The Fernley Justice Court has confirmed that Jamie Barber has been arrested and charged with open murder in connection with the 2023 shooting death of her ex-husband, Austyn Barber. Barber maintains that the shooting was an act of self-defense. While initially charged following the incident, the District Attorney’s Office later dropped the case, citing insufficient…

And That May Be Next RENO, Nev.—It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that a man on probation ought to be mindful of his possessions, lest the authorities take a sudden and impolite interest in them. Such wisdom, however, appears to have eluded one Garret Ferguson, whose domestic inventory included an item commonly not associated with…

The Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions (SNBTU) announced on social media it agreed to construct a complex for the Summerlin Production Studios Project. “This means thousands of union construction jobs will be created in Nevada,” SNBTU stated in a post on its X account on Friday, February 7. The $1.8 billion project, a partnership between…

Two men are in jail for a fraud scheme in south Reno that scammed victims out of nearly $50,000. On Monday, deputies with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fraud report in which victims claimed they lost $49,300. According to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office, the suspects carried out their scheme by…

Federal officials arrested Victor Martinez-Mendoza, a twice-deported illegal alien, at a Las Vegas probation office just days after being sentenced to three years of probation on a drug charge. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took Martinez-Mendoza into custody on January 27 while he was reporting to a parole and probation office. His legal troubles…

Nevada State Senator Ira Hansen has placed Attorney General Aaron Ford on notice, demanding answers regarding the state’s failed fiber optic project, in which $9 million in public funds remain unaccounted for. The controversy has deepened as the attorney representing Uprise, the troubled internet company at the center of the scandal, seeks to withdraw from…

Since assuming office in 2014, Reno Mayor Hilary Schieve has received credit for various initiatives revitalizing the city. Supporters frequently highlight her achievements, while critics question the accuracy of the claims and point to concerns over transparency, homelessness, and financial priorities. A significant point of discussion is the city’s financial health. Schieve “reduced debt by…

Now, there once was a young feller in a town so small you could holler across it and still have breath to spare. This boy, call him Jimmy for the sake of the story, had a mind wider than the town and a knack for dreamin’ larger still. Most nights, he’d lie in his room,…

The air was cold and still on Gordon and Brown streets when they found him, an older gent, unmoving in his car. The call came in around 4:30 in the afternoon. Someone had seen him, noticed he wasn’t right, and did what a good citizen does. They called it in. Carson City Fire and the…

The Democrats in Nevada are in a state of alarm. They should be. The Trump administration is doing what it does best—cutting through waste and ensuring taxpayer money doesn’t rot in bureaucratic slush funds. On Wednesday, Democratic leaders warned that the state might lose millions in unspent American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, but the…