juan pablos rios was arrested yesterday and faces a felony the accident. >>> traffic alert. the bellevue road bridge over interstate adn washoe valley is temporarily y osed. it is part of a project to seismically retrofit overpass, making it safer in the case of an earthquake. the ramps will be closed for about three months for the road improvements. interstate traffic will travel on i-580 through washoe valley. >>> nevada is playing a key role in the upcoming election. where the first state in the caucuses are different from voting in the general election. it differs for both parties, as well. if you are not a registered democrat, you can register the day of the election. republicans must be registered before the caucus state. democrats will talk about why they support a candidate and then separate into groups. republicans will talk about the candidate and their support but then will cast a paper ballot. >> we are, by far, the most diverse of the early states. we are much more diverse than iowa and new hampshire. we have young and old, veterans, a lot of minority communitie

and that the driver of that vehicle was 37- year-old juan pablo rios. investigators say rios told others he was involved in the crash. garcia-valdes died from his injuries two days after the hit and run. yesterday the justice court in carson issued a warrant for rios' arrest.... and he was taken into custody, charged with "failure to stop at the scene of an accident involving personal injury or death." his bail is 50 thousand dollars. and an online service that began right here in reno... is celebrating a big milestone. alert i-d... an online crime and safety alert system... hit 500 yesterday. here's how it works... you type in your address... and these icons will pop-up... representing crimes... sex offenders... or things like car accidents and fires in the area. it's a free service... with millions of users nationwide. the founder says... it's basically a virtual neighborhood watch. keli: "people really love knowing what is going on really close to them, around their home. you feel like you have kind of the inside scoop, you know, 'oh, there was a car

carson city sheriff's deputies say 37-year-old juan pablo rios is the man charged with failing to stop at the scene of a detectives say rios hit a man at the intersection of highway 50 and brown street last wednesday - causing him to die. rios' bail is set at 50- thousand dollars. police say 30-year old dana morley mcivor of canada, may face felony charges after they found raptor parts and eagle feathers in his posession during a traffic stop. officials say you need a permit to hold items like these. mcivor now faces seven state -misdemeanor charges. and a bit of relief for people trying to get around construction on the virginia street bridge downtown. starting at 10 this morning... a small portion of west first street will be re- opened. previously ... drivers heading down sierra street would have to take a detour ... but that will be lifted today. here's lindsey with your final check of the forecast. provide chances for light snowfall across the northern sierra and northwest nevada by late afternoon. a few inches of snowfall is possible with the best potential mainly north of inters

pablo rios was booked into the carson city jail and charged with failing to stop at the scene of a crash involving injury or death -- which is a felony. detectives say rios hit gustova garcia-valdes at the intersection of highway-50 east and brown street last wednesday. rios later told a friend, which led to his arrest. garcia valdes died at renown medical center last friday. rios' bail is set at 50- thousand dollars. washoe county deputies say there's a new scam in our arr that they want you to know about. investigators say scammers are manipulating the caller i-d on phones and posing as deputies at the washoe county sheriff's office. police say the scammers tell the potential victim, there's a warrant out for their arrest. the scammer then offers two options -- to be arrested or to pay a "reduced" fine. you'll be asked to pay-- by using an "e-gift" card, or something similar. deputies say they will never ask for payment over the phone, for warrants or fines. if you receive one of these calls-- try and then call the sheriff's office, at 328-3001. police say a traffic stop in elko county

pablo rios is facing a felony, for leaving the scene of a different accident that left one person dead. "it is not worth your livelihood and your freedom if you leave the scene of an accident. own up. it gives closure to families when we can identify all the people involved in the accident, and get their side of the story as well " if a person is arrested for a hit-and-run that happened before october of last year--- they would only face misdemeanor charge, because the law didn't take effect until after that time. the national transportation safety board is asking states to lower the legal blood alcohol content from .08 to .05 -- in an effort to reduce highway deaths. in the last 15-years, one-third of all highway deaths involved alcohol. but officials at the washoe county sheriff's office say lowering the limit isn't going to make usually 1 percent are at a .05 or around that range is typically at a higher range where we see fatal accidents so i think a .08 is a good range to look at for duis. blowing a .05 -- is about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120- pounds and two drink

and that the driver of that vehicle was 37- year-old juan pablo rios. investigators say rios told others he was involved in the crash. garcia-valdes died from his injuries two days after the hit and run. yesterday the justice court in carson issued a warrant for rios' arrest.... and he was taken into custody, charged with "failure to stop at the scene of an accident involving personal injury or death." and an online service that began right here in reno... is celebrating a big milestone. alert i-d... an online crime and safety notification system... hit 500 million alerts sent out to users yesterday. here's how it works... you type in your address... and these icons will pop-up... representing crimes... sex offenders... or things like car accidents and fires in the area. it's a free service... with millions of users nationwide. the founder says... it's basically a virtual neighborhood watch. keli: "people really love knowing what is going on really close to them, around their home. you feel like you have kind of the inside scoop, you know, 'oh, there wa

in carson city, 37-year old juan pablo rios is facing a felony for leaving the scene of an accident involving death from last week. "it is not worth your livelihood and your freedom if you leave the scene of an accident. own up. it gives closure to families when we can identify all the people involved in the accident, and get their side of the story as well " if a person is arrested in the future, they could face misdemeanor charges because the the law has only been in effect for four months. # a new proposal could change how much you can drink before you choose to drive home. kolo 8 news now's catherine van joins us in the studio. cat-- ?how exactly could this proposal change the law? the national transportation safety board is asking states to lower the legal limit from point-zero-eight to point-zero-five percent. so those couple of glasses at dinner could land you in jail if this proposal is adopted. blowing a point-zero- five...is about the equivalent to one drink for a woman who weighs less than 120 pounds... and about two drinks for a 160 pound man. looking at alcohol servings... a 12 o

carson city sheriff's deputies have made an arrest in a deadly hit and run. 37-year-old juan pablo rios is charged with failing to stop at the scene of a crash involving injury or death, which is a felony. detectives say rios hit gustova garcia-valdes at the intersection of highway 50 and brown street last wednesday. rios told a friend what happened, which police say led to his arrest. garcia valdes died at renown last friday. rios' bail is set at 50- thousand dollars. ### a warning this morning you answer your phone. the washoe county sheriff's office says scammers are posing as sheriff's deputies to try and get your money. they're even using the names of people who actually work at the sheriff's department. here's how it works. the caller says there's a warrant out for your arrest. they say you can either surrender and agree to be arrested, or pay a "reduced" fine. you'll be asked to pay-- by using an "e-gift" card, or something similar. it's important to remember-- local law enforcement will never ask for payment over the phone, for warrants or fines. if you receive one of these call

pablo rios is facing a felony, for leaving the scene of an crash that killed a person. "it is not worth your livelihood and your freedom if you leave the scene of an accident. own up. it gives closure to families when we can identify all the people involved in the accident, and get their side of the story as well " if a person is arrested for a hit-and-run that happened before october of last year--- they would only face misdemeanor charge... because the law didn't take effect until after that time. ### how much you drink before driving-- could change again. and this time, it could land you in jail. the national transportation safety board is asking states to lower the legal blood alcohol content from point-zero-eight to point-zero-five--- to reduce highway deaths. in the last 15-years, one-third of all highway deaths involved alcohol. according to washoe county sheriff's office... lowering the limit isn't usually 1 percent are at a .05 or around that range is typically at a higher range where we see fatal accidents so i think a .08 is a good range to look at for duis.

pablo rios was booked into the carson city jail around 4 oc'lock this evening. he's charged with failing to stop at the scene of a crash involving injury or death, which is a felony. detectives say rios hit gustova garcia-valdes at the intersection of highway 50 east and brown street last wednesday. rios later told a friend, which led to his arrest. garcia valdes died at renown medical center last friday. rios' bail is set at 50- thousand dollars. ### the washoe county sheriff's office is on high alert, because a new scam in our area has people posing as deputies. investigators say scammers are using the names of people who work at the sheriff's department. they're also manipulating the phones-- so the caller i-d, shows a sheriff's here's how the scam works-- the caller will tell the potential victim, there's a warrant out for his or her arrest. the scammer offers two options. one .. be arrested. or two... pay a "reduced" fine. you'll be asked to pay-- by using an "e-gift" card, or something similar. local law enforcement will never ask for payment over the phon

carson city sheriff's deputies have one man in custody after a deadly hit and run. 37-year-old juan pablo rios is charged with failing to stop at the scene of a crash involving injury or death. detectives say rios hit gustova garcia-valdes at the intersection of highway 50 and brown street last wednesday. police say rios told a leading them to his door. garcia-valdes laster died at the hosptial. ### a new nevada hit-and- run law-- is being used on drivers who leave the scene of a crash, when there are injuries. prior to october, hit- and-run drivers who left the scene, might only face a misdemeanor. that crime is now a felony, if there are injuries or death. kolo 8 news now terri russell shows us the latest case-- where the suspect is still at large. in the early morning hours of january 30th, reno police say a 55 year old year old man was legally crossing the street at 4th street and spokane when a pickup truck without its lights on, hit the man and left the crash. the 55 year old was pronounced dead on the scene. officer tim broadway/reno police department: we are still looking for that

and that the driver of that suspected vehicle was 37-year-old juan pablo rios. investigators say rios told multiple people he had been involved in the crash. garcia-valdes died from his injuries - two days after the hit and run. today the justice court in carson issued a warrant for rios' arrest. he was taken into custody and is now being charged with "failure to stop at the scene of an accident involving his bail is set at 50 thousand dollars. new tonight in crime beat... the washoe county sheriff's office wants to warn residents about a growing phone scam. they say the scammers are posing as sheriff's office personnel - to get money from victims. the scammers tell the person there is a warrant for his or her arrest... but it will go away if they pay a "reduced" payment of the fine. the washoe county sheriff's office warns that while they will sometimes make calls to inform someone about a warrant... they will never ask for payment over the phone... nor will they negotiate for payment in lieu of arrest. if you have been a victim of this scam, you can contact th

yesterday the driver of that suspected vehicle... 37-year- old juan pablo rios... was arrest and taken into custody. rios is being charged with "failure to stop at the scene of an accident involving personal injury or death." right here in reno... is celebrating a big milestone. alert i-d... an online crime and safety alert system... hit 500 million alerts sent out to users yesterday. here's how it works... you type in your address... and these icons will pop-up... representing crimes... sex offenders... or things like car accidents and fires in the area. it's a free service... with millions of users nationwide. to check out alert id for yourself... just head to k-t-v-n- dot-com... we have a link for you there. time to check your roads with r.j. in the "more f-m" 106.9 traffic center! how's it looking out there, r.j.? accident in carson city, 580 nb near college, possible delays. reports of a road hazard in reno, 580 sb near moana, use caution. we do have chain controls on small portion of mt. rose highway in the higher elevations. let's send it over to meteorologi

carson city sheriff's deputies have made an arrest in a deadly hit and run. 37-year-old juan pablo rios is charged with failing to stop at the scene of a crash involving injury or death, which is a felony. detectives say rios hit gustova garcia-valdes at the intersection of highway 50 and brown street last wednesday. rios told a friend what happened, which police say led to his arrest. garcia valdes died at renown last friday. rios' bail is set at 50- a warning this morning to be on high alert when you answer your phone. the washoe county sheriff's office says scammers are posing as sheriff's deputies to try and get your money. they're even using the names of people who actually work at the sheriff's department. here's how it works. the caller says there's a warrant out for your arrest. they say you can either surrender and agree to be arrested, or pay a "reduced" fine. you'll be asked to pay-- by using an "e-gift" card, or something similar. it's important to remember-- local law enforcement will never ask for payment over the phone, for warrants or fines. if you receive one of these c

carson city sheriff's deputies have made an arrest in a fatal hit and run. 37-year-old juan pablo rios is charged with failing to stop at the scene of a crash involving injury or death. detectives say rios hit a man at the intersection of highway 50 and brown street last wednesday. the man died 2 days later. police say 30-year old dana morley mcivor of canada, may face felony charges after they found raptor parts and eagle feathers in his posession during a traffic stop. officials say you need a permit to hold items like these. mcivor now faces seven state -misdemeanor charges. and here's lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. an incoming low pressure system will provide chances for light snowfall across the northern sierra and northwest nevada by late afternoon. a few inches potential mainly north of interstate 80. high pressure will then build for the remainder of the week with drier conditions and milder temperatures for the weekend and early next week. increasing clouds are filtering their way across northern california this morning ahead of a quick moving shortwave trough.

. >>> and behind bars today carson deputies say 37-year-old juan pablo left the scene last wednesday, hit on brown street officials say he later died at the hospital. rios was arrested yesterday and faces a felony charge after leaving the scene of a crash. >>> we have more information about a deadly crash that happened on 390 southbound and nhp confirmed john abraham was slammed into light poll. after the investigation law enforcement sid that abraham lost control of his car, causing it to cross all lanes of traffic into a light poll and down an enbankment. they say road conditions were dry. abraham was pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly after the crash. >>> well a new phone scam is hitting northern nevada this time scammers are posing a sheriff's office officials and asking for money. authorities say the scammers are able to manipulate technology so the caller id says the sheriff's office number locally and tells the person there is a warrant out for their arrest and you must surrender themselves. they are asking to call 328- 3001. >>> officials at the washoe county sheriff'

carson city sheriff's deputies say 37-year-old juan pablo rios is the man charged with failing to stop at the scene of a detectives say rios hit a man at the intersection of highway 50 and brown