LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. (Dec. 19, 2025) — A Lake Tahoe-area school district that has long competed in Nevada high school athletics is facing a forced shift after becoming caught between conflicting California and Nevada policies on transgender student athletes. High schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, located near the California-Nevada border, have competed for…

CARSON CITY, Nev. (Dec. 19, 2025) — Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo announced Thursday that the state is increasing public safety measures to help protect Nevada’s Jewish community amid recent antisemitic attacks reported around the world. The governor said Nevada law enforcement agencies are being encouraged to maintain a visible presence and heightened awareness around synagogues,…

RENO, Nev. (Dec. 19, 2025) — Two men were arrested Tuesday following a confrontation involving a firearm in the parking lot of Desert Skies Middle School, according to the Washoe County School District Police Department. The incident occurred at the end of the school day on Dec. 16, when Humberto Mendoza Jr. parked his vehicle…

RENO, Nev. (Dec. 18, 2025) — The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has identified two people who died in separate traffic crashes in the Reno area earlier this month. Patricia Morgan, a 49-year-old Reno resident, was identified as the pedestrian who died following a motor vehicle crash in Cold Springs on Dec. 6. Medical…

CARSON CITY, Nev. (Dec. 18, 2025) — New unemployment claims in Nevada declined last week, signaling a slowdown in layoffs across the state, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor. Initial filings for unemployment benefits fell to 2,763 for the week ending Dec. 13. It represents a decrease from the previous…

ELKO COUNTY, Nev. — The Elko County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a set of human remains discovered in a remote area of the county. Deputies were called just after 9 p.m. on Dec. 14 to an area near Devils Gate, located north of Interstate 80, following a report of the discovery of human bones. Upon…

RENO, Nev. (Dec. 18, 2025) — The Reno Police Department is searching for a suspect accused of tasing and robbing a victim during an incident earlier this week. Police say the robbery occurred near West Second Street and Keystone Avenue. According to investigators, the victim was driving home with another person when he stopped to…

TRUCKEE, Calif. (Dec. 18, 2025) — Truckee police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect accused of firing multiple shots into a home, resulting in the death of the family dog. Police said the shooting occurred on Deerfield Drive. No people were injured, but the family’s dog died as a result of…

SPARKS, Nev. (Dec. 18, 2025) — An anti-retail theft operation conducted in Sparks on Wednesday resulted in five arrests and one citation, according to the Sparks Police Department. The police partnered with Home Depot and Walmart to carry out a targeted enforcement effort aimed at reducing retail theft at local businesses. During the operation, police…

LYON COUNTY, Nev. (Dec. 18, 2025) — Two people ended up going to a Reno hospital after surviving a small plane crash on Wednesday, according to local and federal authorities. Lyon County Sheriff Brad Pope said the crash occurred in an area off U.S. Highway 50 near the Silver Springs Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration…