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State Recognized for Business Strength
Tom Darby Carson City, Nev. — Nevada is earning national recognition for its business climate, ranking among the top states for business strength in a 2025 report published by Area Development in partnership with Chmura Economics & Analytics. According to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, the report highlights Nevada’s strong performance across multiple metropolitan…
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Man Convicted of Stalking After Months of Harassment
Tom Darby Sparks, Nev. — A Sparks man has been convicted of stalking, constituting domestic violence, following a series of messages and repeated visits that began with a woman’s call to 9-1-1, city officials said. The Sparks City Attorney’s Office announced that prosecutors secured a conviction against Danny Robello on a first-offense stalking charge. The…
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State Unemployment Rate Dips
Tom Darby Carson City, Nev. — Nevada’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.2 percent in November 2025, down 0.1 percentage points from September, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation’s latest economic report. During the same period, the state’s labor force grew by 9,985 workers. State officials noted that comparisons…
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Washoe Schools Expand Mental Health Support
Tom Darby Reno, Nev. — Students, families, and staff across the Washoe County School District now have expanded access to mental health and substance use support through a new partnership funded by the city of Reno. WCSD has partnered with Care Solace, a no-cost service that helps individuals quickly connect with mental health providers and…
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Three Arrested After Gunfire Erupts
Tom Darby Reno, Nev. — Reno police arrested three people in connection with a shooting that occurred Monday morning on West 5th Street, authorities said. Officers with the Reno Police Department responded to reports of shots fired at about 9:40 a.m. on Jan. 5 at 255 West 5th Street after multiple callers contacted dispatch. When…
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Pedestrian Killed in Crash
Tom Darby FALLON, Nev. — The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on U.S. 50 near Gummow Drive in Fallon. The crash was reported at approximately 5:57 p.m. on Jan. 6, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol, a division of the Nevada State Police. Medical personnel pronounced…
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Gold, Silver Prices Remain Elevated
Tom Darby Northern Nevada — After historic gains in 2025, gold and silver prices are continuing to draw attention from buyers and sellers across northern Nevada as 2026 begins. Gold prices rose about 65 percent last year, marking the metal’s strongest annual performance since 1979, while silver surged more than 145 percent, according to Reuters.…
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Man to Stand Trial in Wrong-Way Crash
Tom Darby Reno, Nev. — A Reno man is to stand trial next week in connection with a wrong-way DUI crash on Plumb Lane that left three people seriously injured and sparked a vehicle fire. Victor Ledezma-Caballero is going on trial Monday, Jan. 12, for a head-on collision that occurred near Hunter Lake Drive on…
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Arrestee Who Died During Transport ID’d
Tom Darby Lyon County, Nev. — The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office has identified a 75-year-old Dayton man who died while in custody during a transport on Dec. 31, 2025. According to LCSO, the death of Dean Allan Hendricks was reviewed during a preliminary investigative briefing received on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, from the Carson City…
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Machinery of Smoke
Everything vanished into the machinery of genocide, reduced to smoke and numbers. That’s what the archives said. That’s what the professors said. But for Anton Keller, who catalogued the dead at the Ministry of Historical Continuity, it was all paperwork and cigarettes. The human stain, gone before he showed up to sort the ashes. He…