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No precipitation in the outlook, it should stay up in Elko county today and tonight. Today’s high of 43 but it should warm up into the 50’s by the weekend and near 60 by Wednesday.
White Pine County deputies handled a range of calls on Tuesday.
In the city, deputies responded to a report of a car carrying too many passengers, but the vehicle left before they arrived. They also issued a warning to a resident playing loud music at an apartment complex, cleared debris from a city street, and determined that two people reported dressing out a deer were not doing anything illegal. Deputies also opened an active theft investigation after merchandise was stolen from a convenience store.
Elsewhere, deputies took reports on two reckless driving incidents—one on a state highway and another on a county road—and responded to a school where a juvenile acting out had already been picked up by a parent. A welfare check on a pedestrian along a state highway also ended with the person leaving the area before contact was made. Finally, a multi-vehicle crash on an icy US-6 on Murray Summit was referred to Nevada State Police and the Department of Transportation. Deputies assisted when their vehicles became damaged in the aftermath of the original crash.
An equine herpes virus outbreak is forcing major changes at this year’s National Finals Rodeo and costing Las Vegas ranches significant revenue. The virus has spread through Texas and Arizona, prompting NFR officials to impose strict protocols. All 118 competing horses are confined to the Thomas and Mack Center with twice-daily temperature checks, and the grand entry has been cancelled, eliminating 90 additional horses.
Local ranch owners say they’re taking major losses. Alan Shugarman, who usually fills 120 stalls during NFR, says half are empty this year, costing him about $100,000.
Several NFR-related events have also been cancelled, including breakaway roping and the All-In barrel race. Horses leaving Las Vegas will require medical checks and isolation.
The Environmental Protection Agency is warning consumers after unregistered and potentially dangerous disinfectants were found on shelves at El Super and Smart & Final stores in Arizona, California, and Nevada. The EPA says parent company Chedraui USA sold three products at El Super—S&C Sanitizer, S&C Disinfectant, and Prinex Sanysol—and one product at Smart & Final—Perfect Professional Advanced Multi-Surface Sanitizer—all without proper registration or verified safety claims.
Inspectors say the S&C products contained quaternary ammonia, a high-toxicity ingredient that requires a danger label, while the Prinex and Perfect Professional sanitizers made unverified germ-killing claims. Chedraui will pay more than $472,000 in penalties and has removed the products from stores. The EPA says the case is a reminder for consumers to check that disinfectants are properly labeled and federally registered before using them.
Nevada is now the second-best state in the nation for high-speed internet access. A new analysis of FCC data shows 86 percent of Nevada homes had gigabit-speed cable or fiber service by June of this year. That’s a dramatic jump from just eight percent in late 2022 — the largest improvement of any state.
Las Vegas also posted the biggest gain of any major metro area in the country. Gigabit access there surged from under two percent to more than 87 percent, ranking the valley tenth nationwide for connectivity.
Nationally, about 61 percent of U.S. homes now have access to gigabit service. North Dakota leads all states at 91 percent.
