Friday, May 25 2012 3:38 PM EDT2012-05-25 19:38:03 GMT
From Washoe County: Voters can avoid long lines on Election Day by taking advantage of the convenience of early voting at four Washoe County libraries. Libraries will offer early voting for the PrimaryMore >>
Several libraries will offer early voting for the Primary Election from May 26-June 8. The Primary Election is June 12th.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 3:26 PM EDT2012-05-25 19:26:57 GMT
From the University of Nevada: Nevada's Drought Response Committee has announced all Nevada counties as being on either drought alert or drought watch with 11 counties classified by the U.S. Drought MonitorMore >>
Nevada's Drought Response Committee has announced all Nevada counties as being on either drought alert or drought watch.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 2:41 PM EDT2012-05-25 18:41:05 GMT
Organizers of the Reno-Tahoe Winter Games Coalition say a new revenue-sharing agreement between the International and U.S. Olympic committees was critical to keeping alive their dream of hosting the WinterMore >>
The Reno-Tahoe Winter Games Coalition say a new revenue-sharing agreement is critical to hosting the 2022 Winter Games.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 2:26 PM EDT2012-05-25 18:26:01 GMT
Kellene Stockwell Channel 2 News The ‘Take 25' event will be held at the Legends at Sparks Marina from 11am-3pm Friday. Officers will fingerprint and photograph children for their records. (ParentsMore >>
Sparks Police will fingerprint and photograph children from 11am-3pm as part of the 'Take 25' event. More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 1:34 PM EDT2012-05-25 17:34:04 GMT
Proctor & Gamble says it will change the design of packaging for its miniature laundry detergent product to deter children from eating the brightly colored packets that look like candy. Procter & GambleMore >>
Procter & Gamble spokesman Paul Fox says the company plans to create a new double latch lid on tubs of Tide Pods.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 1:30 PM EDT2012-05-25 17:30:06 GMT
The man accused of murdering a 6-year-old boy in one of New York City's most notorious missing child cases has been examined by psychologists. Police say Pedro Hernandez was taken to Bellevue HospitalMore >>
The man accused of murdering a 6-year-old boy in New York City in 1979 has been examined by psychologists.More >>
We're launching our big month-long contest on our Facebook page right now. Starting Tuesday night at five - we'll give away a $100 Raley's gift card for groceries or gas every day in May. EnteringMore >>
You can win a $100 Raley's gift card for groceries or gas in May!More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 11:19 AM EDT2012-05-25 15:19:42 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 7,500-acre Topaz Ranch Estates (TRE) Fire is now 35% contained. No structures are threatened.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 10:57 AM EDT2012-05-25 14:57:06 GMT
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The Bureau of Land Management is asking Nevadans to take extra precautions to guard against the heightened chance of wildfires due to the extreme dry conditions and warming temperatures. BLMMore >>
The Bureau of Land Management is asking Nevadans to take extra precautions to guard against the heightened chance of wildfires.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 3:25 AM EDT2012-05-25 07:25:49 GMT
Adam Rasmussen Channel 2 News Construction is already well underway on the Moana Lane widening project, and soon drivers will see more work begin just up the road. The Regional Transportation CommissionMore >>
The RTC wants to slow down traffic on Plumas Street with new lane configurations.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 11:19 AM EDT2012-05-25 15:19:42 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 7,500-acre Topaz Ranch Estates (TRE) Fire is now 35% contained. No structures are threatened.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 11:00 AM EDT2012-05-24 15:00:01 GMT
Authorities are looking for a suspect in a shooting in Wadsworth Wednesday night. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Police say it happened around 8 p.m. on the 100 block of Rabbit Circle. Police say theMore >>
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Police say a man was shot Wednesday night in Wadsworth. The suspected shooter was arrested Thursday morning.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 3:26 PM EDT2012-05-25 19:26:57 GMT
From the University of Nevada: Nevada's Drought Response Committee has announced all Nevada counties as being on either drought alert or drought watch with 11 counties classified by the U.S. Drought MonitorMore >>
Nevada's Drought Response Committee has announced all Nevada counties as being on either drought alert or drought watch.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 12:47 AM EDT2012-05-24 04:47:56 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 was closed as crews cleaned up after a semi-truck rollover with an oil spill.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 2:58 AM EDT2012-05-24 06:58:14 GMT
Adam Rasmussen Channel 2 News A 21-year-old soldier returned home Wednesday night, six months after nearly being killed in Afghanistan. In November, Pfc. Enrico Flores was in a vehicle when it hitMore >>
After being nearly killed in Afghanistan six months ago, a soldier returned home to Reno for the first time.More >>
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 >>
Despite scary headlines by the score, most people don't have to fear that they'll be the next victim of the so-called flesh-eating bacteria disease, experts say.More >>
Despite scary headlines by the score, most people don't have to fear that they'll be the next victim of the so-called flesh-eating bacteria disease, experts say.More >>
The mother of a toddler who briefly got stuck inside an active washing machine at a southern New Jersey laundromat says she wants to press charges.More >>
A New Jersey prosecutor won't file charges after a toddler briefly got stuck in a washing machine.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 4:28 PM EDT2012-05-24 20:28:33 GMT
Consumers need to check their refrigerators because some organic baby spinach is being recalled after random testing found possible salmonella contamination in finished package of spinach, according toMore >>
Organic baby spinach is being recalled after a random test by the USDA found possible salmonella contamination.More >>
Michael WolfeChannel 2 News
Reno-based non-profit Think Kindness challenged UNR students to help provide a 1,000 years of clean drinking water to people in Kenya.
Today the global health class at the University of Nevada got to try out the "life straw."
The $5 Swiss device can turn dirty water from Manzanita Lake into clean drinking water in seconds.
The professor says distributing such devices could greatly help in Africa where half the people in hospitals are there due to unclean drinking water.
"The mortality of children under the age of five is immense due to diarrheal diseases and other water born diseases so each straw will provide enough water for one person for an entire year," says Professor Gerold Dermid.
The students are working in groups and competing to raise enough money by the semester's end to buy a 1,000 straws or a home water filtration system which costs $25.
