The winter came without asking and stayed without apology. Snow fell where rain once did, and the desert, old, patient, and usually loud with wind, went quiet, as if holding its breath. In that hush, a coyote stepped from his den and into the white. The cold bit first at the paws, then the bones.…

Out on a spread where the wind doesn’t ask permission, a barn is a fine place for two ranch kids to turn the world inside out. Tammy was eight and thought like a bronc, quick, stubborn, and liable to buck for no good reason. Toni, a year older, had the steadier hand. The kind that…

A University of Nevada, Reno engineering project is headed into orbit this week as astronauts aboard the International Space Station prepare to test a virtual reality vision system designed to study how spaceflight affects the human eye. The system, developed by computer science and engineering professor Alireza Tavakkoli, will be used during scheduled test sessions…

The next shift in Hollywood may not originate from Hollywood soundstages but rather from a Las Vegas AI studio, where scripts, branding, and entire films are in development using artificial intelligence. Lumovex, Nevada’s first artificial intelligence-focused media company, is building its name on AI-driven marketing, branding, and cinematic storytelling. The company is positioning itself as…

A proposed uranium mining project on the border of Nevada and Oregon is drawing national attention as developers tout economic opportunity. Meanwhile, regulators and residents prepare for a familiar debate over nuclear development in the region. The Aurora Uranium Project is near McDermitt, straddling the state line, with mining activity expected on the Oregon side.…

Buying a home has become increasingly expensive across the country, and Nevada is no exception, according to a new WalletHub analysis comparing housing costs to household income. In Las Vegas, the median price of a single-family home reached $480,000 in March 2025, reflecting continued pressure on buyers in one of the nation’s fastest-growing housing markets.…

A Polish national who admitted to photographing U.S. military installations in Nevada without authorization received a sentence of time served. Michal Miroslaw Rokita traveled to the United States on a Polish passport with what federal prosecutors described as the intent to unlawfully capture images and audio recordings of military sites and equipment. According to the…

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is leading a Democratic effort to prevent any sitting or living former president from appearing on U.S. coins or currency, targeting a proposed “Trump Dollar Coin” that has drawn political attention. Cortez Masto, along with six Senate Democrats, sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and…

Nevada is now one of the top states in the country for election administration, ranking second nationwide in the 2024 Elections Performance Index released by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The ranking marks a significant jump for Nevada, which climbed 11 spots from 13th place in the 2020 cycle. Only Minnesota ranked higher in the…

Nevada’s Department of Public Safety has made a discreet agreement that allows state investigators to access a cellphone tracking system, which can map a device’s movements in real-time and without a warrant. The contract, signed in January with Fog Data Science, allows investigators to query a database built from smartphone app location data. The system…