Valley locations warming into the low to mid 70s on wednesday. By late friday, a change to a stormy pattern is looking more and more likely. Windy conditions, with sierra rain and snow are all possible by saturday and likely by sunday. Plus, more storms are lining up to potentially move into the west coast through most of next week. Stay tuned jeff tonight partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Wednesday mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Thursday partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Friday a 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Friday night a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Saturday mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Thanks, jeff. Through the pacific northwest. This will keep breezy conditions and occasional clouds in the forecast, with showers possible north of i80 wednesday night into thursday. Highs will be close to records, with some valley locations warming into the low to mid 70s on wednesday. By late friday, a change to a stormy pattern is looking more and more likely. Windy conditions, with sierra rain and snow are all possible by saturday and likely by sunday. Plus, more storms are lining up to potentially move into the west coast through most of tonight partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a car at the intersection of neil and peckham. According to reno police, the person was crossing the street outside the crosswalk when they were hit. The driver of the car, stayed with the pedestrian. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital. No word yet on their condition. The National Safety council says in 2015. We saw an increase in fatal traffic crashes not seen since 2007. A whopping 14percent increase nationwide. The nsc points to several reasons for the increase. Researhers say a better economy has more people on the road traveling to and from work. Gas prices mean more people are taking their cars on vacations or other destinations. Fatal accidentsaccounting for more than 20 percent of those fatalities. Here in the truckee meadows despite these pressures, reno pd says fatal accidents have leveled off in the last five years. P. D. Looking at the numbers prior to this interview, weve actually seen pretty good numbers for reno, in that we havent seen any significant increase or decrease in fatality accidents or two pedestrain leveled off in the last few years. While there are hands free devices for drivers, the national safetly council says talking while driving hands free can be a distraction. Consoles in the front of the car are more complex and have more information contained on them forcing the driver to look away from the road. Sparks police is asking for your help to identify a man they believe is involved in a false imprisonment case. Police say officers were called to the Western Village casino for a possible case of indecent exposure. When they met with the them she got in the car with this man. She tried to get out when felt uncomfortable, but he held her inside. She managed to get out, and told casino security. The man drove off in a silver four door sedan. If you know who this man is, please call the Sparks Police department or secret witness 3224900. A missing Douglas County woman was found dead. 69 year old Carolyn Batchelor has been missing for almost two weeks. The california Highway Patrol found her suv in the area of Inspiration Point a couple days after she was first reported missing. On saturday, search crews found her body buried under snow, close to where her s uv was found. Her cause of death is unknown, but investigators dont suspect foul play. We now know the name of the woman who was killed at squaw valley over the weekend. 62yearold Elizabeth Danel suffered multiple injuries on saturday while skiing, in the headwall area. When she slid through a stand of trees. Ski patrol says she was unconscious when they arrived on scene. They began cpr but danel was pronounced dead, an hour later. A sparks city councilwoman is hoping to fill the seat left by late senator debbie smith. Today, julia ratti announced her candidacy for state Senate District 13. Smiths daughter erin ratti to consider running because she cares deeply about the same issues smith did. Smith died on february 20th after battling a brain tumor. Candidate filing starts next week. Reno councilman and vice mayor Oscar Delgado announced he is running for re election. He was first elected to the council in 2012. Delgado says his main focus over the past year has been hashtag neighborgood neighborgood. An intiative to improve the quality of life in renos neighborhoods. . Are you one of the many people sneezing lately because of allergies . In pollen counts and what allergists recommend. A local nonprofit is celebrating a milestone this week. How this Organization Helps people in need. 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. Our afternoons have been pretty pleasant but our mornings still a little on the cool side. For a look at just how cold it is for tomorrow mornings commute, join us on good morning reno starting at 4 30 am. Announcer youre 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 complete forecast. The ridge of High Pressure along the west coast will flatten and start to weaken this week, as a series of systems moves through the pacific northwest. This will keep breezy conditions and occasional clouds in the forecast, with showers possible north of i80 wednesday night into thursday. Highs will be close to records, with some valley locations warming into the low to mid 70s on wednesday. By late friday, a change to a stormy pattern is looking more and more likely. Windy conditions, with sierra rain and snow are all possible by saturday and likely by sunday. Plus, more storms are lining up to potentially move into the west coast through most of next week. Stay tuned jeff tonight partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Wednesday mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Thursday partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Friday a 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Friday night a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Saturday mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Saturday night a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy. Sunday a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy. Sunday night a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Monday a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a the ridge of High Pressure along the west coast will flatten and start to weaken this week, as a series of systems moves this will keep breezy conditions forecast, with showers possible north of i80 wednesday night into thursday. Highs will be close to records, with some valley locations warming into the low to mid 70s on wednesday. By late friday, a change to a stormy pattern is looking more and more likely. Windy conditions, with sierra rain and snow are all possible by saturday and likely by sunday. Plus, more storms are lining up to potentially move into the west coast through most of next week. Stay tuned jeff tonight partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Wednesday mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Thursday partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Friday a 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Friday night a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Saturday mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Saturday night a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low the high temperatures. We have been experiencing recently. Allergy sufferers. Plants. Particularly releasing a lot of environment in the last few weeks. Experts say allergies differ from person to person. Some people are allergic to the tree pollens were seeing right now. But other people may not experience symptoms. Until the grass pollens appear. The allergist we spoke with today says. Its all about which pollens your body identifies as harmful. And in turn. Tries to kill. Well we cant really kill a pollen, it is not an organism, but the result is a very unproductive, in a way harmful, to us, immune response against a neutral agent. Allergists say. You can avoid symptoms by taking drugs like claritin. Zyrtec. And allegra. But if your symptoms prevent you froo breathing. You should see a doctor. Helping our local seniors maintain their independence. Look at a local non profit celebrating its 25th anniversary. For news while youre on the go, listen to our welcome aboard my starship. Ahoy, mateys its full of things i love. Like me brave crew. And my fellow Space Adventures and free of things i dont. Like aliens. Just like eye patches. And when its time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. Its full of stuff we pirates need. No artificial flavors, and its glutenfree. Excelsior eat up, me hearties keep it down im exploring the galaxy. Unfamiliar with care chest of sierra nevada. But for the past 25 years its been making a big difference in the lives of people in need of medical supplies and devices they cant afford. Its store room at the far end of north virginia street is stocked with all sorts of itemsmany donated, some purchasedwhich are often beyond the means of those on fixed incomes or without insurance. Items like wheel chairs, equipment to help a client get in and out of a shower safely, can make the difference between enabling someone to remain at home, rather than seek professional care. Stanton we think our services prevent hospitalizations, prevent emergency room visits and enable a level of Compassionate Care that otherwise wouldnt be possible. The nonprofit is marking its 25th anniversary this week with its annual fundraiseran executive kidnapping. In the meantime, if you want to know more about care chestperhaps you have an item someone else could useyoull find more information on our website kolotv. Com under hot topics. twenty nevada schools will receive 14 point one Million Dollars from the nevada ready 21 Digital Learning initiative. The Program Gives each student in participating middle schools 24 hour access to a laptop. Heres a list of northern nevada schools who received the grant. Students will receive their laptop in the beginning of the 2016 2017 school year. Those welcome to nevada signs could soon look a little different. Nevadas High School Students are being asked to create a new sign that shows off the nevada brand and creates a friendly welcome for travelers. Students enrolled in the cte level 2 or higher graphic arts courses, although each school may determine eligibility. For more information to kolo tv dot com. A local baseball player has signed a deal with a new team. Plus. It was an historic youre watching kolo 8 sports now with josh little. A new home in the big leagues. He signed a Minor League Deal with the mariners, but is at the spring training right now with a shot at making their roster. He was with the nationals last season, and the phillies before that. Lerud has only played in nine career big leagues games, since being drafted back in 2004 the Arizona Diamondbacks have signed rickie weeks to a Minor League Deal. And hes expected to start the season here in triplea reno. Weeks has a ton of big league experience, and was an allstar back in 2011. Weeks has a. 247 career batting average, 150 home runs and 439 runs batted in during his 12 year major league career. Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has been suspended 30 games by major league baseball. Its for violating the Domestic Violence policy. It stems from an incident with his girlfriend back in october. Chapman is a fourtime allstar. Its an historic day for the wolf pack. Taking on santa clara in the home opener. Zach williams got the start. A pretty good one too. Two earned runs in seven innings. He also had six strikeouts. The pack was down 20 at one point. The big shot came from justin hazard. The transfer from ucla. Thats his first home run as a member of the pack. Nevada closes the game by scoring 14 unanswered runs. They win big 142 an honor for the Softball Team today. Mckenna isenberg was named the conference pitcher of the week. She went 20, with 19 strikeouts and a 0. 93 era in a pair of games over the weekend. She pitched complete games in both wins. Isenberg has started six games this season, going 5and1 with a 2. 94 era. Its the first time in her career that she has earned this honor. A heartbreaking loss in high school basketball. Broncos up one late. They make a big steal, throw the ball into the air. And they begin to celebrate. But theres still time on the clock. The other team caught the ball and called a time out. Chariho inbounds it to their guy under the bucket, and he scores at the buzzer. Chariho wins the state forecast. Tonight partly cloudy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust wednesday mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Thursday partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Next. Remember, you can find more information on the stories you saw here on our kolo 8 a in the battle of the burgers, one made a declaration of delicious. Jack. So that everyone could taste historymaking burgers. And america ate it up. True story. Were making every burger better, like the new double jack. This is jeopardy lets meet todays contestants a writer and editor from deer park, texas. And our returning champion, an author from atlanta, georgia. Whose 2day cash winnings total. And now here is the host of jeopardy alex trebek hey, johnny, thank you. [ applause ] hi, folks. F. Y. I. , our champion david is into music. He particularly likes our jeopardy closing theme music. Now on the two occasions in which hes heard that music in our studio, uh, were right after he had won over 25,000. So he was in a really good mood. All right, whats going to happen today . 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