A Sparks traffic stop tied to a broader drug investigation led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man and the seizure of a large quantity of methamphetamine, according to the Northern Nevada Drug Task Force. Detectives say Aldo Cruz-Delgado was taken into custody Friday during the stop, which was part of an ongoing investigation into…

One person is dead, and a suspect is in custody following a shooting Saturday evening in Sun Valley, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 7:45 p.m. on April 4, 2026, to the 300 block of Brownlee Lane after receiving reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found an adult man…

Reno Police are asking for the public’s help in locating an 11-year-old girl who may be in danger after she was last seen Sunday evening in downtown Reno. Catalina Claiborne was last seen around 8:30 p.m. near North Virginia Street and 2nd Street, according to authorities. Police describe Claiborne as 5 feet tall, weighing approximately…

My friend said it first, as she leaned back in a creaky lawn chair behind her house, sipping sun tea like it was summer’s own blessing, and declared, “Therapy is expensive. Rocks are free.” Now, she isn’t the kind of person to chase after fancy revelations. She preferred the kind that stumbled into you, like…

Call me Samuel Clemens, though the world mostly knows me as Mark Twain. I’m a man fond of stories, mischief, and finding myself in ridiculous situations, and New York City in the 1890s offered more than its fair share. One of the most memorable of these was my friendship with Nikola Tesla, the man of…

The narrow mountain road twisted down the hillside like a ribbon pulled too tight, its edges crumbling toward the steep drop. Ralph knew every dip and bend; he had driven it countless times, but late afternoon shadows had a way of making familiar turns feel uneasy. He had just left a friend’s cabin near the…

Here is what happens when a government gets too big, too tangled, and too damn arrogant to talk to anyone. A man is dead, a family shattered. And the guy responsible gets goned. Not acquitted or sentenced. Sent overseas as if there were a clerical mistake to be filed away by the end of the…

A new report of the small business workforce shows hiring demand remains strong, but employers are still struggling to find enough qualified workers to fill open positions. According to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) monthly Jobs Report, 32% of small business owners nationwide reported job openings they could not fill in March. While…

Looking ahead to the holiday weekend, many businesses and government offices across Nevada will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 5, with some also observing Holy Thursday closures. At the state level, Nevada’s Secretary of State has joined a lawsuit challenging executive orders issued under the Trump administration that could impact mail-in voting procedures. State…

Somewhere along the line, I became an adult, and no one had the courtesy to inform me of it. I didn’t arrive at this conclusion by reflection or wisdom, but the hard way, by gravity. It started with a walk up a narrow, twisting path that looked harmless enough, the sort of trail that invites…