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Outages For Roughly 1,200 in Northern Nevada After Power Poles Blow Over

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Outages For Roughly 1,200 in Northern Nevada After Power Poles Blow Over


NV Energy is reporting nearly 1,200 people are without power in the Reno/Sparks/Carson City area.

Many of the outages do not have estimated times of restoral, and those that do range from Sunday evening through early Monday morning.

To remain up to date on current outages and restoral times, you can visit the NV Energy outage map at this link.

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NV Energy has tips on what to do in a power outage, you can find them at this link.


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About 2,400 people are without power in northern Nevada after a nearly 18-hour high wind event blew over power poles overnight.

NV Energy says its crews are actively working to restore all the power outages quickly and safely, but they do ask that you have patience.

There is no estimated time for power to be restored due to the wires down in multiple locations.

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The power outages first started just before 4 p.m. Saturday January 13.

You can view current outages on NV Energy’s website by clicking here.

NV Energy has tips on what to do in a power outage, you can find them at this link.

They ask that you do not approach downed power line and report it to both NV Energy and 911.

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Traffic incident causes delays along I-15 near Nevada-California border

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Traffic incident causes delays along I-15 near Nevada-California border


LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A traffic incident near the Nevada-California border caused traffic delays for drivers along Interstate 15 Saturday morning, according to RTC of Southern Nevada.

The incident occurred on southbound I-15 before Yates Well Road near Nipton, California.

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RTC told drivers to expect delays and traffic was moving slowly Saturday morning.

As of 2 p.m. Saturday, traffic was still backed up near the stateline.

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Nevada State Police investigating deadly crash on U.S. 95 Alternate

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Nevada State Police investigating deadly crash on U.S. 95 Alternate


Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal rollover crash on U.S. 95 Alternate near Lyon County mile marker three between Yerington and Schurz. 

The crash happened just after 12 p.m. Friday. 

U.S. 95-A is reduced to one lane near mile marker four and traffic is being piloted.

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The roadway is expected to remain this way for the next two to three hours. 

Details about the crash have not been released. We’ll update this story when we learn more.



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Nevada SPCA brings adoptable pet to spotlight on Furever Home Friday

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Gov. Sisolak, health officials urge those who can help to join Battle Born Medical Corps

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak along with the state health officials urged Nevadas to those who can help to join Battle Born Medical Corps. Nevada Department of Health and Human Services and the Nevada Health Response Center joined to call on health care providers and health care administrations to assist in the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response. Gov.



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