It was a Friday evening in Virginia City, the only place I know where a person can drink history by the glass and still owe for it later. I was occupying my customary post at the Tahoe House, engaged in the serious civic duty of reducing an Old Fashioned to its natural elements. The room…

A Henderson homeowner is suing after police allegedly destroyed his apartment during a 37-hour SWAT standoff in 2024 that ended with a wanted man dead, according to court filings. The incident on Callen Falls Avenue near Galleria Drive and Water Street ended with 31-year-old Trevor Cooper found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police had…

A 33-year-old man was arrested Friday on felony warrants alleging sexual assault of a child under 14 and child abuse or neglect, according to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the suspect’s name is being withheld to protect the identity of the victim. Deputies were dispatched around 11:32 a.m. to South Roop Street for…

A Henderson motor officer was taken to a hospital following a crash Tuesday morning, authorities said. Police said the collision involved an on-duty officer and is being investigated in coordination with the Nevada State Police. According to NSP Trooper Shawn Haggstrom, the crash was reported around 7:48 a.m. on westbound Windmill Lane over the 215…

More than 300 aftershocks have followed a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that struck Monday evening near Silver Springs, according to the Nevada Seismological Laboratory. The quake hit at 6:29 p.m. southeast of Lahontan Reservoir in the Dead Camel Mountains. As of Tuesday morning, at least 120 aftershocks had been recorded, including 17 above magnitude 3. The…

A 31-year-old man has been convicted of open or gross lewdness for harassing a University of Nevada, Reno student and exposing himself during a 2023 incident, according to the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Cedric Jones made repeated unwanted advances toward the victim, which she rejected. About a month later, he approached her…

A 23-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon and a parole and probation violation following an incident near Airport Road. Deputies were called around 8:55 a.m. to the area of Sherman Lane and Airport Road for a reported assault involving a vehicle. A witness told deputies…

A Reno man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping an intoxicated woman in downtown Reno last November, and to possessing child sexual abuse material, authorities said. Diego Ortega Noria entered guilty pleas Tuesday to second-degree kidnapping and possession of pornography involving a person under 16. A charge of false imprisonment was dismissed as part of the…

Nevada State Police arrested a driver on suspicion of impairment following a two-vehicle crash involving Teslas early Tuesday morning. According to NSp, the collision occurred shortly after 5:30 a.m. on northbound I-11, south of I-15. Troopers said a gray Tesla Model 3 and a black Tesla sedan were involved. Paramedics took two people to a…

Churchill County commissioners will meet Friday morning to appoint a new sheriff following the death of Sheriff Richard Hickox Jr., who died April 11 after a battle with cancer. The new appointee will serve the remainder of Hickox’s term, which runs through the end of 2026. The meeting will take place at 8:15 a.m. in…