Tom Darby ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Charles Young, a 65-year-old man considered at risk, is the subject of a Silver Alert. He was last seen on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. in Roseville, Placer County, according to the California Highway Patrol. Young is 5-foot-7, 170 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. At the time…

Tom Darby LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Nevada’s poker professionals and casino operators are preparing for the impact of a new federal tax law that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, reducing the deductibility of gambling losses from 100% to 90 percent. The change, enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, means that players…

Tom Darby RENO, Nev. — Two people were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning following a crash involving a semi-truck on Interstate 80 near downtown. According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the collision occurred just before 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 30 on eastbound I-80 near the Virginia Street exit. The crash involved a Ford Mustang…

Tom Darby SUN VALLEY, Nev. — A Sun Valley man has been sentenced to as many as 30 years in Nevada state prison for stealing more than three-quarters of a million dollars from multiple local casinos, according to the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office. Thomas Tonar, 61, received concurrent sentences of six to 20 years…

Tom Darby RENO, Nev. — The Reno Police Department has recovered human remains in the area of Wedekind Road near the U.S. 395 underpass, authorities confirmed. According to an RPD spokesperson, they do not suspect foul play in the death. Police said the body appeared to have been in the area for an extended period…

Tom Darby RENO, Nev. — Health officials say flu activity is increasing across Northern Nevada, with a newer strain of Influenza A contributing to a rapid rise in cases during the holiday season. According to Northern Nevada Public Health, the dominant strain currently detected through testing is Influenza A (H3), specifically a newer version known…

Tom Darby CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Health Authority has been awarded nearly $180 million in federal funding for the first year of a new Rural Health Transformation Program, according to a release from the office of Governor Joe Lombardo. The funding comes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as part of…

Tom Darby CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Attorney General’s Office announced Monday that a federal court has blocked changes to two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants that impact emergency management and homeland security funding in Nevada. According to a media release, Attorney General Aaron Ford helped secure an order from the U.S. District…

Ginny had a way of asking questions that made people nervous. Not because she was mean, quite the opposite. She had this calm, polite tone that made folks realize she wasn’t going to let them wriggle away from the truth. So when she asked, “So, Mr. McMaster, you write about cosmic horror and dystopian futures,…

Tom Darby NEVADA — Nevada workers saw the sharpest increase in hourly pay in the nation over the past year, according to a new study based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The analysis, released by Unit4, found that Nevada’s average hourly wage rose from $30.60 in 2024 to $32.55 in 2025, marking a…