Noon thursday. More than a foot of snow is expected above 7000, with 48 possible down to lake tahoe level. Expect Winter Driving conditions and road controls. Winter weather advisory in effect for lassen, plumas, and sierra counties from 10 pm wednesday until noon thursday. Up to 4 of snow is possible and Winter Driving conditions are expected above 5000. A fastmoving, but intense storm system will bring wind, rain, and snow to the area through thursday. Wind will be gusty, especially east of the sierra crest through the evening hours. Rain will develop in the sierra and change over to snow below 7000 after sunset, and around the tahoe basin before midnight. Snow levels will drop to valley floors before sunrise, bringing the possibility of a few slushy inches for the morning commute. Snow levels will rise on thursday and showers will diminish by evening. Dry, mild weather will return friday through early next week. Jeff tonight rain before 1 am, then rain and snow between 1 am and 4 am
High pressure will bring well above average temperatures through friday for northeast california and western nevada. Temperatures will ease down, but remaining above average, for the weekend. It will be breezy friday, with a chance for showers mainly north of interstate 80 friday night and saturday morning. Ani story out of arizona. Police have identified the man accused of shooting his parents and two sisters before setting their phoenix morning. 26 year old alex buckner also died in the fire. As crews were trying to rescue people from the home. They were being shot at from the second floor. Police say buckner had a history of drug abuse. His youngest sister died. Were getting a look at surveillance photos showing michigan shooting suspect jason dalton inside a gun store just hours before police say he went on a shooting rampage in kalamazoo. Six people were killed in the shooting spree. And as the initial shock of this tragedy starts to subside. Support for the lives lost have reache
We still have time to get it right, but we dont have forever. Thats the great challenge of this election and thats why im asking for your vote. Cheers, applause the reno rally came in between an elko appearance and one in douglas county. Then the candidate flew on to las vegas for tomorrows caucus which depending on the results could help him trim it to a twoperson race in the weeks ahead. Marco rubio has picked up an endorsement from nevada senator dean heller. Heller says hes convinced rubio can unite conservatives to beat the democrats in the general election. Heller had endorsed bush until the former Florida Governor dropped out after a fourthplace finish in south carolina. Other bush supporters announced they would team. They include representative mark amodei and Assembly Majority leader paul anderson. The last time someone of president ial material visited the comstock was ulysses s. Grant in 1870. This morning ben carson campaigned in the comstock prior to the republican caucus
Attacks. Worse than last night, if thats possible to imagine. And donald trump unveiling his newest weapon, chris christie, and the surprise endorsement. Saying hes now behind trump for president. The debate last night. Trump taking incoming fire from both sides. Many now asking, with trump ahead in nearly every state on super tuesday. Where were the attacks from the opponents months ago . And are they too late . Heres Jonathan Karl with the new fight playing out tonight. Reporter facing attacks from marco rubio, donald trump rolled out his biggest endorsement yet. Wow, a lot of press. Reporter new jersey governor, chris christie. I can guarantee you the one person that hillary and bill clinton do not want to see on the stage come next september is donald trump. They know how to run the standard political playbook against junior senators and run them around the block. With donald trump because he is rewriting the playbook. Reporter christie is also the guy who pummeled marco rubio in t
After the demolition here. He says a cell phone tower that once stood next to a church will also be relocated. While the construction which is slated to begin in april is expected to cause minor delays harrington says, in the end this will be a safer area for drivers. This is one of the busiest intersections in the truckee meadows. 60 thousand vehicles per day traverse this intersection. Its an extremely high crash location as well so this project will really go along way toward addressing that traffic issue as well as safety concerns. Again that construction is expected to start in april. We will, of course, have the details as the become available here on kolo 8 news now. And kolo tv dot com. Joe harrington says, they will also be posting regular updates to the rtc facebook page. Another local golf course faces an uncertain future. The convention and Visitors Authority says it wants out of wildcreek golf course. So, . Whats happened . Kolo 8 news nows ed pearce is here with some answ