An armed and barricaded individual was taken into custody Tuesday evening following an incident in Elko, according to police. The situation unfolded in the area behind Elko Motor. Authorities called in a SWAT team to assist in resolving the incident. Police did not immediately release additional details about the circumstances leading up to the standoff…

An investigation is underway following an overnight house fire on Tom Sawyer Drive in Reno. The fire was reported around midnight, prompting a response from several fire engines. Crews arrived on scene and worked to bring the blaze under control. Officials say one person was displaced as a result of the fire. There were no…

A fast-moving brush fire broke out overnight near 4th Street along the railroad tracks in west Reno, prompting a multi-agency response. Fire crews say the blaze began around midnight after sparks from a passing train ignited nearby vegetation. The fire spread to approximately 1.5 acres, moving toward the Truckee River as embers carried across the…

Daylight was fading, and the street lamps of Virginia City were coming on as we sat in the corner of the saloon, two whiskeys between us. Henry opened the ball, loudly announcing, “Fate has everything decided.” It wasn’t unlike him to launch into some philosophical tear about one thing or the other, so I sat…

Authorities arrested a man Thursday afternoon following an alleged robbery at the JCPenney store inside Meadowood Mall. Officers responded to the store at approximately 3:30 p.m., where police say the suspect stole shoes and fled on foot. The suspect ran toward the Nevada Highway Patrol office, where officers located and detained him without further incident.…

The Reno Fire Department announced the retirement of K9 Boston, its first ignitable liquid detection dog, after five years of dedicated service. Boston, a 6-year-old English black lab, joined the department in June 2021 after completing a 200-hour training course with Maine Specialty Dogs. Boston worked alongside his handler, Captain Sean O’Brien, assisting in more…

The U.S. Marshals Service Nevada Violent Offender Task Force took 147 fugitives into custody in the first three months of 2026, clearing 164 outstanding warrants across Nevada and other jurisdictions. The arrests involved individuals wanted for a wide range of crimes, including homicide, kidnapping, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, escape, drug offenses, firearm offenses, and sex…

A small plane landed on the Black Rock playa near the train tracks west of Gerlach, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday. It is unknown whether the landing was due to an emergency, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson. Authorities say that no injuries were reported in connection with the incident.

Three employees of Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel are facing felony charges after authorities say they siphoned nearly $300,000 from casino cash registers over a period of more than a year. According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department documents, Christina Carbonell, Siraprapha Rattana, and Rommel Soriano are accused of carrying out the thefts between 2022…

Two people were arrested Sunday morning after a traffic stop in Storey County led deputies to discover narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and a suspected incendiary device inside a vehicle. A Storey County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle with expired registration around 9:50 a.m. on April 5 in the Lockwood area. When…