• Comstock Metals Expands Solar Panel Recycling, Decommissioning Services

    Comstock Inc., via its subsidiary Comstock Metals Corporation, has announced new revenue streams from contracts with two commercial companies for the decommissioning and disposal of end-of-life solar panels. “We recognized our first in-take revenues from the receipt and processing of end-of-life solar panels and our first off-take revenues from reprocessed and shipped materials, such as…

  • The Newest Roar and the Silence

    Now, friends, plug your ears for a great clattering rolled into Virginia City–Street Vibrations Fall Rally—a thunderous cacophony of engines and music that could stir the bones of the long-buried. Assuredly, it is a family affair suited for the innocent eyes of children and the weary gazes of the elder. “We produce to the Disney…

  • Nevada to Expand Medicaid Coverage for Abortion Services

    Nevada is poised to become the 18th state to use Medicaid funds to provide broader access to abortion for lower-income women following a court ruling that became official last week. The ruling determined that denying Medicaid coverage for abortions violated the equal rights protections adopted by Nevada voters in 2022, an act that is neither…

  • No Coincidental Gifts

    Many a time, I find myself counting change from newspaper sales and discovering more than just coins. A trinket here, a foreign coin there—charms and oddities that seem to travel through time and space, landing in my cash bag like gifts from the universe. It is the sort of thing that keeps the day interesting.…

  • Pahrump Judge Labeled a ‘Domestic Terrorist’

    Former Las Vegas City Councilwoman and current suspended Pahrump Justice Court judge Michele Fiore was classified as a “domestic terrorist” by the federal government in 2020, her lawyer disclosed in recent court documents. The designation stems from Fiore’s public support for Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who was involved in an armed standoff with federal agents…

  • Last Call, Nearly

    Paul was thinking of sleep—he had that glazed look in his eyes—and I suppose that is why he finally flicked off the overhead lights at the bar. It was his way of politely telling us to scram, even though he had not officially called “last call.” Naturally, I muttered a few choice words as I…

  • Time Kill

    All I do is kill time While time is killing me We do it to one another We do it because it is free

  • USDOI Approves Largest Solar Storage Project in Nevada

    The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved Nevada’s greatest solar and battery storage development, the Libra Solar Project, and opened the public comment period for the proposed Bonanza Solar Project. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has given the green light to Arevia Power’s $2.3 billion Libra Solar Project, a 700 MW solar…

  • Handout

    Starting where we ought to end is always the most logical place for the story of human folly to begin. And so it was at the Tahoe House when Nadine and Bob came shuffling in like two ghosts freshly risen from the graveyard of print journalism. I spotted them right away. They stood there, propped…

  • Greenlink West Transmission Line Approved

    The Department of Interior (DOI) has granted final approval for the Greenlink West transmission line, a massive infrastructure project connecting Las Vegas and Reno. The 350-mile transmission line, spearheaded by NV Energy, will boost the state’s energy transmission capacity and facilitate the distribution of up to 4,000 megawatts of clean energy—enough to power approximately 4.8…