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Fire and animal crews rescue domestic horse from Washoe Lake
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue and Washoe County Animal Services on Thursday rescued a domestic horse stranded in Washoe Lake. The horse was stranded about 800 yards offshore ...
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Don't fast-track land use changes that elevate Tahoe's already-dangerous wildfire threats
On the southernmost tip of Washoe County and the western edge of Douglas County lies Lake Tahoe ... Knowing this (and witnessing recent horrific fire destruction and loss of life), it’s ...
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Valley of Fire rolling out state park reservation system this weekend
The system will be slowly rolled out to individual parks over an 11-month period starting with Valley of Fire, then include Big Bend of the Colorado and Washoe Lake State Park near Reno beginning ...
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LA fires: Could it happen here? Fire chiefs say Reno not immune from disaster
Instead of 40-50 mph gusts, imagine winds topping 80 mph for five days straight. Subtract the two rainy days and two snowy weekends that have been Reno's only precipitation in months ...
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Reno, Sparks, Washoe County vote to pursue fire regionalization, better mutual aid
RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The Reno and Sparks city councils and Washoe County commission voted Thursday to pursue regionalizing fire services in the Truckee Meadows, including exploring ...
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Washoe County remaps Swan Lake floodplain, doubling homes at risk
LEMMON VALLEY, Nev. — Washoe County officials unveiled a new floodplain map for the Swan Lake area during a community meeting on Wednesday, revealing that 154 homes are now within the 100-year ...