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Money Watch Q & A: Improving Your Home Value
Money Watch Q & A: Improving Your Home Value
Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 8:50 PM EDT2012-05-24 00:50:53 GMT
Kristen Remington Channel 2 News Some homeowners believe you have to invest big bucks into your house in order to improve your home value. According to our Money Watch Q & A guest, that is not alwaysMore >>
Find out how to improve your home value in our Money Watch Q & A segment.More >>
TRE Wildfire at 6,600 Acres, Remains 10% Contained
TRE Wildfire at 6,600 Acres, Remains 10% Contained
Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 8:44 PM EDT2012-05-24 00:44:52 GMT
The Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center confirms a brushfire is burning in Topaz Ranch Estates. When we talked to dispatchers they could only confirm a fire is burning and threatening structuresMore >>
The 6,460-acre Topaz Ranch Estates (TRE) Fire is 10% contained. Voluntary evacuations are still in effect.More >>
Semi-Truck Rollover Causes Traffic Delays in Sparks
Semi-Truck Rollover Causes Traffic Delays in Sparks
Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:46 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:46:09 GMT
Kellene Stockwell Channel 2 News One lane of Interstate 80 west in Sparks is currently closed as crews try to clean up after a semi-truck rollover. The truck is on its side located on I-80 westMore >>
One lane of Interstate 80 west in Sparks is closed as crews try to clean up after a semi-truck rollover with an oil spill.More >>
Open Burning Banned in Truckee Meadows
Open Burning Banned in Truckee Meadows
Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:09 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:09:16 GMT
Chris Ciarlo Channel 2 News The TRE fire is a reminder just how dry it is out there and because conditions are ripe for a catastrophic fire we're seeing more and more bans on open burning. TheMore >>
The Cities of Sparks and Reno, along with the rest of the Truckee Meadows have announced a ban on open burning this summer. More >>
Police Seek Church Parking Lot Burglary Suspects
Police Seek Church Parking Lot Burglary Suspects
Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:02 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:02:53 GMT
Michael Wolfe Channel 2 News Reno police are looking for several suspects who broke into vehicles and homes while their owners are in church. Since early last month - investigators say the suspectsMore >>
Reno police are looking for several suspects who broke into vehicles and homes while their owners are in church. More >>
Criminals Target Nevadans Through Government Computers
Criminals Target Nevadans Through Government Computers
Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:17 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:17:35 GMT
John Potter Channel 2 News If you ever wondered how big of a threat cyber-crime really is, you should hear what David Gustafson says. He's the Chief Information Officer for the State of Nevada. He toldMore >>
Leaders came together at Circus-Circus Reno to brainstorm, inform and share what they know about an ever-increasing threat.More >>
KTVN Translator Upgrade Thursday in Silver Springs
KTVN Translator Upgrade Thursday in Silver Springs
Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:16 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:16:24 GMT
Thursday - KTVN will upgrade our translator to high definition in the Silver Springs area. If you watch us over-the-air on translator Channel 29, you'll have to have a digital ready TV or a converterMore >>
Thursday - KTVN will upgrade our translator to high definition in the Silver Springs area.More >>
FEMA Declares Topaz Ranch Estates Fire Major Disaster
FEMA Declares Topaz Ranch Estates Fire Major Disaster
Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 2:05 PM EDT2012-05-23 18:05:26 GMT
From FEMA: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared the Topaz Ranch Estates (TRE) Fire a major disaster. This decision makes the region eligible for assistance in the mitigation, management,More >>
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared the Topaz Ranch Estates (TRE) Fire a major disaster.More >>
Spanish Springs Fire Victims Identified
Spanish Springs Fire Victims Identified
Washoe County authorities have identified two people killed in a weekend house fire that's being investigated as a homicide. Deputies say 57-year-old Pamela Grund and 61-year-old Harry Grund were foundMore >>
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office has identified the bodies found in a home in Spanish Springs last weekend. More >>
Secret Service Boss: 'I Apologize' for Behavior
Secret Service Boss: 'I Apologize' for Behavior
Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 1:46 PM EDT2012-05-23 17:46:25 GMT
Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan has apologized for the conduct of employees caught up on a Colombia prostitution scandal. Sullivan is testifying at a Senate hearing for the first time since theMore >>
Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan has apologized for the conduct of employees caught up on a Colombia prostitution scandal.More >>

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TRE Wildfire at 6,600 Acres, Remains 10% Contained
TRE Wildfire at 6,600 Acres, Remains 10% Contained
Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 8:44 PM EDT2012-05-24 00:44:52 GMT
The Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center confirms a brushfire is burning in Topaz Ranch Estates. When we talked to dispatchers they could only confirm a fire is burning and threatening structuresMore >>
The 6,460-acre Topaz Ranch Estates (TRE) Fire is 10% contained. Voluntary evacuations are still in effect.More >>
Body of Missing Skydiver Found in Lake Tahoe
Body of Missing Skydiver Found in Lake Tahoe
Updated: Tuesday, May 22 2012 8:56 PM EDT2012-05-23 00:56:18 GMT
Arianna Bennett Channel 2 News El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies recovered the body of a missing skydiver from Lake Tahoe Tuesday morning. Deputies say three men were skydiving out of a helicopterMore >>
El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies recovered the body of a missing skydiver from Lake Tahoe Tuesday morning.More >>
2 bodies found at scene of Reno-area fire
2 bodies found at scene of Reno-area fire
Two bodies have been found at the scene of a Reno-area house fire.More >>
Two bodies have been found at the scene of a Reno-area house fire.More >>
Calif. talent in NM ads draws fire
Calif. talent in NM ads draws fire
State film industry officials are steaming after two television ads shot recently for the New Mexico departments of tourism and transportation were produced by California-based directors.More >>
State film industry officials are steaming after two television ads shot recently for the New Mexico departments of tourism and transportation were produced by California-based directors.More >>
Crews responding to brush fire in Douglas County
Crews responding to brush fire in Douglas County
Fire crews are responding to a brush fire in the Topaz Ranch Estates area in south Douglas County.More >>
Fire crews are responding to a brush fire in the Topaz Ranch Estates area in south Douglas County.More >>
Homicide investigation, body in motel crawl space
Homicide investigation, body in motel crawl space
Officials in south-central Idaho have opened a homicide investigation after a body found in the crawl space of a Burley motel was identified as a motel employee who went missing on May 4.More >>
Officials in south-central Idaho have opened a homicide investigation after a body found in the crawl space of a Burley motel was identified as a motel employee who went missing on May 4.More >>
Bagged Salads Recalled Due to Listeria Bacteria
Bagged Salads Recalled Due to Listeria Bacteria
Updated: Tuesday, May 22 2012 1:54 PM EDT2012-05-22 17:54:30 GMT
A California lettuce grower has expanded a recall of some bagged salads after routine sampling detected listeria contamination. No illnesses have been reported. The voluntary recall by River Ranch FreshMore >>
Various bagged salads, some sold nationwide, are being recalled because of possible listeria bacteria contamination.More >>
2 airlifted after high-speed rollover near Fernley
2 airlifted after high-speed rollover near Fernley
Nevada Highway Patrol officials say a Silver Springs man was driving a van at a very high speed before rolling it on a two-lane highway south of Fernley.More >>
Nevada Highway Patrol officials say a Silver Springs man was driving a van at a very high speed before rolling it on a two-lane highway south of Fernley.More >>
Study: Gun Deaths Outpace Vehicle Deaths in Nevada
Study: Gun Deaths Outpace Vehicle Deaths in Nevada
Updated: Tuesday, May 22 2012 5:32 PM EDT2012-05-22 21:32:21 GMT
A new study says the number of people killed in Nevada by guns outpaced those who died in traffic accidents in 2009. The study released Tuesday by the Washington, D.C.-based Violence Policy Center saysMore >>
A new study says the number of people killed in Nevada by guns outpaced those who died in traffic accidents in 2009.More >>
Disneyland raises admission prices again
Disneyland raises admission prices again
It's going to cost more to visit the Happiest Place on Earth.More >>
It's going to cost more to visit the Happiest Place on Earth.More >>

The Builders Association of Western Nevada (BAWN) is offering to help people affected by the Washoe Drive Fire.

They can give advice on how to choose a qualified contractor and even verify contractor license numbers through the State Contractors Board.

To get in touch with BAWN, just call 775-882-4353.

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