• Washoe County Caught Using Flash Drives in Voting Machine

    On Tuesday, June 4, Robert Beadles, through his initiative Operation Sunlight, released video footage, photographs, and voice recordings of a tour conducted at the Washoe County elections facility. The tour included Beadles, his attorney, their lead for observation scheduling, Washoe County Registrar of Voters (ROV) Cari-Ann Burgess, and county attorney Herb Caplan. During the hour-long…

  • Nevada Canyon Acquires Smelter Returns on Lapon Canyon Project

    Nevada Canyon Gold Corp. has made a binding Purchase Agreement to acquire a two percent net smelter returns royalty (NSR) on the Lapon Canyon Project, in Mineral County, through Nevada Canyon’s subsidiary, Nevada Canyon, LLC. The two percent NSR is being acquired from Walker River Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of Walker River Resources Corp., which holds…

  • Nevada Mining Bill Blocked in Congress

    Nevada’s lone Republican Representative, Mark Amodei, faced a setback as his proposed legislation aimed at addressing a recent court ruling on mining laws failed to advance in the House, with six Republican members joining Democrats to block the bill, dealing a blow to efforts to navigate a stricter interpretation of the General Mining Law. The…

  • Seven Nevada Jails in Compliance with Voting Rights

    Seven jails in Nevada are now fully compliant with Assembly Bill 286 following a settlement agreement with Elko County to ensure adherence to the law. AB286 was designed to reduce the disenfranchisement of eligible voters in jails during election years. According to ACLU of Nevada Voting Rights Attorney Sadmira Ramic, when the bill went into…

  • Washoe County Voters Report More Ballot Problems

    The primary election process in Washoe County continues to be under scrutiny as voters report a litany of issues with mailed ballots and sample ballots. The Registrar of Voters (ROV) office is facing accusations of widespread mismanagement after many residents reported receiving mailed ballots despite opting out, and some voters received multiple ballots with different…

  • Waltz of the Bumble Bee

    Waltzing through the backdoor of the Tahoe House, a young woman was dancing atop the bar. She saw me and climbed down behind the bar. “Hi, can I get you a drink?” “Yes, a beer.” She handed me a bottle, and I pulled down a swallow to clear my dusty pipes. “You must be bored,”…

  • Nevada Continues to Hesitate in Online Casinos in the U.S.

    The regulation of online casinos is a patchwork of state-level decisions, with each state having its own set of rules and regulations governing the industry, leading to a varied landscape in which states determine which games are permissible, impose geolocation restrictions, and establish licensing requirements. New Jersey paved the way for legalized online casinos in…

  • The Long Handle Flash

    They stood outside the Roasting House, talking, watching Hell Betty in her bright red long handles walk across C Street to Priscilla Old Tyme Photos, where she worked, and enter the front door. Seconds later, a sharp white light flashed from inside the shop. Worried something was wrong, the two men, including her brother Robert,…

  • Kennedy Files Lawsuit Against Nevada Over Ballot Petition Errors

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has drafted a lawsuit against Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar, alleging that incorrect information provided by Aguilar’s office jeopardized his bid to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate in the Silver State. In March, the Kennedy campaign announced it had collected over 15,000 signatures in Nevada and introduced…

  • Mount Shasta Man Identified in Fernley I-80 Crash

    Nevada State Police have identified Joshua Fitzgerald, a 31-year-old man from Mount Shasta, Cal., as the victim of a crash on Interstate 80 in Fernley on Tuesday, April 16. According to Nevada State Police, Fitzgerald succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash on Wednesday, April 24. The crash, near mile marker 53 on eastbound I-80,…