After a solemn silence worthy of a tomb, the Nevada Supreme Court has stirred on the matter of Reno’s esteemed Mayor, Hillary Schieve, and the case of the mysterious GPS tracker. The justices have graciously set aside 34 minutes on April 8—presumably because 35 would be an unreasonable indulgence—for oral arguments on whether the name…

Out yonder past the prairie’s bend, A cowboy rode to find his mend. His wits were dull, his thoughts ran slow, He needed brains to help him grow. He found a Doc in a fancy coat, Who stroked his chin and cleared his throat. “A brain transplant? Well, sure, I can! I got three kinds…

Baseball and softball are as unpredictable as a desert storm—wild, relentless, and capable of turning instantly. From Virginia City to Dayton and beyond, teams battled for bragging rights, with some walking away victorious and others licking their wounds. After falling to non-varsity opponent in their last meeting, the Virginia City Muckers’ softball squad came out…

Nevada’s Carson City Federal Building on the Chopping Block In a move not seen in nearly 60 years, the General Services Administration (GSA)—the federal government’s highfalutin real estate broker—has been ordered by President Trump to offload over 500 buildings deemed “non-core assets.” It is part of a sweeping effort to cut waste and rein in…

Though seldom spoken in polite society— a lawyer in possession of good standing must be in want of a scandal. Enter Adam Lawson Woodrum, a man of learned pedigree and most unfortunate inclinations, whose present legal entanglements have left the Carson City courthouse in uncommon confusion. Mr. Woodrum, formerly of the Carson City Public Defender’s…

A Gold Medal in Losing It takes dedication to hold onto last place for years, but Nevada has done it. According to the latest figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Silver State spent all of 2024 as the nation’s unemployment champion, boasting a jobless rate of 5.6 percent—the worst in the country.…

Ladies and gentlemen, gather ’round and hearken to the latest yarn spun from the bustling workshops and gilded ledgers of Comstock Inc., the enterprising outfit that has turned refuse into riches, waste into wealth, and, if we are to believe their grand proclamations, has a mind to set the very laws of nature on their…

Well, here we go again, folks. Attorney General Aaron Ford, a man who presumably collects paychecks from the fine people of Nevada, has once more saddled up with a posse of Democratic attorneys general to do battle—not for his constituents, mind you, but for the cause of keeping Uncle Sam’s payroll fat and happy. This…

The morning started like any other—coffee thick as tar, dust in my teeth, and the same Mustang that had carried me across more miles than I cared to count. She was a fine little horse, as firm as a rancher’s handshake and twice as honest. Never spooked, never faltered, never let me down. Then, in…

There is a peculiar way of handling justice up in Storey County, and if you ain’t familiar with it, let me explain: it’s a system so finely tuned that the innocent can be locked up before they’ve finished explaining themselves while the guilty strut about unbothered, tipping their hats to the sheriff as they pass.…