washoe county... and the city of sparks. now it goes to tribal leadership and the city of reno for approval. in 2012, the washoe county school district began integrating social and emotional learning in its schools. now they're holding a big conference in reno about it this week. ky sisson is live with more on the conference and why this curriculum is a big priority to the school district. good morning ky. good morning john and andi! ten school districts, 150 representatives, and one idea... furthering the development of life skills in students through social and emotional learning. the washoe county school district has been implementing this curriculum for the last four years and includes teaching skills such as self and social awareness, and responsible decision making into all of their classes. this conference county teachers and administrators to show other school districts not only how they have made this learning, but how it is been transformative for students. shaffer- "social and emotional learning addresses many iss

lucey washoe county vice chair questions: goals for chair jung for 2016? what are you most proud of that you accomplished last year as washoe county commissioner? how can washoe county residents get involved, stay added a new business facilitator position to facilitate economic growth. tell me more about this new position? goals for vice-chair lucey? chair kitty jung background 8th year on the washoe county commission voted chair of county commission unanimously by the board focus for 2016 is a strong economy, safety for our citizens and environmental sustainability strong advocate for the vulnerable in washoe county champion for clean environment, parks and library funding accomplished as commissioner: committed to reducing washoe county's carbon footprint and has directed staff to develop a regional green team partnering with the cities of reno and sparks and the washoe county school district created commission district special funds for each commission district in the $13,122 per commission money is used to support needs for all washoe county residents

washoe county... and the city of sparks. now it goes to tribal leadership and the city of reno for approval. in 2012, the washoe county school district began integrating social and emotional now they're holding a big conference in reno about it this week. ky sisson is live with more on the conference and why this curriculum is a big priority forthe school district. good morning ky. good morning john and andi! ten school districts, 150 representatives, and one idea... furthering the development of life skills in students. in partnership with the collaborative for academic, social and emotional learning, this conference is an opportunity for washoe county teachers and administrators to show other school districts how they have made this curriculm an integral part of learning. shaffer- "we've gone to austin, nashville and cleveland, and had the opportunuty to learn from them and now it is our turn to shine and show them what we've been doing in washoe county." social and emotional learning integration in classrooms has been pro

and yesterday, we talked about washoe county's social and emotional learning program. today, reporter ky sisson talks to us about how the initiative not only benefits students... but the 8-thousand faculty and staff who have been trained on it. these stories top your news right now at 6:00 a-m. today is thursday, february 25, 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. partly sunny and mild today with this morning in crime beat... two men are on the loose, after leading a home invasion near reno high school. at around 5 p-m yesterday... police were called out to the 1400 block of foster drive on a report of a burglary in progress. there they found an elderly man injured inside a home. he was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. reno police and washoe county deputies searched the area for the two men...who they say are armed and dangerous. they were not able to find them last night. they are n

adam khan/washoe county gop: february 13th is the last day to register. and its really important that you register. because a lot of people are excited about our republican candidates, but they are not registered to vote. democratic party. under the republican, but democratic party rules you can register as a democrat on caucus day and then proceed into the precinct caucus location and particiapte as a fully registered democrat pam dupre from the washoe county democratic party says the democrats also offer a fast track system-- where if you register before the caucus, you will receive a code that will get you into the event faster. if you don't feel comfortable registering to vote online, you can do it at party headquarters, or go to the washoe county registrar of voters. for more information on the nevada caucuses go to kolo tv dot com. sad news to report this morning. one man has died after crashing into a light pole on i-580, near north mccarran boulevard. the crash happened at about 2:15 yesterday afternoon. the nevada highway patrol spokespeson-- dun

and the washoe county school district is leading the way in social and emotional learning for children... and is holding a conference this week to promote the program. ky sisson is live to tell us more about the conference and how it can impact schools acorss the country. these stories top your news right now at 6:00 a-m. today is wednesday, february 24, 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 let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. sunny and mild today, with highs in the low to mid 60s and light skies. have a great wednesday! the results from the nevada republican caucuses are in... it's another victory for the donald trump has won the first in the west republican presidential caucuses... his third victory this primary season. donald trump- "so tonight, folks, this was a great evening. i love this place, i love this state.' entrance polls show that trump did well among those who prefer a political outsider. he also got support from

at the washoe county republican party, van tieu trying to. >>> while things ran smoothie in washoe county the republican national committee is concerned over reports of double voting nevada. rnc spokesman confirms there were reports of double voting and not enough ballots at a high school site in las vegas. there are also reports of people being turned away, or being directed to other locations for the double voting problem appears to be limited to one part of a caucus site where different precincts were combined. compare the number of paper ballots to the sign in sheets. >>> a concerned kennison -- citizen donna hawthorne. mark akers says he showed up to vote around 6:20 tonight. the door was opened by these appalling workers were turning >> when i went in there, there were two-four people that were walking away say they did not get to vote. and then there was people standing outside saying hey, the voting closed. i asked how come? they said, i don't know. it was a handful, regardless of how many people, they still have the right to go to the caucus and vote. >> some questions and are pa

and yesterday, we talked about washoe county's social and emotional learning program. today, reporter ky sisson talks to us about how the initiative not only benefits students... but the 8-thousand faculty and staff who have been trained on it. these stories top your news right now at 6:00 a-m. today is thursday, february 25, 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. partly sunny and mild today with

washoe county schools... and how the initiative not only benefits students... but also the teachers and officials involved. reno police have blocked off a portion of foster drive near reno high school. amanda ketchledge is live there - amanda do we know so far? traffic on foster drive is blocked in both directions is from hunter lake drive to elizabeth drive. authorities say they found an elderly man with unknown injuries. reno police department officers, reno fire, and remsa are all currently on the scene. we will continue to follow the developments with this story throughout the evening on our website, k-t-v-n dot com. temperatures will run well above average for the next couple of days as the west coast ridge of high pressure resists the systems to break it down. variable amounts of high cloudiness will still come through the region thursday and friday ahead of a weak cold front that will give us a slight chance of an isolated shower north of i-80 friday night. the front will kick up some relatively strong winds friday, and will drop our temperatures from th

deputy jeff mccaskill, washoe county sheriff's office: "all the cars were unlocked. so the first step is to just lock your doors. next step would definitely be to remove the valuables from your vehicle. anything of value to you is probable of value to others as well." always take your keys with you. and lock your items in the trunk of your car if you have to... for criminals, out of sight is out of mind. deputies believe the suspects may have been involved in other car thefts, so if you were a victim of a recent vehicle burglary or you know anything about this case, call the washoe county sheriff's office at 3-2-8-33-50. covering crime beat, amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. angela: "it might feel like spring now, but we've had some snowy marches before, i'll tell you more about it comingup." some of their bills will make the community a better place" what does it take to pass a law? some reno middle schoolers learn... by becoming lobbyists for a day- that's story still ahead. ky: the washoe county school district is holding a national conference for one of the ways

this would make washoe county's sales tax the highest in the state. right now - clark county has the highest sales tax with 8 point 1-5 percent. the tax will raise 781 million dollars for school repair and construction over the next nine years.## sparks police asking for help figuring out what led to the death of a man on pyramid way. the shooting happened after 11 friday night. according to sparks police, officers were responding to call about a person with an unknown medical condition. an ambulance rushed the victim to the emergency room at saint mary's... where doctors discovered they had been shot. no information about the person who was killed is being released at this time. if you have any information that can help detectives, please call the sparks police department or secret witness at 322-4900. police are searching for a teenage girl who northern california. folsom police department 18-year-old samantha gonzalves was taken from her home sunday by 21-year-old maximiliano salva. he was last seen wearing a dark jacket and jeans. police think they

washoe county's second judicial district court is warning you about a phone scam targeting washoe county residents. the crooks claim that you failed to show up for jury duty on a specific date. then they say you'll have pay a fine of two- thousand- five hundred dollars to avoid arrest. they might tell you that multiple letters were sent to your home and now and law enforcement is coming to get you if the fine isn't paid. but washoe county wants you to know - second judicial district court does not issue citations for missing jury duty and they never accept payments over the phone. a similar scam is happening using the names of washoe county sheriff's office staff. phone call like this, call the sheriff's office at 328-3001. ## ben ross is here now with a preview of sports. -super bowl 50 -- we'll have an update -and not just football today -- the sacramento kings looking to get going on in sports today? oh yes the final round of the phoenix open golf tournament -- don't worry, we'll get to that -- i suppose we should start with super bowl 50 score update -- all the meanwhile -- some pote

pam dupre/washoe county democratic party. under the democratic party rules, not the republican, but democratic party rules you can register as a democrat on caucus day and then proceed into the precinct caucus location and particiapte as a fully registered democrat comfortable registering to vote on- line, you can do it at party headquarters, or go to the washoe county registrar of voters. let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. a quieter weather pattern will be in store this week with cold and below average temperatures through midweek. a few brush-by disturbances may provide snow showers on tuesday and more so by for the remainder of the week with drier conditions and warming temperatures expected into the weekend. &&.short term... investigators are trying to figure out what led up to this fatal crash on highway 395. it happened yesterday afternoon, just south of north mccarran. n-h-p says the driver apparently lost control and hit a light pole before coming to a stop in a ravine. he was the one only one i

pam dupre/washoe county democratic party. under the democratic party rules, not the republican, but democratic party rules you can register as a democrat on caucus day and then proceed into the precinct caucus location and particiapte as a fully registered democrat dupre says the democrats also offer a fast track system-- where if you register before the caucus, you will receive a code, that will get you into the event faster. if you don't feel comfortable registering to vote on- line, you can do it at party headquarters, or go to the washoe county registrar of voters. go to our website for links to party information, on the nevada caucuses. ### lets turn our attention to the weather-- and yet another storm coming chief meteorologist jeff thompson joins us from the weather center. jeff-- ?when is the next one going to hit? a few weak systems will keep a slight chance of snow showers in the forecast on tuesday and wednesday, although accumulation is not expected for most areas. by thursday, a ridge of high pressure will streng

and, students here in washoe county have the bighorns halftime show. about being healthy and "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 4:30 with sarah johns and weather with meteorologist jeff thompson this is kolo 8 news now at 4:30." police in glendale, arizona are investigating a double shooting at independence high school this morning. police say two 15 year- shooting at independence high school this morning. police say two 15 year- old girls were fatally shot. the shooting occurred just before 8 a.m. on school grounds near a patio-covered area. circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation. police believe this was an "isolated incident". "and what we've found out thus far, and what i really want to get out there is, we don't believe there are any outstanding suspects. these two young women were found next to each other and there was a weapon found beside them." police say each girl had one gunshot wound. both were 10th- graders. an arraignment was held today for the four people who surrendered yesterday at a national wildlife refuge in

just as a reminder, most washoe county offices will be closed tomorrow. here's a list of some of the places where you won't be able to conduct business tomorrow - but... the office of the county clerk at the washoe county complex will be open. the administrative offices for the city of reno will also be closed. reno recreation facilities will all be northwest pool, which will be open during its normal hours. ## it's the type of story movies are made of... a love affair - 70 years in the making... how this couple who first met during world war two - have been reunited after a misunderstanding tore them apart. joyce fell in love during world war two.but a misunderstanding pulled them apart. but now they're back together. ivan watson shows us the reunion. norwood thomas never stopped thinking about joyce morris. the pair first met in 1944. she, a 17-year-old british girl living in london. he, a 21-year-old paratrooper for the u.s. forces. young love blossomed. "i mean we snogged as you call it when it was dark and nobody could see us." but their brief romance

the margins very narrow in clark and washoe county.... bernie sanders came out ahead in washoe county with 981 elementary school near renown hospital. ed, we understand the turnout was impressive and the results generated some controversy. both true, but all resolved in the end. 00-:47 :47-:51 :51-1:01 the all purpose room at this suburban school began filling a caucus was due to start. some wearing their intentions literally on their sleeves, all determined to voice their choice. as the doors closed and temperatures rose it was determined to move precinct 5056, representing downtown residents outside. it began with a head count, then paper ballots were collected. a problem. the two counts didn't match. everything came to a halt as calls were made to the state party. the decision: hold a second head count. final result 61-46. bernie sanders over hillary clinton. pearce: "it brought out the passion on both sides." debbie: "it definitely did. people are passionare about politics and i think that's wonderful. and i think people passionate pe

adam khan, chairman washoe county republican party: "we don't want anything of the same. they had people in lines that had to wait 2 to 3 hours." khan says they're planning for the republicans to have a record turnout too. adam khan, chairman washoe county republican party: "people know what's at stake if we don't have an effective caucus and well-organized caucus this time. we risk losing our first in the west status." unlike the nevada democratic caucus on saturday, the gop caucus in nevada does not allow same-day registration, voters must be registered as a republican by february 13 and must also have a government issued picture id. if you still need to know your caucus location and information, just head to our website at ktvn dot com and click on that blue newslinks button. covering campaign 2016, amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. thanks amanda. and candidates are taking advantage of nevada being in the national spotlight with appearances all around the area. one of those candidates -- was ted cruz. ryan canaday was at the senator's late rally in reno tonight and jo

yesterday, we told you about how the washoe county school district is being nationally recognized for their social and emotional learning program. how this curriculum doesn't just effect students, but the entire school community. ky sisson has more. when it comes to the integration of teaching life skills such as empthay, managing stress, and dealing with adversity in washoe county schools... social and emotional learning isn't only integrated in the class room. hey guys! from custodian. to secretary. to principal. the school district requires sel training for all 8,000 staff members. this what tells what self awareness is. toni rader is a professional learning cordinator for the washoe county school district and trains staff members on social and emotional learning. she says that this training teaches practical skills for staff members to use such as how to develop relationships that students can emulate. rader- "some of these people, these custodial staff and secretarys these are the people that our students develop the strongest relationships with." and that is just the case at lem

according to the reno gazzette-journal, this would make washoe county's sales tax the highest in the state. right now? clark county has the highest sales tax with eight- point-one-five percent. the tax is expected raise 781 million dollars for school repair and next nine years.## the california highway patrol is investigating a bizarre attack on the golden gate bridge over the weekend. someone armed with a blow gun, shot darts at two visitors walking across the bridge. sergio keen-t-on-ah quintana reports. both blow darts are about four inches long. according to the california highway patrol - one of them penetrated one victim's thigh pretty deep. ofc. andrew barclay / california highway patrol: "and was able actually to go through his jeans and into this leg by about two inches." as paramedics arrived to help the first victim - a second walked up and said she was also hit. "she had been struck in the knee cap in the knee cap. it had actually gone into the skin." so far, investigators believe the darts were launched from a car driving northbound on the bridge. they're working with the

i think the same thing is happen nothing washoe county, i continue is. we're talking to people about where we can put industrial land. the time will come when try will be full and once it is full, what do we do with the growth that wants to come here and so we are looking at a number of different parcels. >> it is interesting, roger norman quoted in the las vegas journal in 1998 after he bought the ranch, saying it would not be completed in his lifetime. i since jokeed with him, i think he is wrong on that. >> i think he is, too, i don't think anybody really expected the attraction that northern nevada presents to a lot of different businesses. we have a good tax base, you know, it is easy to get in and out of this, we have the freedom coming all the way through, 395, we've got the potential for additional freeway, u.s.a. parkway is there. about northern nevada, they had the sense to forethink traffic getting around. putting putting mccaron around the city was a huge battle. >> the western portion was a mighty battle. >> yet it absolutely is the best pos

all online services through the washoe county library system... are free to anyone with a library card. with a preview of sports. -nevada vs. u-n-l-v -- wild game in las vegas -- went to overtime! plus -- 8 northern championships on the line in high school (singing) i just can't wait to meet you, sweet child you're on the way, i'm filled with expectation, and you're n, voice-over: last summer, my new dad took me on vacation. [throws up] first, we went deep-sea fishing... i'm so proud of you son! [throws up] then we went on thunder shark. three times! [throws up] announcer: you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. thousands of kids in foster care will take you just as you are. the high school hoops in a moment, but we start with nevada and u-n-l-v... the wolf pack looking for the season sweep of their rivals from the south and what a wild game this turned out to be -- let's go right to the end... tied at 77 with under 10 seconds to go... marqueze coleman for 3! with 2.4 seconds left... coleman had 31 points and 10 rebounds... no timeout

if a special session is held before then, the washoe county comission will appoint someone to it. in health watch... lumber liquidators stock dropped nearly 20-percent today -- after the prevention said people exposed to certain types of the company's laminate flooring were three times more likely to get cancer than previously predicted. last year, "60 minutes" reported the retailer sold chinese made flooring that exceeded safety limits for formaldehyde. lumber liquidators says it has strengthened its quality assurance procedures. paul: "we're sitting on the social stairs, just one place students can hangout out at the pennington student achievement center. i'm paul nelson, coming up at 5:30, we'll take you for a tour of unr's newest building. signs of heart attack can be different for men and women. dr. letitia anderson is a cardiologist with renown institute for heart and vascular health. if you questions about your heart, our ask the doctor lines are open right now at 858-2222. but first... a man accused of a shooting spree in michigan appeared in court today... who investigato

with all of these resources being poured into total integration of sel in washoe county schools, how is it all being paid for? the district tells us that they have been able to secure 250 thousand dollars in grant money yearly. as the program reaches every washoe county school by this fall and the curriculum permiates throughout, the training is becoming internal. shaffer- "having it present in everything that we do has been a way that we have mitigated the financial burden." covering school watch, ky sisson, channel 2 news. to learn more about social and emotional learning and to see how the school district has been honored, the first part of ky's story is on our website ktvn dot com. at your forecast, coming up next. but first... we'll take a look at the thursday evening welcome back... let's check in chaison dean joins us in the alice 96 point 5 traffic center, how's it looking out there chaison? watch out for some light traffic slowdowns getting onto 580 southbound from i80 east and on 395 northbound mccarren blvd. and luckily there are no "channel 2 news continues with chief met

washoe county, reno police, and the nevada highway patrol all took part in the chase. let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! mostly sunny and a little cooler today, but still nice with highs winds. we warm things up by wednesday through the weekend with highs in the mid to upper 60s! have a great day tuesday. turning to campaign 2016... with the republican caucuses tonight... candidates are taking advantage of nevada being in the national spotlight with appearances all around the area. senator ted cruz was in reno yesterday... he held a late night rally at the boys and girls club. he was welcomed by hundreds of supporters... including nevada attorney general adam laxalt and radio personality glenn beck. cruz reiterated how important nomination... and fired up the crowd by promising to defend the constitutional rights of citizens. today... he also has rallies planned in fernley, minden, carson city... before heading back to las vegas. senator marco rubio also held a rally in reno yesterday... after jetting in

slight chance for precipitation across northern lassen and washoe counties by the weekend. mid to high level clouds from a trough moving into the pacific northwest will continue to stream across the sierra and keeton" from the "koh radio" traffic center. how's traffic looking so far? traffic running smoothly. no major delays on reno area highways. no major delays on highways in northern california. back to you in the studio. thanks very much mike. sad news from pyramid lake. an active duty member of the u.s. air force was found dead yesterday. anthony beaton of las vegas had been missing according to the pyramid lake police was found at popcorn beach. police say was wearing a life jacket when he was found. death is underway. the search is on for the man who led police on a chase-- in not one, but trucks--forcing the lockdown of three yesterday. it started in the mount baldy area. police say the suspect hit a fence, then dumped the first truck and stole another one. reno police, washoe county deputies and school police searched for two hours near silver lake elementary befor

washoe county, highway patrol all took part in the chase. let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! mostly sunny and a little cooler today, but still nice with highs in the low to mid 50s with light winds. we warm things up by wednesday through the weekend with highs in the mid to upper thanks jeff. turning to campaign 2016... with the republican caucuses tonight... candidates are taking advantage of nevada being in the national around the area. senator ted cruz was in reno yesterday... he held a late night rally at the boys and girls club. he was welcomed by hundreds of supporters... including nevada attorney general adam laxalt and radio personality glenn beck. cruz reiterated how important nevada is for the g-o-p nomination... and fired up the crowd by promising to defend the constitutional rights of citizens. today... he also has rallies planned in fernley, minden, carson city... before heading back to las vegas. senator marco rubio also held a rally in reno yesterday... after je

deputy jeff mccaskill, washoe county sheriff's office: "all

washoe county, reno police, and the nevada highway patrol are all assisting at this time. we will bring you more details as soon as they're available. washoe county school police are winnemucca elementary school after some vandalism was found over the weekend. if you know anything about this incident please call school secret witness at 775- 329-66-66. 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 she drove onto the left should and overcorrected. troopers say her truck hit a concrete wall and she was hospitalized but later passed 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 for brain cancer. she was 60 years old. smith was first elected to the state assembly in 2000 and won a seat in the senate in 2012. fla

and washoe county schools are in need of some major funding... but will voters pass a steep sales tax hike later this year? coming up, lindsey matherly wiwil have your complete forecast. that's next on kolo 8 news now. "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly a decision has been made about which tax a decision has been made about which tax proposal would be put on the november ballot to pay for repairs and construction at washoe county schools. voters will be asked to raise the sales tax to 8 point 2-6-5 percent in washoe county. currently our sales tax is 7 point 7-2-5 percent. according to the r-g-j, this would make washoe county's sales tax the highest in the state. right now - clark county has the highest sales tax with 8 point 1-5 percent. the tax will raise 781 million dollars for school repair and construction over the next nine years.## get your singing voice ready. the reno rodeo's "rodeo idol" contest kicks off today. it's a chance for singers to compete to sing the natio

you may notice prices are higher in washoe county... that is because of different taxes charged on gas. and federal officials predict that we could see prices below two dollars a gallon for all of 2016. arianna bennett, channel 2 news. thanks arianna. also in money watch... today save mart announced two of its value grocery stores will be expanding to northern nevada. two existing save mart stores will be converted to foodmaxx locations... the one on highway 50 in carson city and the location on prater way in sparks. both save mart stores will close on march 26th to make way for the new stores... which are set to open this summer. erin:"i'm erin breen...wanna know what really hot in hobbies these days? we'll show you after the break." paul: "i'm paul nelson -- after years of planning, permitting, and litigation -- construction is moving along phase 2 of the coverage you can count on" garth "this will be another north/south connection to help garth "this will be another north/south connection to help community."

and i feel that what will work in washoe county may not necessarily work in elko county. we need the counties and the parents, teachers need to be running education, don't need the state oversight, it causes >> i'm thinking you are thinking the same thing about common >> absolutely. i know there is a lot of concern with common core. >> what is your big sneft >> well, the data mining is something i've been hearing a lot about lately, that is a big concern that they're actually they are doing data mining on the children and there is database of information about the children being collected without the consent of the parents and that's a problem, something we definitely need to look into. but i know common core and no child left behind, neither were popular with teachers. >> it is interesting, you have a situation here where folks are complaining, you are not the only one about common core and potentially data mining. on the other side, you have people giving up freedom by being on social media. >> very good point you have there, sam. i know. it's kind of funny, people are

a new medical marijuana dispensary is coming to washoe county. kahn-na kanna is scheduled to open this fridayon sun valley boulevard and fourth street. the dispensary gave kolo 8 news now a tour, before the product actually arrived. kahn-na kanna is the third dispensary in washoe county to date. it took the owners about two years to satisfy the nevada licensing requirements. the dispensary's manager says--- community response is encouraging. "actually the phone rings off the hook there people in the parking lot. every time i am in the parking lot going back and fourth moving stuff in. during the construction phases the neighbors have been very friendly 'when are you opening?' seem to be really excited." they'll offer delivery service, and accommodate walk-ins. feature traditional marijuana, but will also try to capitalize on the growing edibles market. kahn-ah kanna will receive medicine from a sparks grower called 'silver state trading' until its sporting goods store, 'sports authority' could be filing for bankruptcy in a matter of days. the com

you may notice prices are higher in washoe county... that is because of different taxes charged on gas. federal officials do predict that we could see prices below two dollars a gallon for all of 2016. "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" while variable amounts of cloudiness will break over the is planted over the west coast, said ridge will also result in dry conditions and very warm temperatures throughout the rest of the week. highs will climb into the mid-60s wednesday and stay there until the weekend, where they will fall only slightly into the low 60s. at this point, the next chance of precipitation doesn't come while variable amounts of cloudiness will break over the strong high pressure ridge that is planted over the west coast, said ridge will also result in dry conditions and very warm temperatures throughout the rest of the week. highs will climb into the mid-60s wednesday and stay there until the weekend, where they w

voters will be asked to raise the sales tax to 8 point 2-6-5 percent in washoe county. currently our sales tax is 7 point 7-2-5 percent. according to the r-g-j, this would make washoe county's sales tax the highest in the state. right now - clark county has the highest sales tax with 8 point 1-5 percent. the tax will raise 781 million dollars for next nine years.## sparks police asking for help figuring out what led to the death of a man on pyramid way. the shooting happened after 11 friday night. according to sparks police, officers were responding to call about a person with an unknown medical condition. an ambulance rushed the victim to the emergency room at saint mary's... where doctors discovered they had been shot. no information about the person who was killed is being released at this time. if you have any information that can help detectives, please call the sparks police department or secret witness at 322-4900. police have found a teenage girl who was kidnapped from her home in northern california today. . folsom police department 18-year-old samantha gonzalv

pam dupre/washoe county democratic party. under the democratic party rules, not the republican, but democratic party rules you can register as a democrat on caucus day and then proceed into the precinct caucus location and particiapte as a fully registered democrat if you don't feel comfortable registering to vote on- line, you can do it at party headquarters, or go to the washoe county registrar of voters. let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. a quieter weather pattern will be in store this week with cold and below average temperatures through midweek. a few brush-by disturbances may provide snow showers on tuesday and more so by pressure will then build for the remainder of the week with drier conditions and warming temperatures expected into keeton" from the "koh radio" traffic center. how's traffic looking so far? traffic running smoothly. no major delays on reno area highways. no major delays on highways in northern california. back to you in the studio. thanks very much mike. investigators are trying

one thing. >> it needs to be a golf course. >> one option would be to transfer the property to washoe county. >> they want to see the golf goes back in the hands of the county to make that decision. and it really should be. these are types of issues for quality of life in parks for the citizens. and it needs to be within the entities that control that for them. >> again, that was van tieu reporting. there's still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the future of the golf course. and they'll approach washoe county about possibly taking determining its operations and its management. >>> reno's pro soccer team finally has a name. it's been a decision that's been months in the making. and in the end, they narrowed the name down to just three, and the winner has been chosen by a landslide actually. reno's new united soccer league franchise will be called the reno 1868 football club. a lot of deep thought went into the decision and the logo. the numbers all have reasoning behind them. here's the deal. 1868 is the date that the trans continental railroad hit our area. so essentially it's the birth of

washoe county... and the city of sparks. now it goes to tribal leadership and the city of reno for approval. once again the weather will remain dry through the rest of ridge of high pressure built up across the west coast. temperatures will warm into the mid to upper 60s through friday before easing back to the low 60s over the weekend. skies will once again the weather will remain dry through the rest of ridge of high pressure built up across the west coast. temperatures will warm into the mid to upper 60s through friday before easing back to the low 60s over the weekend. skies will range from sunny to occasional high cloudiness. remain dry through the rest of the week thanks to a healthy ridge of high pressure built up across the west coast. temperatures will warm into the mid to upper 60s through friday before easing back to the low 60s over the weekend. skies will range from sunny to occasional the wolf pack softball team has a conference player of the week, and held media day today...we'll hear from them "now here's spo

undercover deputies with the washoe county sheriffs office spotted two suspects... heading north on 395 yesterday. they were originally wanted in connection with a larceny case in carson city. with the help of the raven helicopter and the nevada highway patrol... the chase ended at the grand sierra resort... where at least one of the two suspects was taken into custody. washoe county, reno police, and the nevada highway patrol all assisted in that chase. let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! mostly sunny and a little cooler 60s! have a great day tuesday. time to check out our roadways center... no accidents to report. highway 50 near logan creek expect boulder removal. turning to campaign 2016... with the republican caucuses tonight... candidates are taking advantage with appearances all around town. senator ted cruz was in reno yesterday...holding a late night rally at the boys and girls club. he was welcomed by supporters including nevada attorney gen

in washoe county... colin lygren... kolo 8 news now. the 'marinello school of beauty' shut its doors to students and the public without notice. the department of education says the school is now under knowingly gave aid to students with invalid high school diplomas. marinello also allegedly submitted false job placement rates of students-- to the department of education. students in various stages of completing their education-- are forced to look at other schools. doug christensen, the owner of 'paul mitchell'-- another cosmetology school in reno, says he's already spoken with many marinello students to come up with a solution. " doug christensen/paul mitchell the school reno owner: there are some logistics they have to do. but we want them to be assured, they have a home at paul mitchell the school. that we welcome them with open arms. and they don't need to worry about it." the state board of cosmetology, will collect student hours from the school, and provide that information to other schools to place students. overcrowding is the b

this is one of the largest locations in washoe county...with 22 people go through today. the speeches have just begun in each room...... senator ted cruz even made an appearance hoping to sway voters...,but many people i spoke with came with their mind already are up. the rubio campaign's strategy was overload the public with signs and stickers. we were seeing lots of trump and cruz supporters, a few for rubio. trump and cruz supporters, a few for rubio. this caucus is set to wrap up at 8-30. results can come in late tonight or early tomorrow morning. tune in tonight at 11 with a look at the process here at reed. door have been open a little more than an hour at north valley's high school. thats the location of where our first time--undecided--21 year old repbulican will be caucusing tonight. kolo 8 news now terri russell joins us from school with an update there. yesterday we introduced you to matt weber who will be caucusing for the first time. he says he is undecided and leaning toward ted cruz. he is not even sure he will come out tonight giving a candidate his 100-pe

the chairman says that money is of washoe county schools. shaun carey/chairman, school overcrowding and repairs needs committee: "you get better results when children are in a classroom, that's not overcrowded, that is not leaking, not full of asbestos and guess what? we can make that choice or we can choose not to." he says without the increase, there will be double sessions in washoe county junior high and high schools, and almost all elementary schools will go to year round or on a multi-track system. this morning... "days after the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia the debate is underway over who president obama should nominate to succeed him. im don latest, coming up." meteorologist jeff martinez will have your pinpoint 2 forecast after the break. 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

washoe county schools are facing an overcrowding problem. tonight on kolo-eight- news-now, the proposed and disaster for a local beauty school, leaving students with no where to go to class today. the investigation behind plus-- "i really don't think these attacks by insinuation are worthy of you. and enough is enough. if you have something to say, say it." bernie sanders went head to head...as the campaign trail heats up. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm noah bond. college parkway is closed right now, because of a fatal crash. according to the carson city sheriff's office, this started with reports of a hit and run just before 8 o'clock tonight. the suspect was spotted on college parkway, where he led deputies on a high speed chase. next-- the suspect lost control and crashed, at the carson city airport. the driver was thrown from pickup, and killed. college parkway, from airport road to nye lane will be closed for most of the night. ### there are only five days to go-- until the presidential primary in new hampshire. the two democratic d

a statement provided to news four from the washoe county school district reads in part...(take full screen)"there has been concern among parents and students regarding the lack of "special occasion" days at schools during this review and development period, but the committee took the time it needed to ensure that the proposed regulation would meet the needs of students as they grow and learn."school district officials say the wellness policy committe comprised of teachers, parents and health officials has completed its work and the policy will receive a final review by superintendent traci davis in the next several see, there are many pieces to this puzzle... if you would like to look at the policy for yourself and all of the related links visit my news four dot com. you will also find the full statement released by the washoe county school district about the current state of the wellness policy.)) 3 swoosh sound 3 (bill)>> it is definitely not on you "map quest" app.... where you can find a map of the milky way galaxy... 3 (bill)>> check this out... the europeran southern

you may notice prices are higher in washoe county... that is because of different taxes charged on gas. also in money watch... today save mart announced two of its value grocery stores will be expanding to northern nevada. two existing save mart stores will be converted to foodmaxx locations... the one on highway 50 in carson city and the location on prater way in sparks. both save mart stores will close on march 26th to make way for the new stores... which are set to open this summer. while variable amounts of cloudiness will break over the strong high pressure ridge that is planted over the west coast, said ridge will also result in temperatures throughout the rest of the week. highs will climb into the mid-60s wednesday and stay there until the weekend, where they will fall only slightly into the low 60s. at this point, the next chance of precipitation doesn't come along until mid to late next week. while variable amounts of cloudiness will break over the strong high pressure ridge that is planted over the west coast, said ridge will

washoe county... and the city of sparks... now it goes to tribal leadership... and the city of reno for approval. covering the story live, arianna bennett, channel 2 news. thank you ari - the veterans of america tell us an apparent copper theft has forced them to temporarily close their over flow shelter in the reno area. volunteers of america northern nevada: "the building was flooding. upon further investigation they realized someone had come in and stripped all the copper from the buildilng. now the location of this shelter is kept secret, so we cannot show you video of the damage but- cashell says that the overflow building does not have power or water at this time, forcing them to close, affecting close to 120 people. the shelter is doing everything they can find another building as quickly as possible. they are asking for the public's help as they search for a new or if you can help, contact them at 322-7143. and mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up. over the past 30 years, there's been a sharp rise in non-hodgkin's lymphoma cases. what

we'll have a recap of the washoe county school district's state of education address... and what educators hope to accomplish this school year... tomorr welcome back, the reno-sparks area is no stranger to flooding. the truckee river flood management authority is devoted to reducing the impact this kind of natural disaster can have on our area. earlier today the cities of reno, sparks and washoe county heard the latest presentation for the truckee river flood project. andi guevara has the story. 100 thousand acres of washoe county are on a floodplain, and flood here in an el nino year, jay aldean executive director of truckee river flood management authority says we should expect a significant one within the next four years. aldean "we could lose inventory, we could lose equipment, we could lose lives. it's a very devastating event. in 1997 $600 million worth of damages occurred, to just washoe county the cost to prevent the damages would be significant as well. 22 to 25 million dollars annually. money that is absolutely necessary, says sparks mayor geno martini, to prot

police say the suspect hit a fence, then dumped reno police, washoe county deputies and school police searched for two hours near silver lake elementary before the search was called off. a hand-gun was confiscated at spanish springs high school. a washoe county school district spokeswoman, says there were no shots fired-- and there was no act of violence. the principal of spanish springs high school released a statement saying in part.... "as school police continue to investigate this case, i want to stress that we encourage all students, staff and families to be alert of what is happening around them." turning now to some new developments in two crimes involving cab drivers back in 20-14. one driver was beaten and robbed in sparks, another shot and killed in reno. as kolo 8 news now's ed pearce reports, one man has now been charged in both crimes. november 9, 2014 investigators pursuing violent crimes against cab drivers. early that morning a woman seen on security footage hailed a cab at the grand sierra resort, apparently telling the driver to take her to a location down a darkened

six years later things are still being worked out in washoe county. madison has the details. >> it's a policy aimed at reducing childhood obesity but >> the problem is we got to talk to fellow moms and realized every school is handling things differently. >> jessica is a school district parent and contributor to the reno moms blog. she recently wrote about her policy which limits the types campus. >> there's a lot of what are the reprecushions if the policy is broken. >> i spoke with the school nutrition services manager with the department of agriculture to get a better understanding on policy. >> we focused on processed foods and helped folks to determine if they met the criteria. >> the smart snacks nutrition standards showed here but the approved list seems to be where most of the confusion falls. >> the nevada school wellness policy doesn't say the only food that can be sold or given we created that to help folks know what meets the criteria but in terms of the district foods that are allowed that's a district decision. >> recently they sent home

officer tim broadway, rpd: "reno police, swat, washoe county, k9 and raven and the surrounding area and they were unfortunately unable to locate the two suspects in this case." elderly man injured by the suspects inside a home on this block of foster drive. the victim was treated for non- life threatening injuries at a local hospital. but now police are still on the lookout for two men. officer tim broadway, rpd: "we do believe that they are possibly armed." the suspects are described as possibly being two light-skinned black or hispanic men. one is approximately 6 feet tall with a thin build...the other is described at 5 '8 with a heavy build and a tattoo on one of his arms. and police believe they have been possibly connected to other burglaries in the area. 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." this older, white 2-door passenger car with a black stripe molding down the driver's side, a sunroof, and a spoi