Dubbed the “Port of Nevada,” a sprawling 224-acre inland port operation and intermodal ramp owned and developed by Industrial Realty Group, LLC (IRG) is set to launch. The venture, undertaken in collaboration with Union Pacific Railroad, CMA CGM Group, and the Port of Oakland, aims to revolutionize freight transport between Fernley and Oakland. Stuart Lichter,…

The 2024 Washoe County primary recounts will commence Friday, June 28, following recount requests by three candidates before the Wednesday, June 26 deadline. The interim registrar, Cari-Ann Burgess, said the recount would happen over the weekend. According to Nevada Revised Statutes, the candidates who requested recounts are responsible for the costs if the recounts do…

COVID-19 was the third-leading cause of death in Nevada from 2020 to 2022, trailing only heart disease and cancer. The pandemic cost working Nevadans a staggering $15 billion. A comprehensive report from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Analytics now examines the broader impacts of the pandemic, spanning lost jobs,…

Nevada Canyon Gold Corp., through its subsidiary Nevada Canyon, LLC, has entered into a binding Purchase Agreement to acquire a 2 percent net smelter returns royalty (NSR) on the Pikes Peak Project in Mineral County for $150,000. The acquisition is from Walker River Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of Walker River Resources Corp., which owns the…

The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a mandamus petition to compel Washoe County election officials, specifically interim registrar Cari Ann Burgess, to investigate and correct commercial addresses listed on the voter roll. According to the complaint, a media production specialist for the Registrar of Voters initially responded to their request, submitted in April 2024,…

Washoe County commissioners have finally certified the primary election results, but not without a fair share of drama and dissent. In the three-to-two vote on certification, Commissioners Alexis Hill, Mariluz Garcia, and Clara Andriola were in favor, while Mike Clark and Jeanne Herman stood against it. Interim Registrar of Voters Cari-Ann Burgess reported 80,262 votes…

The mystery of the monoliths continues to baffle and captivate. The latest development involves a shiny, 6-foot-4 prism found protruding from the rocks in a remote Nevada mountain range and removed by authorities. How it got there remains a mystery. Furthermore, the Las Vegas police announced that it is still unknown who might be responsible,…

Former Nevada Republican Governor and Attorney General Bob List and Republican-in-name-only former State Senator Heidi Gansert have taken on leadership roles as State Co-Chairs of “RightCount,” a newly established nonprofit that wants to bolster election security and integrity. Initially focusing on battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and Wisconsin, RightCount was announced shortly after Nevada’s…

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