Smoke from the Mosquito wildfire continues to supply unhealthy to hazardous air high quality across the Reno, Sparks and Carson Metropolis area Wednesday morning.
The most recent observations point out the worst situations to be concentrated close to Truckee and lengthening into Reno, Sparks, and the North Valleys. As of seven:30 a.m. Reno’s air high quality was within the “hazardous” vary, in keeping with airnow.gov. College of Nevada, Reno in-person lessons have been canceled as a result of hazardous air high quality.
Visibility of 2-3 miles attributable to thick smoke is in place primarily alongside and north of I-80. Motorists ought to train warning for the morning commute.
Carson Metropolis and Dayton areas have been within the “unhealthy” class as of seven:30 a.m. Readings for Minden and Gardnerville have been within the “good” class however anticipated to achieve the “unhealthy for delicate teams” class later in the present day.
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One other wave of smoke is forecast to push into the area Wednesday afternoon and night with the most recent smoke modeling concentrating the densest smoke plume for this afternoon throughout the Tahoe Basin into jap Sierra/Nevada counties and thru Reno/Sparks/North Valleys, in keeping with the Nationwide Climate Service.
There may be some potential for extra widespread protection extending to close Pyramid Lake with drainage flows seeping by means of the Carson Valley and throughout Lyon and Mineral counties this night. Anticipate further reductions to air high quality and visibility, in keeping with the climate service.
For the most recent air high quality info see airnow.gov and fireplace.airnow.gov.
A judge in Las Vegas sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the killing of a man in Nevada and a shootout with authorities in Arizona.
An undated booking photo of Christopher McDonnell, 28. Photograph: AP
Christopher McDonnell, 32, pleaded guilty in October to more than 20 felonies including murder, attempted murder, murder conspiracy, weapon charges and being a felon illegally in possession of a firearm.
Clark county district judge Tierra Jones sentenced him on Friday to a minimum of 100 years in prison, KLAS-TV reported. If he’s still alive, he would be eligible for parole in 2120 with credit for time served.
McDonnell of Tyler, Texas, his brother Shawn McDonnell, 34, and Shawn McDonnell’s then wife, Kayleigh Lewis, 29, originally faced dozens of charges.
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Police and prosecutors say the trio began an 11-hour rampage on 26 November 2020 that included apparently random shootings that killed Kevin Mendiola Jr, 22, at a convenience store in Henderson, near Las Vegas, and drive-by gunfire that wounded several other people.
The group then continued into Arizona, where there were additional shootings, including one involving a police officer. All three were arrested after their car rolled over.
Prosecutors said Lewis was the driver as the two brothers fired indiscriminately out of the vehicle’s windows. Shawn McDonnell and Lewis are awaiting trial.
The shooting rampage ended near the Colorado River town of Parker, Arizona, after a chase involving officers from the Arizona department of public safety, the crash of a car with a Texas license plate and the wounding of Shawn McDonnell by troopers wielding assault-style rifles, police said.
The Elko Police Department is asking for the public’s help after recovering almost $45,000 worth of stolen goods.
A search warrant was carried out last week on Dodge Avenue in South Fork, and officials found property that had been reported as stolen from multiple different businesses in the Elko area.
The stolen property included handguns.
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Police are now looking for 44-year old Charles Milburn and 36-year old Stevie Loveridge, both of South Fork, in connection to this case.
The investigation is ongoing – if you have any information as to the whereabouts of Milburn or Loveridge, please call the Elko Dispatch non-emergency line at (775) 777-7300, or Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900.
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