Yerington, Nev. — An 18-year-old man died, and three other minors were injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash Friday night on Mason Pass Road, according to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the crash at approximately 8:49 p.m. on Jan. 9 on Mason Pass Road between Yerington and Smith Valley. The incident…

Washoe County, Nev. — Washoe County deputies used drone technology to identify and stop illegal firearm activity in an undisclosed area of the county, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred during an enforcement effort aimed at locating congested areas where unlawful shooting was suspected. As part of that operation, deputies deployed…

Fernley, Nev. — The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office seized drugs and firearms during a search warrant operation Thursday at a residence in Fernley, authorities said. The investigation began earlier this month and resulted in a residential search warrant issued by the Justice Court of Canal Township. On Jan. 8, investigators executed the warrant at a…

Reno, Nev. — A Reno man remains under arrest after law enforcement agencies seized a large quantity of illegal narcotics during a joint investigation, according to a Reno Police Department news release issued Thursday, Jan. 8. Detectives with the Regional Narcotics Unit, the Nevada State Police Investigation Division, and the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Street…

Owyhee, Nev. — An Owyhee man was sentenced Thursday to time served and three years of supervised release after being convicted of tampering with a witness, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. United States District Judge Anne R. Traum imposed the sentence despite a recommendation from federal prosecutors seeking 18 months in prison. The…

Sparks, Nev. — A Sparks man accused of killing his girlfriend is now facing an open murder charge following a Washoe County Grand Jury indictment handed down this week. Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks announced that Luis Ibarra, 44, was indicted on open murder in connection with the death of Yadira Cano, the mother…

Mineral County, Nev. — Three Nevada residents were arrested Jan. 8, following a high-speed pursuit that crossed state lines and reached speeds of more than 140 miles per hour, according to the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). The incident began at approximately 12:09 p.m. when MCSO deputies were alerted to a stolen silver 2015 Mercedes…

The wind along Highway 17 always smelled of rot. Not the clean, dry scent of desert decay, but something wet, like a landfill left to ferment. That was the smell that hung in the ditch outside Silver City the night Clay Brenner’s life came apart at the seams. He’d been driving back from Dayton, headlights…

The red planet was never silent. Beneath the thin whisper of atmosphere, Mars hummed with a secret life no sensor could detect, at least, not until humanity listened closely enough to regret it. Dr. Elias Mercer was not the first to set foot on the rim of Chryse Planitia, but he was the first to…

The news hit me this evening like a bad needle drop that Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir left us for that big stage in the sky. For a few quiet minutes, the music stopped me cold, and I was right back in Southern Humboldt, sitting in a little radio station that smelled like hot electronics,…