Good morning, Reno.

Friends in Service Helping is planning an event to fight food insecurity in Reno.

The group will announce the event’s time and location soon as they work to boost community access to fresh food.

Today, the Nevada Humane Society hosts its annual Paws & Programs Open House on its Reno campus at 2825 Longley Lane (Suite B) from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The free event, postponed from August due to wildfires, gives the public a behind-the-scenes look at the shelter.

Southwest Airlines will launch nonstop flights from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Nashville today, giving Reno travelers a direct option and extra connections in Music City.

Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe spent $2M to upgrade its lobby, guest services station and ski lifts ahead of a busy winter season.

The resort expects 300,000 visitors this winter and will build an $11M mountain operations facility next summer.

Dragon Lights Reno returns Friday at 1595 N.

Sierra Street and runs through Nov. 29 with three new themed worlds — Asian Safari, African Desert and Dinosaur World. The festival features hours from Oct. 2, switching from 6 to 10 p.m. until Nov. 1 then 5 to 9 p.m. afterwards.

Officials confirmed that the Stead Boulevard school zone remains active because O’Brien Middle School still operates nearby, and Reno police will enforce speed limits following driver complaints amid increasing traffic in the North Valleys.

Today, West Fourth Street closes between Vine and Keystone due to the Fourth Street Safety Project.

Detours via Second and Fifth and route adjustments from Keystone to Stoker (until Thursday, Oct. 29) and from McCarran to Summit Ridge (eastbound only from Monday, Oct. 5 until Nov. 13) are in effect.

County, state and federal agencies will begin repairing Bug Fire damage tomorrow (Friday, Oct.

2) to restore affected areas.

Fifty households in Reno were approved for financial assistance following the Bug, Fred, Stallion+Hawk Fires on Sep.

30; $185,000 was allocated to support recovery efforts.

Ongoing construction on West Fourth Street is slowing traffic and causing road closures today, and more closures will affect commutes as the project continues + officials advise drivers to take alternate routes.

U.S. 95 north of Fallon will be closed for rail crossing replacements + the closure affects the stretch from Fallon to I-80 from 7 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday.

NDOT is hiring temporary highway maintenance workers for this winter.

Interested applicants should review NDOT recruitment details at local offices.

A woman performed CPR on a drowning child at a local motel pool, and REMSA said the quick action may have saved a life (underscoring the importance of CPR training).