Delays, slick roads and, of course, chain controls are in effect. Here is a quick look at your 24 hour forecast. Freezing fog possible overnight together. So if you are traveling late tonight or early tomorrow morning, that is something to keep in mind before hitting the road. News 4s meteorologist kathy wilson joins us from mount rose highway with and how are the roads looking . Good evening. The snow has stopped for right now on mount rose. We are seeing blowing snow the area, but the skies to my north are clear. You can see stars, but skies to the south are still very cloudy and some storms could potentially pop up throughout the night tonight. Temperatures are very chilly. 24 degrees on mount rose and were going to expect the temperatures to drop into the low 20s into tonight. So far this storm has impacted we saw 10 inches of snow on mount rose just this morning and we saw 12 inches in north star and then a heavier area that got hit near the white mountains, 14 inches and 11 inche
On. Filling the home with gas. Fire department shut it off. Police found wilsons body on the sofa and believe it was in the house with her two dogs since friday. There were no science of forced entry. She had cameras in her house all the time and she had her dogs in there. So everything was a big mystery. Longtime friends say wilson lived alone and was battling cancer. Police are still looking at what if anything was taken from the home. She was funny and crazy. She was crazy. I mean just enjoyable. Incredible person. Incredible person she was. Reporter police are holding a press conference on this case in just a short time. Well have much more coming up at 6 00. Lucy, back to you. Thank you very much, sabina. Talk to you then attack on teacher ton night police have arrested two local high school students. Investigators say this morning a George Washington high school 16 and 17yearolds pushed their way into a classroom where they punched and pushed the teacher. That teacher ended up at
East, so the snow tires could pick up later tonight, and so far we have got a lot of snow with this storm. 10 inches here recorded by 10 00 a. M. 12 inches at north star. 13 inches at squall valerie, and nine at incline. To the south where it actually hit a little harder, we saw 14 inches at june lake and 11 inches at mammoth lake. We do have the Winter Weather advisory in effect until tomorrow morning and theres heavy snow possible until 8 00 p. M. Tonight with about 10 to 18 inch as the highest elevations expected. Were watching for that freezing fog after midnight tonight and freezing fog is just when we have super cooled water, and that is water that is below freezing temperatures but still in liquid form. As soon as it finds something to bind on to it is going to instantly freeze. That is what is making the roadways so slick. If we have freezing fog into tomorrow morning as well, expect the roadway delays to be impacted locally in reno as well as up in tahoe. Plows out here tonigh
On your on your side report. The workers in reno were parking packing up today. Reporter thats right. After the commity hearing this morning, solar City Employees here in reno were closing shop. I spoke to several of them and they say theyre baffled and angry over the loss of their goodpaying jobs. Closing down the shop. It is happening all over the state right now. Reporter this solar city warehouse now in reno is closing its doors. The solar city installer says hell soon join the ranks of the unemployed. What are you going to do . What are your plan . That is a good question. As of tomorrow it is going to be my last day so ill be out of work. Reporter he and his co worker say the Company Offered to relocate them to another state, but they say for them thats not an option. Ive got three kids, a fiancee, truck payment, house payment, i cant move. The kids are in school here. Reporter he and the others say they loved working for the company. They told me their pay started at around 50,0
Pocket and receiving less from the state. I think a big focus of the state should be on education. Reporter but education officials i spoke to say thats already happening. Were not where we need to be, but we have the right focus. Reporter the board of regents chairman says the governor sandoval increased taxes and invested 800 million in k. Through 12 education last year. He says the governor also allotted about 135 million for Higher Education. We are investing, and we are continuing to invest and improve Higher Education. Reporter and the chairman says were moving in the right direction to boost nevadas ratings. Were aware of our weaknesses, and those are the things that were focusing on to improve education and improve the state of nevada. I love that i have been in nevada my whole life and i would want to give back to nevada. I would want everyone to feel that way about the state. I want the students to feel that we want to do for them. Reporter now, i also talked superintendent o