KTVN-TV (Reno, NV)

1 day ago | 2news.com | Makayla Hardy

We received an overwhelming amount of viewer footage of the big storm last night - a wide range of lightning strikes, flooded roads, heavy downpour and rainbows. The National Weather Service says this was quite a unique storm. They tell us the storm lined up between a 50- and 100-year rain event - but don't let that term fool you.

2 days ago | 2news.com | Makayla Hardy

Governor Lombardo has signed a bill requiring businesses offering inflatable devices, to meet specific safety requirements. Assembly Bill 198, or Lizzy's Law, was named after 9-year-old Lizzy Hammond who died in a bounce house after wind blew the structure into Reno power lines back in 2019.

2 days ago | 2news.com | Makayla Hardy

NDOT's Freeway Service Patrol program, also known as FSP, has been helping drivers in need in the Reno/Sparks area since 2002. "Crash incidents, disabled vehicles, abandoned vehicles, anything on the freeway, we deal with," said Cameron Crowell, Director of Operations for NSP. This is a job that requires a wide range of qualifications including a hazmat certification, basic mechanic knowledge for automotive repair, first aid, AED, plus multiple levels of traffic incident management training.

4 days ago | 2news.com | Makayla Hardy

Sparks City Council has voted on a $112 million budget after spending months fixing the deficit. City Manager Dion Louthan says they managed to nearly close an $18.2 million gap, but not without making some cutbacks, including on some of their first responders. "Public safety makes up over 70% of our budget and with that we took a very strategic approach to how we did it," he says. 13 city workers have been laid off, including five fire fighters and freezing three vacant police officer positions.

4 days ago | 2news.com | Jamie Stengle |Steve Karnowski

DALLAS (AP) — One person has died after severe weather tore through parts of the central U.S., including heavy rain in Dallas, a tornado that touched down in the Kansas City area and flash flooding in Kansas that forced firefighters to rescue dozens of people, including stranded motorists. A Dallas man died Wednesday after his vehicle became stuck in high water, authorities said. He was in one of two cars submerged under a bridge on Interstate 635, the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department said.