Disasters
Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
The American Red Cross is helping people in the Midwest with shelter, food, relief supplies and emotional comfort after tornadoes over the weekend destroyed homes and left thousands without power. Below are several ways to donate to the relief effort of the Moore tornado victims: The American Red Cross Online ...
Superstorm Sandy homes still damaged, 6 months later
Six months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the Jersey shore and New York City and pounded coastal areas of New England, the region is dealing with a slow and frustrating, yet often hopeful, recovery.
Reassuring children in the aftermath of traumatic events
LAS VEGAS -- In the aftermath of another deadly day in America, parents are being reminded how such events can emotionally traumatize young children. According to psychologist Korenna Barto, the images and stories splashed everywhere can have a negative impact on a child's well-being, and that's why parents need ...
UNR simulate large earthquake to test nonstructural systems
RENO -- The grinding, creaking, popping sounds were drowned out by the loud booms of the two-story building being hit by an earthquake – a simulated earthquake in the University of Nevada, Reno’s world-renowned earthquake engineering laboratory. Ceiling tiles fell, water pipes and partition walls rattled and the contents ...
Father of toddler arrested after the child is found wandering on the street
SPARKS -- The father of a 3-year-old child has been arrested after the little girls was found wandering on the street late laste night. Last night at around 8:45, Sparks Police Department found a child wandering in the area of Sullivan and Byrd, near the apartment comlex at 1800 ...
Looking back at the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami
A look back at the destruction and subsequent recovery from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Governor Sandoval declares State of Emergency
CARSON CITY -- Yesterday afternoon, Governor Brian Sandoval, declared a state of emergency due to extreme winter conditions in Nevada. Prolonged periods of freezing temperatures have increased the demand for propane in the State of Nevada. This declaration addresses the current demand for propane that exceeds the capability of ...
Authorities warn of dangers due to ice formations
With the freezing temperatures, ice is just starting to creep over many of our area ponds, lakes and rivers. And that is why the Reno Fire Department wants to remind residents to keep themselves and their pets, away from any ice formations to avoid potential injury or even death. ...
Local volunteers to distribute home fire safety tips
RENO -- The American Red Cross, the Reno Fire Department and Hope Worldwide volunteers will honor the service of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by canvassing Reno neighborhoods to provide tips on fire safety and prevention, and to remind area residents that home fires are one disaster that can be ...
Washoe County is making safety speedy
RENO -- Today, the county’s emergency operations center will use its new emergency alert system ‘Code Red,’ a voice recorded message alerting citizens of a current disaster and how to handle it. The exercise is just a test to call 290,000 land lines from Incline Village to Gerlach and ...
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