Joe Hart

1 month ago | mynews4.com | Joe Hart

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Still waiting for a resolution, friends and family took to the streets of Carson City recently, holding signs outside the Nevada Supreme Court building calling for justice for Sierra Ceccarelli. "It has not been easy," Kim McKew told us. "Eight years is far too long."Kim McKew granted News 4 her first interview since her daughter's death eight years ago.

2 months ago | mynews4.com | Joe Hart

Reno, NEV — With a key hearing set for Wednesday which could clear the way for a new housing project at the site of the old Lakeridge Tennis Club at Plumas and South McCarran Blvd., neighbors say a traffic study conducted last year to gauge the impacts of the project is flawed.

2 months ago | mynews4.com | Joe Hart

LOVELOCK, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The USDA has terminated its contract with fiber optic company Uprise, two months after News 4 reported $9 million in state money that was allocated for the project in Lovelock has gone missing. The federal government had pledged $27 million for the project with the goal of delivering high speed internet service to Lovelock. Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack travelled to Reno to announce the program in 2022.

2 months ago | mynews4.com | Joe Hart

A new bill, Senate Bill 276, introduced by state Senator Ira Hansen in Carson City, aims to prevent similar incidents by requiring that downstream users be notified in the event of a spill. Chairman Steven Wadsworth of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe expressed frustration over the lack of notification regarding the spill, which originated from an apartment complex. "Unbelievable how this could happen and even worse than that how could we not be notified," said Wadsworth.

Mar 19, 2025 | mynews4.com | Joe Hart

CARSON CITY, Nev. — A recent state audit has uncovered significant concerns regarding the Nevada Department of Transportation's (NDOT) management of stockroom purchases, revealing $25 million in discrepancies. The audit highlighted weak controls over equipment stockpiles and insufficient documentation to track purchases. One notable finding involved 41 tire invoices, totaling $25,000, which were unaccounted for in NDOT's tracking system.