showers earlier, a mix of snow showers now and blue skies in spots, and we're trending toward fewer and fewer snow showers. 34 in carson city and 39 in elko and breezy. southwest winds, 20-25 and gusting to 40 at times. about an hour ago, we had a health amount of snow in parts of the area including reno- sparks, and now, things have started to trend drier and snow activity towards elko and winnemucca as well, and things mountains, the truckee area, we are seeing snow shower activity with snow showers over mt. rose, but in reno-sparks, thing have dried out and we have had a quick transition, just a 30- minute difference between whiteout conditions and blue skies at the station where we are in reno, and for the rest of the day, still breezy conditions and a few remaining snow showers in the mountains especially, and they'll taper off this afternoon

truckee meadows park foundation is a kolo cares pillar partner. squaw valley alpine meadows is hosting their annual kid-o-rama. it's a week of events like kids night tubing.. big truck day.. a deck party plus more... that starts this saturday. celebrate the year of the monkey during the silver legacy's chinese new year celebrations... you can check out the traditional lion dance plus other live entertainment saturday through monday... and finally... the dancing with the stars live! dance all night tour is coming to reno.. you can catch the show at the grand sierra resort tomorrow night. those are your 8 things to do and you can always find more ideas by heading to kolo tv dot com and clicking on kolo cares. dave and amanda temperatures along with light winds will persist with high pressure over the region through the remainder of the week. weaker valley inversions will allow for decent mixing today and friday. little to no chances for precipitation through the rest of the week with the next chance for any precipitation next wednesday. no significa

at truckee meadows community college, terri russell kolo 8 news now. one of the last polls taken in the silver state showed clinton with a large margin over senator bernie sanders. and in a light-hearted moment at t-m-c-c, when clinton talked about her favorite radio ad, she said the annoucer joked about a trained dog that would bark when a politician, didn't tell the truth -- then republican presidential candidates. "we need to get that dog and follow them around and everytime they say these things like, 'oh the great recession was caused by too much regulation.' arf arf arf arf you know. i think we could cut right through a lot of their claims." her harshest critic is republican presidential candidate donald trump. he calls clinton the worst secretary of state in u-s history. clinton is not directly responding to trump's statements. instead, she's sharing stories like the one we just heard. clinton also made an appearance at the university of nevada. she spoke with a group of mostly women about women's issues. she said she supports planned parenthood

another mild day in the truckee meadows... can we expect to cool off any time soon? dick stoddard has a look at your weather now forecast. high pressure will strengthen over the sierra and western nevada, bringing dry conditions through the work week. above average temperatures through monday will ease down lower valleys tuesday, then jump to 8 to 14 degrees above average on wednesday. the next chance for precipitation will be next weekend. && .short term... any changes to the inherited short term forecast were minimal at best. most of the area will remain dry for the next three days...but a weak wave will move over the far northern forecast area...near the oregon border...late tonight. moisture and lift is limited with this police have released the name of a man killed in the area of robb drive reno police say 31 year old shilo auble was killed shortly before 7 last night. according to police, two cars were drag racing when one car stopped in the road. auble got out of his car and started chasing after the other car on foot. police say a third - unrelated vehicle hi

they've even been spotted in the truckee meadows. this one spent some time at the sparks marina back in november. chernock says the birds like cold, wet winters -- and four years of drought has affected that. bill "the sightings go down a little bit. the amount of time that the birds are here shrinks a little bit." the tour includes stops at different ranches -- where they meet the owners and operators. bill "they tell them the history of the ranch. some of them are five and six generation ranches, still in the same family and just give them a sense of what it takes to produce the food that shows up in their supermarket." chernock says this event brings people from reno -- and even the bay area and central valley that have never been to this area. bill "word of mouth has kind of gotten around that there are a lot of cool things in northern nevada. this one's on the list." all because of an american icon and it's tie to an american way of life. covering the story in the carson news. looking to our community... today leaders from local

the event is hosted by truckee meadows healthy improve community health. they're partnering with several local organizations. it's part of tmhc's goal of providing the community with applicants is to things, such as food, headlight care, as well as employment. the festival is free to all participants, and will include the mobile pantry, health screenings for both children and adults, resume help, and so much more. the event kicks off at 3:30 this afternoon over at wooster high school. however, if you are interested in the free teen health clinic, that's going to start about an hour earlier at 2:30 p.m. for everyone coming today, the entire event wraps up at 5:30 tonight. if you want to learn more about the serveses being offered as well as the organizations participating, mynews4.com. >> thanks, alex. today, we're going to take a look at how the stock market day. >>> we have tree pollen skyrocketing out. there it niece the high category. believe it or not n february, we're talking pollen levels. june inner and cedar were the biggest offenders as far as tha

absolutely necessary, says sparks mayor geno martini, to protect the protect the future of the truckee meadows. martini "in the sparks industrial area alone, we have over 20 thousand jobs down there. every time we get flooded down there, some more jobs go away." proposals to pay for the truckee river flood project include increased sales tax and flood fees for businesses and residents. the exact figures have not been released, but what is available to the public are from booth street in reno to just past vista in sparks. aldean "what we would do is build a series of flood walls, bridges, levies, stabilization of banks and then the levy along riverside drive would have to be fixed". fixes and costs that will require cooperation, agreement and money. martini "to have the approval of all three entities, the county, the city of sparks, the city of reno, it won't be an easy thing to do, but we'll push toward that." mayor martini, who sits on the board of the flood management authority says an official announcement to the public could take another three to five months. covering the story, andi gueva

truckee meadows park foundation is a kolo cares pillar partner. squaw valley alpine meadows is hosting their annual kid-o-rama. it's a week of events like kids night tubing.. big truck day.. a deck party and cookie happy hour... plus more... that starts this saturday. celebrate the year of the monkey during the silver legacy's chinese new year celebrations... you can check out the traditional lion dance plus other live entertainment saturday through monday... and finally... the dancing with the stars live! dance all night tour is coming to reno.. you can catch the show at the grand sierra resort announcer: you wouldn't let money just blow out of your house. so when your ac or heater is on, make sure the doors, windows, and fireplace flue are shut tight. if you're headed out, turn down the ac, or lower the heat, by 10 degrees. and always keep your water heater set at 120. announcer: if you're looking for an incredible experience, meet a shelter pet and adopt. they make super pets who will enrich your life and steal your heart. adopt and bring home

that's pretty normal here in the truckee- meadows. chief meteorologist jeff thompson is here with a check of your forecast. jeff... high pressure will rebuild over the weekend and into next week. while nights will stay chilly, afternoons will warm back into the 60s for western nevada valleys, with 50s in the sierra. expect occasional high clouds, with light wind through monday. stormy weather is not back in the forecast until at least the next weekend. -jeff saturday: mostly sunny, with a high near 53. calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning. saturday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 30. southwest wind around 5 mph. sunday: sunny, with a high near 57. west wind around 5 mph. sunday night: mostly clear, with a low around 32. monday: sunny, with a high near 60. with a low around 34. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 62. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 34. wednesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 64. wednesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. thursday: mostly sunny, with a high near 63

truckee meadows park foundation is a kolo cares pillar partner. squaw valley alpine meadows is hosting their annual kid-o-rama. it's a week of events like kids night tubing.. big truck day.. a deck party and cookie happy hour... celebrate the year of the monkey during the silver legacy's chinese new year celebrations... you can check out the traditional lion dance plus other live entertainment saturday through monday... and finally... the dancing with the stars live! dance all night tour is coming to reno.. you can catch the show at the grand sierra resort tomorrow night. rebecca kitchen, kolo 8 news now. get ready to pay less than two dollars a gallon for gas-- all year. at least, that's what the federal government estimates for most of the country. so how much is this expected to save you and your family? the typical household will save nearly one thousand dollars this year compared to two years ago. that's from government estimates. the energy information administration predicts the average cost of a gallon this year will be a dollar-98. but rem

the event is hosted by truckee meadows healthy improve community health. they're partnering with several local organizations. this year, catholic charities, the food bank, renowned, and washo, county health district are all getting involved. quite a few participating this year. now, as part of thmc's goal, providing access to things, food, health care as well as employment, it will provide free flu vaccinations, healthy cooking tips. and so much more. if you are interested in the free teen health clinic, that's going to start an hour earlier at 2:30 p.m. for everyone today, the event wraps up at 5:30 tonight. if you want to learn more about the services being offered, just head over to our web site, mynews4.com. back to you. >>> investigation continues into a security breach targeting the irs. people >>> welcome back, everyone. well, the so-called oprah effect hasn't worked yet for weight watchers sales. in the latest tv ad for the company, oprah winfrey says she's lost 26-pounds. shares of weight watchers have plunged almost 30% after the company reported

officer tim broadway, rpd: "we have had residential burglaries in this area as well as the entire truckee meadows area. we do have that suspect vehicle that may be related to other residential burglaries in south reno." help police, call them or secret witness at 3-2-2-4900 and sparks police are looking for two suspects who they say stole an s-u-v yesterday. police say the theft happened at the corner of greg street and spice islands drive... around 4-30 in the afternoon. the victim told police she was driving when hit from behind by another car. she got out to check the damage, and when she turned around... a man was in her car. after demanding money from her... he fled the scene in her s-u-v. the man is described as white, in his 30s, with a bald head and tattoos near his left ear and on both arms. the driver of the other car, who also fled the scene... is described as a white woman in her 30s... with blond hair. she was driving a g-m-c or chevy yukon... early 90s... in a dark green color with a u-n-r sticker on the back window. the stolen vehicle is also described as a 2000 g-m-c yukon... in a

. ### turning now to weather-- it's a beautiful day in the truckee meadows. chief meteorologist jeff thompson is here with a check of your forecast. jeff... high pressure will pump up the warmth one more day, with some spots in western nevada flirting with record highs by friday afternoon. clouds and wind will increase by the end of the day into friday night, as a weak front approaches. this system will bring mainly light showers to the sierra and north of i-80 east of the sierra crest. temperatures will cool a bit over the weekend . another fast-moving, weak system will bring a breezy sunday afternoon-night, followed by cooler temperatures on monday. little precipitation is expected with either change. dry, mild conditions will return early next week. -jeff tonight: mostly clear, with a low around 35. southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight. friday: mostly sunny, with a high near 70. south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 could gust as high as 25 mph. friday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 43. southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, wit

the truckee meadows park program. kids have a chance to discover plants, animals, and more this saturday morning at the evan canyon trailhead. truckee meadows park foundation is a kolo cares pillar partner. squaw valley alpine meadows is hosting their annual kid-o-rama. it's a week of events like kids night tubing.. big truck day.. a deck party and cookie happy hour... plus more... that starts this saturday. celebrate the year of the monkey during the silver legacy's chinese new year celebrations... you can check out the traditional lion dance plus other live entertainment saturday through monday... and finally... the dancing with the stars live! dance all night tour is coming to reno.. you can catch the show at the grand sierra resort tomorrow night. those are your 8 things to do and you can always find more ideas by heading to kolo tv dot com and clicking on kolo cares. dave and amanda let's check in with "mike keeton" from the "koh radio" traffic center. how's it looking so far? traffic running smoothly. no major d

officer tim broadway, rpd: "we have had residential burglaries in this area as well as the entire truckee meadows area. we do have that suspect vehicle that may be related to other residential burglaries in south reno." if you know anything that can help police, call them or secret witness at 3-2-2-4900 let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! and highs in the low to mid 60s for this weekend with partly cloudy skies. have a great thursday! time to check out our roadways traffic center... all the surface streets running area but otherwise there are no accidents or incidents to report so keep driving safe out there. president obama is moving forward with appointing a supreme court justice... and nevada governor brian sandoval may be on the short list. c-b-s news confirmed through a close source, that the white house is vetting governor sandoval to replace justice antonin scalia. the white house and the governor's office both would not confirm the story... and sandoval's office released this statement... saying quote: "neither governor sand

she spoke to a crowd of about 300 at truckee meadows community college. kolo 8 news now's terri russell talked with clinton in the last hour. she joins us live. terri? noah... sarah... it was a full house at truckee meadows community college this afternoon. one of the issues she spent the most time on was the vacancy on the supreme court left by the passing of justice antonin scalia. "the longest contested supreme court nomination of spent the most time on supreme court left by the passing of justice antonin scalia. spent the most time on was the vacancy on the supreme court left by the passing of justice antonin scalia. spent the most time on was the vacancy on the supreme court left by the passing of justice antonin scalia. supreme court left by the passing of justice antonin scalia. "the longest contested supreme court nomination of clarence thomas lasted 100 days. president obama has about 340 days left so he has plenty of time. and then the other arugment they make is "oh my gosh it's an election year." now last time i looked the constitution did not

she asked them this afternoon at truckee meadows community college to get to the caucuses this saturday. hillary clinton:it is great to be here in the heart of reno, this community college. mr. president, thank you for having us here. she covered a laundry list of topics. from the high costs of prescription drugs, clinton: i'm going to work, until i get, authority for medicare to negotiate for lower prices. to gun control. she talked about the opening at the u.s. supreme court and what the it's something i asked her about in our one-on-one interview after her speech. clinton: you know justice scalia is known for his real devotion to the constitution. and look what the republican senators are doing, they are bending the constitution instead of doing what they should. during her speech she talked frequently about solar energy, in her conversation with me she was dismayed at the recent nevada puc decision to go along with n-v energy's request to stop incentives for current and future home owners who install solar panels on houses. clinton: then all of a sudden you come in and say, just kid

last year the club raised just over 1 million dollars for the boys and girls club of truckee meadows, and organizers expect to reach that same amount tonight. covering the story, an annual tradition took place today at the livestock events center. for the 65-th year, the docter's wives' rummage sale took place today in north reno. it started back in 19-51, to provide a scholarship to help with a nurses' shortage. as the event grew, it expanded to help many other medically- related, non-profit organizations in washoe county. publicity chair rene rores said years. "i just felt this was an important thing to be doing. i'm married to a physician, knowing that you do need the nurses to help the physicians." the event draws more than two thousand people. many of them started lining up at 3:30 a-m, five hours before the doors opened. and dental hygiene students provided free dental care for many kids this morning. the annual 'give kids a smile' event at t-m-c-c treated 24 children through the college's receive x-rays, exam, cleaning, sealents, a flouride treatment, and free supplies to keep

before speaking at a rally at truckee meadows community college. clinton drew a crowd estimated at 800. she vowed to work to bring up wages nationwide, and to tighten up regulations on hillary: no bank is too big to fail and no executive is too big to go to jail.....raah...and thanks to president obama we have the power to break up the banks." clinton says her history proves she's a formidable opponent... and has campaigned as the heir to the obama presidency, and the best democrat to defeat the republican nominee in november. hillary:"i want people to know that i wanna be the democratic nominee because i'm the person ready to be the president and the commander in chief. but i'm also the best one to take it to the republicans and win in november." first... she needs a comeback after her loss to senator bernie sanders in new hampshire... and the nevada caucus is next in line. thats right... nevada will be the third state in the country to nominate the democratic presidential candidate... holding it's caucus this saturday... and will be the nominee,

she heads over to truckee meadows community college before friday's caucus which starts at 2:30, the doors open at 12:45. free parking if you're looking parking is free. this is a big endorsement by planned parent hood she is going to be talking about this after bernie sanders talks about various different topics. we'll talk about hillary clinton's performances in previous caucuses and primaries and what it looks like going forward we'll send it back to you. >>> before heading north. hillary clinton was in las vegas where she told a group of dreamers that without a new justice appointed to replace the previous justice. >>> bernie sanders campaigned in northern nevada saturday, he attended two separate events, we went to both and have the story for us this morning. >> join me in welcoming senator bernie sanders! >>> democrat presidential at a forum at the university of nevada on saturday. it was part of the real solutions for real people summit put together by grass roots organizations. >> this is not just about electing a president of the united states, that's obviously important. bu

to help students learn the basics of the drone industry, truckee meadows community college has moved its drone courses into a new lab at the applied technology center on edison way. students learn drone ethics... how to fix them the college's goal is to prepare students to be competitive in a growing field that has some analysts projecting one hundred thousand jobs by 20-25. trt:11 mark sharp, instructor, tmcc, "perform precision measurements over mines, inside buildings, all types of things. what we are gearing them for is to perform actual jobs for the northern nevada community. t-m-c-c needs students for its drone courses. the next course is scheduled to start march 29th.. and the college needs a minimum of ten students to host the class. if you'd like more information on the drone program, go to kolo tv dot com, and click on hot topics. there's a new sports lounge opening in downtown reno that's offering a non- conventional experience for sports fans. the stick is not your traditional sports bar. it will cater to all ages and offer an upscale dining experience. rather than the tr

this month's walk is raising money for the truckee meadows park foundation... a kolo care piller partner. or if beer is more your style... under the rose brewing company is inviting you to freeze your pints off. the outdoor winter beer at the brewery. gentleman... take some time for yourselves at the biggest littel smoke. the cigar and scotch event is going on saturday at the grand sierra sports bar eagles and agriculture is your chance to watch birds of prey like bald and golden eagles... falcons.. owls and more.. that runs today through sunday throughout the carson valley area. and finally... comedian jim jefferies will be at the silver legacy a new yorker who lost his wallet at a concert got some of his valuables back... after the robber decided to kind-of, sort-of do the right thing. most of items were returned, along with a brutally honest letter that's been called "the most new york note imaginable"... and as jeanne moos reports: it's got the city laughing. --reporter pkg-as follows-- he went to a wilco concert in brooklyn, and when reilly flaherty got ho

lastly, she will be here at truckee meadows community college for a get out the caucus rally. doors will open at 2:30 p-m. the public utilities commission of nevada decided friday... to uphold nearly all of its december decision that changes the way solar customers are billed. the decision reduces the credits solar customers get for the excess power their solar panels generate... and increases their usage fees. the commission decided to phase in the changes over 12 years, instead of four. but solar companies say-- these changes will kill nevada's rooftop solar industry. a coalition of solar companies in nevada has come together to fight the decision... and possibly get a referendum on the november ballot. in school watch... on friday... the school overcrowding and repairs needs committee voted unanimously to november ballot to pay for school capital improvement projects. if ballot question w-c-1 passes, the sales tax in washoe county would increase to 8 point 2-6-5 percent... up from the current 7 point 7-2-5 percent... to help raise the nearly 800 million dollars needed for s

it'll be middle 60s for most of us and down towards the truckee meadows 68 four reno-sparks. we are way above average. we will be even warmer tomorrow. we will be breezy your as well. -- more breezy as well. there are pretty low shower chances, only at about 10%. it is looking a little unsettled as we head into the weekend. it will mostly be the strike but with breezes across the area and a weak system for early next week it will be bus unsettled but though, it's pretty much dry for most of us at 10 to 20% tower chances. -- shower chances. are getting ready to go into effect. when university is talking about dropping topics from the curriculum to compare. students faculty and staff with a concealed handgun license will be allowed to carry in most areas of texas public university. now the university is talking about how professors should censor themselves. a recent presentation giving to faculty -- given to tackle -- faculty suggest letting students access hours. ask your selves what you think. starting off first, what you think? i think, that it shows a concern by the univers

on monday, he'll have a rally in reno starting at 7 p-m at the boys and girls club of truckee meadows. he'll also visit carson city on tuesday. we have a complete list of where all three candidates will be--- at kolo tv dot com. we now know the name stabbed to death, on malone avenue over the weekend. sparks police say 43- year-old patrick drahos apartment. during the course of an investigation they say 32-year-old michael stabbing drahos. robbins was originally arrested, for driving a stolen car. he has been charged with open murder, with a deadly weapon. sparks police arrested a man for firing gunshots inside a home on keogh drive near fourth street yesterday morning. gordon mellinger was charged with child neglect and discharging a firearm into a structure. police say two women and two teenage girls were inside the home at the time. one woman told officers-- mellinger fired two shots inside the home. he eventually came out of the house, and was arrested. nobody was hurt in the incident. police say mellinger has a history of mental illness. the nevada department of wildlife had to k

prohibited without permission ofnational captioning institute it was a very blustery day across the truckee meadows as a fast-moving storm blows in. storm watch coverage tops channel 2 news at 5:30. the wind didn't let up this afternoon... good evening i'm kristen remington. and i'm landon miller, thanks for joining us tonight. we begin with storm watch team coverage tonight... 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

taking a look outside - practically spring-like in the truckee meadows this weekend. dick stoddard has a now forecast. high pressure near the west coast will keep generally light winds into early next week, except for some stronger gusts in higher elevations on sunday. a fast moving storm will bring a return of wintry conditions wednesday and thursday with gusty winds, rain and mountain snow. && .short term... high pressure aloft will continue to provide light winds for most of the area. however, by sunday afternoon an easterly pressure gradient develops across the sierra as a thermal low deepens in californias central valley. this gradient will create gusty northeast winds in the high elevations of the sierra sunday earlier this week. a 44-year-old fallon man is among the latest suspects-- indicted on charges in connection with the armed occupation of an oregon wildlife refuge. corey lee-qwee-you lequieu was booked in the washoe county jail without bail friday-- after he was found to be a dangerous flight risk. he made his initial court appearance yesterday... on a s

this month's walk is raising money for the truckee meadows park piller partner. or if beer is more your style... under the rose brewing company is inviting you to freeze your pints off. the outdoor winter beer festival is this saturday at the brewery. time for yourselves at the biggest littel smoke. the cigar and scotch event is going on sierra sports bar eagles and agriculture birds of prey like bald and golden eagles... falcons.. owls and more.. that runs today through sunday throughout the carson valley area. and finally... comedian jim jefferies will be at the silver legacy saturday night things are bitter cold outside this morning. the snow is still coming down. here's a live look from i-580 at kietzke. so how long is it sticking around? your forecast is ahead. good morning coming up next on good morning america an abc news exclusive we will hear from the florida teen arrested for impersonating a doctor. the 18 year old out on bail and this morning he is speaking out about the allegations against him traffic running smoothly. no major delays on reno area hig

a high wind warning goes into effect for the truckee meadows tomorrow morning. good evening i'm kristen remington. and i'm landon miller, thanks for joining us tonight. we begin tonight with storm watch coverage... chief meteorologist mike alger is in the weather center... mike could we see more snow later this week? strong winds associated with a cold front have kicked off a high wind warning for western nevada, in effect throughout the day wednesday. those winds will create an initial rain shadow

he'll be at the boys and girls club of truckee meadows for a rally monday evening. doors open at seven o'clock. space is limited so r-s- v-p and arrive early. cruz will also have events in fernley, carson city, and minden. former florida governor jeb bush will hold d town hall event at huff-acre huffaker elementary school. doors open at 5 p-m. this event is also free but registration is encouraged. donald trump will be at the nugget casino resort next tuesday. he'll speak at the rose ballroom. doors open at 10 o'clock in the morning. this event is free but registration is encouraged. for more information about where these candidates will be, just go to kolo-tv-dot-com. former lobbyist and developer, harvey whittemore, is no longer behind bars. whittemore will now spend the rest of his sentence in a halfway house-- for making illegal campaign contributions. he was sentenced to two years in prison for making excessive campaign contributions to senator harry reid's 20-10 campaign. reno police arrested two men they say stole from several fitness centers in reno. 47-year

well into the 60s for towns in the lower elevations. 58 in susanville and truckee meadows, 65. 15 degrees above average for today's date in reno. carson city on the warm side and we are warm for the next few days. the entire 7 day forecast as well above average for this time of year of year. the entire 7 day forecast in reno-sparks is well into the 60s. back over to you. >>> the polls proved correct in new hampshire's primary. there was once a prize. report from manchester shows the results and what is next in the presidential race. >>reporter: donald trump and bernie sanders are winners in new hampshire. both of them came off losses in iowa last week. hillary clinton i the slimmest of margins. he led the polls coming into tuesday's voting and said the win by a large margin makes a statement. >> it is just too late for the same old, same old, establishment politics and establishment economics. the people want real change! [cheers and applause] >>reporter: meanwhile, hillary clinton in her concession remarks, acknowledges young voters that buoyed sanders to his win. >> i know i have some w

so the truckee meadows water authority-- is taking advantage of the wet winter weather, to recharge the groundwater. colin lygren takes a closer look... tonight temperatures across northeast california and western nevada will be well above average today before easing down slightly over the weekend. it will be and evening, with a chance for showers mainly north of interstate 80 tonight and early saturday. another weak system is possible sunday night, with additional fast-moving systems for mid to late next week. minimal change to the short term forecast. a glancing blow from a progressive, modest upper disturbance will bring an increase in wind later today, followed by a quick shot of light rain and higher elevation snow north of interstate 80 tonight. temperatures will remain above to well above average through the weekend. winds this afternoon and evening still look fairly modest for northeast california and in the sierra front of far western nevada, mph range with gusts 35-45 mph possible in isolated, wind-prone spots. the strongest winds are expected this evening as the trough axis n

the northern zones are in the 60s and 50s for sutcliffe and upper 50s and to truckee meadows, 65 in reno-sparks for your high today. 7 day forecast, very quiet and calm the next several days. small shower chances picking up friday, saturday, into the beginning of next week. they are only at 10% to 20%. not much going on and still dry and above average for the next several days. severe storms in florida spawned tornadoes that left several injured in pensacola. utility poles were brought down and cars flipped over. severe weather moved through on tuesday and two people were mississippi. back over to you. >>> the president announced on tuesday that he is sending congress a plan that would bring dozens of suspected terrorists to the u.s. pick the president's plan would deport eligible to be deported and close military bases where they are held in the u.s. the aftermath of the september 11 terrorist attacks, the president argues that america is actually less safe housing detainees at gitmo because other groups are using that as a recruiting tool. >>> members of human rights groups expressed conflict

it was a rare sight in the skies over the truckee-meadows today... viewers calling and emailing the newsroom about this apparent a number of people spotted this blimp flying over the skies of reno this morning... according to a reno airport spokesperson... the blimp took-off from the stead airport landing about two hours later. no word on what the blimp was advertising... but from some of the pictures and this video that was shared on our facebook page... it appears to say "rocky for president" high pressure near the above average temperatures and into early next week, except for some stronger gusts in higher elevations on sunday. a fast moving storm will bring a return of wintry conditions wednesday and thursday with gusty winds, rain and mountain snow. .short term... light winds for most of the area. however, by sunday afternoon an easterly pressure gradient develops across the sierra as a thermal low deepens in californias central valley. this gradient will create gusty northeast winds in the high elevations of the sierra sunday afternoon/evening,

that well on in the summer time, it is full" tmwa is doing this at 21 different wells across the truckee meadows. when it comes to summer... the process will be reversed-- and water will be pumped out... and delivered to your faucet. if tmwa did not do this... the water would flow downstream to pyramid lake. ### an unusual project class this morning. it's a human powered, student designed and built interpretation-- of nasa's space rover. it took students in rick shrank's schrank's-- shop class month's to build. it's light weight, pedal powered, and has full independent suspension. today, it was rolling around the school's parking lot. but, in april-- it'll be the school's entry in nasa's human exploration rover challenge-- up against high schools and colleges from around the world. rick schrank, teacher: "when you have a kid who's using tools to build a car from scratch and then go compete with it against other kids from around the world. it just doesn't get better than that." the competition is held at nasa's space camp in huntsville, alabama. this will be virginia city's 5th time in the annual

later, she held a rally at truckee meadows community college and used a backdrop to talk about making college affordable. she spelled out why she is different from bernie sanders and clinton called his plan on healthcare "not practical." she got -- she said she is giving voters the upfront cost of her proposal and one support new taxes on the middle class. she took the opportunity to attack republicans. >> 20% of american women have gone to planned parenthood. republicans are trying to kill it every way they can and we will not let that happen. secondly, i will defend marriage equality and discrimination against the lgbt community. [cheers and applause] >> we did have a one-on-one interview with hillary clinton and you can watch the center website at mynews4.com or we will be covering the democratic caucus this saturday. the gop caucuses set for >>> tomorrow, heidi cruz will be in town stumping for her husband, ted cruz and will speak at the washer republican women's luncheon. this is the event carly fiorina was originally slated to speak at before she dropped out of the race. it as a

today was the first reading of the ordinance that would merge the truckee meadows fire protection district and sierra fire protection district. during the board of county commisioners meeting, one person voiced concern saying the merger would cause longer response time. according to washoe county commissioners, this merger will save taxpayers thousands of dollars because it'll end the need for two audits, financial statements, and two budgets. the second reading of this ordinance will be on march eighth. the nevada department of transportation is making progress on removing a large boulder, on u-s 50 in the glenbrook area of lake tahoe. here's video of crews with a hydraulic hammer, breaking the boulder into pieces. the boulder is estimated to be 8-feet tall, and weigh about 60-thousand pounds. n-dot says this is expected to be removed-- by the end of the day. will need to be repaired. those repairs won't be finished until the end of the week. so, one lane will remain closed, and minor traffic delays are expected. ### today, governor brian sandoval signed an executive order to reinstate th

.## rummage sale has offerred fine goods, at great prices to truckee meadows residents. but what many don't realize, the money generated from the annual sale goes towards local non- profit organizations and nursing scholarships. kolo 8 news now terri russell shows us what this event has meant to one local project. the child assault prevention program, otherwise known as cap has a pretty non descript office on ridge street. inside you'll find rebecca lebeau. rebecca lebeau/children assault prevention project: "we are really small. there is onlly 10 of us in the organization. and we go into every elementary school in washoe county. we do about 500 work shops every year and teach almost 1500 kids." lebeau says the organization applies for grants and other funding. but the alliance with washoe county medical society came at the right time last year. lebeau: "have to say, it was miracle funding. because 2015 was a rough year for non profits. and being little and having a big mandate to so this, we kind of ran out of money." believe it or not rummage....clothes, shoes, crystal

rally in elko on monday before heading to reno where he'll speak at the boys and girls club of truckee meadows at 7 p-m. he then heads to carson jeb bush will start his silver-state tour in las then he'll be in reno on monday where he'll hold a town hall event at huff-acre huffaker elementary school at 6 p-m. donald trump will be at the nugget casino resort at noon on tuesday. doors open at 10 a.m. the event is free and open to the public, but registration is encouraged. has indicted nevada rancher cliven bundy. connected to the standoff with ranch in 20-14. bundy was arrested in oregon, where his sons ryan and ammon bundy were involved in the occupation of an oregon wildlife refuge. both sons -- along with two other men -- were indicted with bundy yesterday. the sixteen counts carry prison terms fines. most serious among them are assault on a federal law enforcement officer, and extortion. cliven bundy could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. michigan's governor and the mayor of flint say they have plans to deal are different. flint mayor karen weaver wants the pipes removed r

on monday, he'll have a 7 p-m at the boys and girls club of truckee meadows. he'll visit carson city on tuesday. we have a complete list of where all three candidates will be on kolo tv dot com. we're saying goodbye to a pearl harbor hero. the emotional reaction from the last remaining survivor living in northern nevada. so what kind of weather can we expect tomorrow, and into the rest of the week? we will have a closer look at our forecast...and what you can expect in the days to come...right after the break. after such mild weather the last couple of days we have some changes to our weather pattern starting tomorrow. early in the morning gusty winds so join us on good morning reno we'll take a look at just how strong those winds are. announcer: "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 6:30, with sarah johns, noah bond, weather with meteorologist jeff thomspon, and sports with josh little. this is kolo 8 news now at 6:30." here.but it's a the east coast. here's a look at rochester, new york this morning. cars had a hard time staying on the snowy roads. forecasters

retail theft schemes are getting the truckee meadows...and it goes far beyond shoplifting. john potter shows us the organized retail crime alliance that's been formed to combat theft in our stores. ken lightfoot has been fighting crime his whole career.first as a sparks police commander, now as the loss prevention manager at scolari's. he says there's been a change in retail crime. schemes are becoming more sophisticated...of ten going online. lightfoot: "they'll take the merchandise that they stole and sell it on ebay, or sell it to another person who will sell it on ebay." and according to sparks police, retail theft these days goes far beyond shoplifting. rodrigue: "shoplifting, in the current statistic that i read recently, is only about 58% of the loss to retail. a lot of it exchanges at the store..." john: "there's id theft, and credit card theft. the recent sophistication in retail theft, means stores are seeing new trends from thieves. here at scolari's, they've seen people looking around the parking lot...for cash register receipts." lightfoot: "now once i have a r

. ### turning now to weather-- and another warm day in the truckee-meadows... but a change could be headed our way. chief meteorologist jeff thompson is here with a check of your forecast. jeff... temperatures will cool a bit over the weekend, but will still be well above average for late february. a couple of weak systems pushing by to our north will keep some clouds in the sky, with a healthy breeze blowingat times. the next best chance at widespread, measurable precipitation, does not materialize until the latter half of next week. -jeff saturday: partly sunny, with a high near 64. west wind around 5 mph. saturday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind around 5 mph. sunday: partly sunny, with a high near 65. southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. sunday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. monday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 32. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 65. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. wednesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 68. wednesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 38. thursday:

a warm weekend in the truckee-meadows. chief meteorologist jeff thompson is here with a check of your forecast. jeff... high pressure will keep the occasional high clouds through early next week. the next chance of rain and snow arrives on wednesday, as a pacific trough pushes inland. details are still hazy a week out, but this system looks warm and windy to start, with falling temperatures and snow levels as it moves through wednesday night into thursday. -jeff tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 35. west wind around 5 mph. saturday: mostly sunny, with a 5 mph. saturday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 37. north wind around 5 mph becoming calm. sunday: mostly sunny, with a high near 63. north wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the morning. sunday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 35. washington's birthday: sunny, with a high near 63. monday night: mostly clear, with a low around 34. tuesday: sunny, with a high near 64. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 35. wednesday: partly sunny, wit

he will then be at the boys and girls club of truckee meadows in reno for a rally at seven o'clock. cruz also has rallies planned in fernley, minden and carson city, tuesday. marco rubio will be in elko for a rally monday morning, before heading to reno for a rally at the peppermill. that begins at 12:30. he will then be in minden for another rally monday afternoon. and donald trump will casino resort. morning. you can get the most up-to-date election information anytime with mobile app. you can download if android phones.### constitution bars hillary clinton-- or any woman-- from the and, he's gone to court to prove his point. his real intent-- he says-- isn't aimed at clinton, but the outdated language in the constitution. kolo 8 news now's ed pearce has the story. 00-:30 :30-:37 :37-1:14 as the founding fathers met in 1787, it's unlikely any anticipated this issue. women wouldn't even have the vote for another 134 years. the world has changed a great deal in those years. douglas wallace says our constitution hasn't. when he became an attorney he took an oath to defend the constit