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Man Arrested After Drugs, Firearms Seized
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…
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Man Arrested in Narcotics Investigation
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…
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Man Sentenced to Time Served in Federal Witness Tampering Case
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…
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Man Indicted on Open Murder
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…
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Three Arrested After Two-State High-Speed Chase
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…
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Roadside Ghoul
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…
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Dancing Dust Devils of Mars
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…
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When the Signal Carried the Dead
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,…
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O Today
One night, my brother Adam and I were cruising through Crescent City with nowhere to be and all the time in the world. If you’ve ever been there, you know the drill: one-way north, one-way south, like the town itself is politely guiding you along, no detours, no surprises. Back then, before every corner sprouted…
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Car Crashes Into Apartment After Medical Emergency
Reno, Nev. — An apartment on Linden Street was left uninhabitable after a vehicle crashed into the building Thursday afternoon, authorities said. First responders were called to the scene around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 8 after reports that a woman suffered a medical episode, accidentally pressed the gas pedal, and drove into the apartment building.…