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…

Tom Darby WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. — A backcountry skier is safe after surviving an avalanche near Mount Rose Summit on Christmas Day, thanks to a fast and coordinated rescue effort by multiple local emergency agencies. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team, along with Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and REMSA, responded Wednesday…

Tom Darby RENO, Nev. — Reno police are investigating an early-morning shooting on Saturday that left a teenager hospitalized and resulted in multiple arrests. Officers were dispatched around 4 a.m. on December 27 after receiving reports of gunfire near Skyway Drive, close to Summit Ridge Park. While officers were en route, additional callers reported hearing…