Since the dawn of 2020, the Fernley Vaqueros have treated Churchill County like a worn-out deck of cards, dealing them defeat after defeat, an 8-2 record. Saturday, they saddled up once more, looking to reinforce that dominance. There’s no time for sore muscles, either—having just wrapped up a game, the Vaqueros will be back in…

Virginia City had seen its share of law officers, but the latest sheriff, a stout and square-jawed fellow named Wes Halford, had riled the town like a kicked anthill. He made sweeping changes from the moment he pinned the star to his chest, aiming to tame a town that had long tolerated its rowdy charm.…

It appears the gambling gods are smiling once more upon Nevada’s casino industry, which managed to pull itself up by its bootstraps after two months of disappointing results. December saw the state’s casinos hauling in a respectable $1.46 billion, a two percent increase over the same month last year. It may not be the kind…

In Carson City, the drama unfolds like a tale straight out of the darkest pages of life’s ledger. The former public defender, Adam Woodrum, a man once entrusted with upholding the scales of justice, now finds himself caught in a maelstrom of ignominy. At the tender age of 46, Mr. Woodrum stands accused of the…

A Valentine’s Day Arrest Mr. Matthew Alexander Mann, aged 35 and possibly not much of a gentleman, found himself clapped in irons on the evening of February 14, which some might call poetic justice for a fellow whose notions of courtship lean more toward villainy than affection. The trouble began on February 10, when deputies…

In a turn of events as predictable as a rooster’s crow at dawn, a gaggle of attorneys general from 14 states, including Nevada’s Aaron Ford, have taken offense at the notion that billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) might try to make the government more efficient. The horror. These esteemed guardians…

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Sex Offender Task Force got their hands dirty on February 6 when they began sniffing around a potential troublemaker—a non-compliant Tier 3 sex offender rumored to be hanging his hat somewhere in Fernley. It didn’t take long for the trail to lead them to one Rogelio Barocio, a 39-year-old…

A Good Thing for Nevada As part of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to put America’s energy needs first, federal officials are looking into redrawing the boundaries of certain national monuments—especially those established by previous administrations. It aligns with the February 18 order from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to submit plans. Now, some are already…

There are few pleasures in life so fleeting as the sight of a gas station marquee promising relief from highway robbery—only to pull up to the pump and find that promise as empty as the tank that led you there. But fear not, weary traveler, for Assembly Bill 29 seeks to end the grand deception.…

With Lawyers for Scenery The grand and ongoing spectacle of the Murdoch empire’s implosion reached its theatrical climax in a Nevada courtroom, where the fate of Fox News, that mighty purveyor of conservative hand-wringing and lucrative advertising, hung in the balance. Any illusions of a peaceful family accord crumbled under the weight of decades of…