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🌱 Guzman To Face Remaining Charges + Refugee Youth Mentoring
Welcome to the Reno Daily, your go-to for the lowdown on what's happening in town.
Up and at 'em, Reno! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on today in town.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny. High: 59 Low: 30.
Here are the top stories in Reno today:
- A Salvadoran immigrant who admitted killing four people in northern Nevada in 2019 is expected to plead guilty to all remaining related charges. Wilber Ernesto Martinez Guzman, 22, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Nov. 9 in Douglas County in the fatal shootings of Connie Koontz and Sophia Renken at their homes in Gardnerville during a two-week rampage in January 2019. Martinez Guzman is scheduled to enter the final pleas in Carson City, where prosecutors say he sold items he's accused of stealing from the victims. (KRNV My News 4)
- The Northern Nevada International Center is providing opportunities to be a mentor to refugees in our area. It's called the Refugee Youth Mentoring program. In participating in this program, NNIC is asking for a one year commitment. During that time, mentors will be required to spend two hours a week with their mentoree.(KOLO)
- Washoe County will begin the final removal of HESCO barriers along Lemmon Drive on Monday, and restore the roadway slopes and stormwater ditches along the route. The work will start on the southern end of Lemmon Drive around Patrician Drive and work north over the next several months, removing flood barriers and restoring driveways, removing trash and waste materials, and restoring roadsides and stormwater ditches. (KTVN)
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— Rachel Kilimnik
About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.