The weather report said winter was giving way to spring, nothing left but a little rain and some wind dragging its heels across the valley. That was good enough for me. I’d been cooped up for weeks, staring at walls, listening to the heater click on and off like it was counting down to something.…

I used to like camping alone. It’s the only place where time feels honest, measured by light on frost, or by how the evening wind works its way through a coat. Just me, the trees, and whatever the day decides to hand over. That October, I went deeper into the Redwoods than I usually dared,…

A federal judge in Nevada has ruled against conservation groups seeking to block the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron mine in Esmeralda County over concerns it would harm the endangered Tiehm’s buckwheat. U.S. District Judge Cristina Silva found the federal government properly approved the project and adequately considered impacts on the rare wildflower, which grows in a…

Central Lyon Fire crews responded early Thursday to a house fire in Dayton at a single-wide modular home on Grosh Avenue. Firefighters arrived just after 3:30 a.m. to find smoke and flames coming from the structure. All occupants had evacuated before crews arrived. One person and one pet received treatment for smoke inhalation. The cause…

Nevada’s active voter rolls declined by 99,628 in March, the Secretary of State’s office reported, bringing the total to 2,040,752 voters, a 4.66% decrease from February. Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar stated the drop is due to list maintenance in Clark County, where officials mailed more than 117,000 notices, and roughly 104,000 inactive voters did…

Carson City fire crews and sheriff’s deputies responded Sunday afternoon to a vehicle rollover south of Quail Lane and Laurel Road that left a 17-year-old male with a serious wrist injury. Rescue teams accessed the off-road vehicle via a trail off Deer Run Road. The teen was first transported by ground to Carson City Airport…

A 55-year-old Carson City man, Christopher Kynett, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of felony commercial burglary and gross misdemeanor destruction of property after allegedly smashing the window of a business owned by his brother. Deputies responded to Fairview Drive after reports of a shirtless man in shorts threatening bystanders and attempting to break into the…

A former Las Vegas youth soccer coach, Sergio Reyes Rojas, pleaded guilty Wednesday to lewdness with a child under 16 and second-degree kidnapping. Reyes Rojas, who previously served as director and coach of Las Vegas Diversity FC, is scheduled to be sentenced on May 20. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrested him in December following allegations…

The USDA has designated Clark, Esmeralda, and Nye counties as natural disaster areas due to extreme drought conditions. The declaration allows farmers and ranchers to access emergency loans through the Farm Service Agency to help cover recovery costs, including replacing essential items, reorganizing operations, and refinancing debts. Producers have until Dec. 7 to apply for…

A 38-year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of DUI and failure to yield at a controlled intersection. Deputies observed her sedan driving westbound on West Robinson Street with the trunk bouncing unsecured and failing to stop properly at intersections on North Phillips Street and West Telegraph Street. During the traffic stop,…