I was at the bar again, same damn place I always end up when the day has gone to shit and the night is too fucking quiet. The jukebox spat out some old blues track, probably the only thing left in this dump with any soul. Tony, the kid behind the bar, was half-ass wiping…

Douglas County has received a $50,000 grant from the Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL) to support election security and administration ahead of the general election in November. The grant, part of CTCL’s Rural and Nonmetro Election Infrastructure Grant Program, was uncovered through an open-records request submitted by Silver State Times. The development follows…

Former Pahrump Judge Michele Fiore was convicted on federal wire fraud charges on Thursday, October 3, stemming from allegations that Fiore misappropriated donations for a memorial statue honoring late Las Vegas police officer Alyn Beck, diverting the funds for personal expenses instead. A jury found Fiore guilty of six wire fraud counts and one count…

The Washoe County Board of Commissioners has voted to renew its contract with Dominion Voting Systems (DVS) for the 2024 election. Dominion is one of two voting system vendors certified for use in Nevada. County officials explained that the DVS touchscreen voting and direct record entry capabilities closely align with the needs of Washoe County.…

Candidates for the Lyon County School Board are pushing for increased parental involvement and expanded Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, as discussed during the Dayton Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum on Tuesday, October 8. The event, held at the Dayton Valley Community Center, featured seven candidates who offered their views on issues such as…

Washoe County’s violent and property crime rates are trending higher than the national average, according to the FBI’s 2023 Crime in the Nation statistics. The report, released in late October, shows that while the United States recorded approximately 364 violent crimes per 100,000 citizens, Washoe County agencies reported around 499 violent crimes per capita in…

Several proposals during Nevada’s 2025 legislative session included allowing rural counties to create election departments and imposing a filing fee on presidential candidates. The legislative session starts on Monday, February 3. One proposal would allow rural counties to establish dedicated election offices, currently only available to counties with populations exceeding 100,000, like Clark and Washoe.…

We’ve finally done something right by Ma Nature for a change. After a century of letting salmon stare at a dam wall like a tourist trapped in front of a “road closed” sign, the Klamath River is again rolling free, and the fish are doing the same. Just a few days ago, the largest dam…

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in Nevada rose to 6.12 percent, marking the first increase in seven weeks, according to data released by mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. The rate rose from 6.08 percent the previous week but remains significantly lower than the 7.49 percent average from a year ago. The increase follows a…

A section of US95 near mile marker 13, between Mercury and State Route 160 in Nye County, was closed following an early morning crash involving two semi-trucks at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17, and one of the trucks, hauling lithium batteries, caught fire. The Nevada State Police stated that their initial investigation indicates that…