Its not so much cold. But the wind is blowing us all over the place. Weve go this portable wind meter here. And just measured a gust of. Lygren is live from north reno. Near the National Weather service. Colin . The wind has been blowing hard throughout the day. Picking up has the afternoon has gone one. The winds continue right now. Its not so much cold. But the wind is blowing us all over the place. Weve go this portable wind meter here. And just measured a gust of. Its bad enough here. You can see in this video just how strong the wind has been. Trees and flags are certainly showing the impact of that wind. The winds today are strong. But we have not heard reports of them being damaging. At least not in reno. Chief meteorologist Jeff Thompson has a look at the forecast. Jeff . High wind warning in effect for the sierra front until 10 pm. Sustained wind to 55 mph is expected with gusts to 65 . Blowing dust and debris, tree and fence damage, and Power Outages are all possible. Winter
You talked with iowans back then, as i did, they would have told you we probably werent up to the task. After three tries its fair to ask if they werent right. Turnout is still low. Confusion and frustration continue. Those problems could be addressed with a primary, but though weve flirted with the idea, our lawmakers have been reluctant. If we want the National Attention to continue and its likely we do, we may have to take another look at that alternative. Because with reid and his influence exiting the scene. A caucus culture in nevada still a work in progress, its likely the National Parties could be taking a long hard look at our early spot on the calendar. And its not hard to conclude its at risk. Ed pearce kolo 8 news now. This morning, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said the senate, will not hold hearings or vote on president obamas pick for the Supreme Court. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee Even wrote a letter, vowing to forgo any hearings on the white h
Attorneys office says it was back in july of 2012 when john abrams brought the two to reno, with the intent to engage the girl in illegal sexual activity. The 50yearold was convicted of two counts of kidnapping and one count of transporting a minor for illegal sexual activity. Abrams faces a minimum of 30 years in prison. Turning now to weather and another warm day in the truckeemeadows. 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
Temperatures across northeast california and western nevada will be well above average through friday before easing down slightly for the weekend. It will be breezy friday, with a chance for showers mainly north of interstate 80 friday night and early saturday. Another weak system is possible sunday night followed by new this morning. Sparks police are looking for two suspects in connection police tell us the incident happened yesterday around 4 30 in the evening at the intersection of greg street and spice island drive after a minor traffic accident. They say a woman reported being hit by another vehicle. A dark green early 1990s chevy or gmc suv. According to the woman. When she went to check out the damage a man jumped in the drivers seat of her vehicle. Demanded money and then left the scene in her car. The other vehicle involved the dark green suv also left the scene. Police say the first suspect is described as a white man with a bald or shaved head in his 30s. They say he has a
Temperatures across northeast california and western nevada will be well above average through friday before easing down slightly for the weekend. It will be breezy friday, with a chance for showers mainly north of interstate 80 friday night and early saturday. Another weak system is possible sunday night followed by dry conditions to start next week. Little change to the forecast through saturday. High pressure will remain over northeast california and western nevada through friday morning before a glancing blow friday night from a modest disturbance moving into the largescale western ridge. Afternoon temperatures will remain very mild through 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 new this morning. Sparks police are looking for two suspects in connection with a car theft. Police tell us the incident happened yesterday around 4 30 in the evening at the intersection of greg street