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🌱 Dallas Keuchel Joins Reno Aces + Hard Landing For Sheriff's Dept
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Hello, everybody! Dominique-Noelle Rafael here with your Wednesday edition of the Reno Daily, filled with all the local information you need to know right now.
First, today's weather:
Breezy in the afternoon. High: 86 Low: 56.
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Here are the top three stories today in Reno:
- Strike! Big-leaguer Dallas Keuchel is joining the Reno Aces. The Former Cy Young winner was recently released by the Chicago White Sox in the final season of a three-year, $55 million deal. In addition to the Cy Young award, the pitcher is the recipient of five Gold Glove awards and was named an All-Star two times. The Arizona Diamondbacks organization picked up Keuchel after Humberto Castellanos went to the injured list with an elbow injury. (Reno Gazette Journal)
- Washoe County Sheriff's Office pilots had a hard landing north of Reno last week. According to the Sheriff's Office, the Regional Aviation Enforcement Unit (RAVEN) HH-1H Huey helicopter was in use for a training mission when the hard landing occurred. No injuries were reported in the landing. The helicopter was retrieved by RAVEN personnel alongside the Nevada Army National Guard on Sunday morning. (Press Release Desk)
- A Reno broadcast news pioneer has passed. Bob Carroll, the face and voice of KOLO news, passed away on Monday. Carroll started the news department at KOLO as a staff announcer.(KOLO)
Today in Reno:
From my notebook:
- Purr! Nevada Humane Society shared some photos of Nickki Isla, a sweet kitty who needs a home. Swing by the Reno shelter to meet her today. (Nevada Humane Society via Facebook)
- Looking for a place to build your kid's creativity? The Discovery's Bricktopia has spots still open. The camp, which uses lego bricks for artwork and design, is for kids grades 1-2 and runs July 4th-8th. (The Discovery via Instagram)
- The Lahontan Audubon Society Birds of Truckee Meadows webinar series might be over, but you can still watch the recordings! The videos are all available via the Lahontan Audubon Society Youtube channel. (Lahontan Audubon Society via Facebook)
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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!
— Dominique-Noelle Rafael
About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!