Commentary James Settelmeyer should be effing ashamed of himself, or at least pretend to be, after swallowing the endorsement of Rep. Mark Amodei, a man whose entire career is a monument to anti-Trump cowardice. Amodei didn’t just mumble polite criticisms; he cheered on Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment circus over the Ukraine hoax and had the unmitigated…

A group of about 20 volunteers gathered at the historic Washoe City Cemetery to clear overgrown sagebrush and debris from graves and walkways, part of a community effort to restore the site. The site holds significant historical value, with the earliest grave dating back to 1861, according to the Washoe City Cemetery website. Volunteers said…

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is asking a California court to enforce an order preventing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from obtaining and sharing large portions of Medicaid data. Ford, joined by a coalition of other state attorneys general, says recent communications with HHS indicate that Medicaid data may have been…

Sparks Mayor Ed Lawson is urging the city to request outside proposals for emergency medical services, challenging REMSA Health’s long-standing exclusive franchise in Washoe County. The agreement, extended earlier this year by the Northern Nevada Public Health board, has allowed REMSA to be the sole provider of ground ambulance transports in the region for over…

Gas prices across Northern Nevada have risen sharply in recent weeks, with the Reno-Sparks area now seeing some of the highest prices in the state and well above the national average. According to AAA, the statewide average for regular unleaded sits between $4.86 and $4.91 per gallon as of late March, up slightly from the…

A Nevada man is facing federal charges after investigators say he spent more than a year attempting to coordinate the sexual exploitation of children online. Carl Schilbe made his initial court appearance on Friday, March 27, on charges including attempted coercion of minors to produce sexually explicit material and receipt of child sexual abuse material,…

A Sparks man has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for sexually abusing multiple children, including victims on the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Prosecutors say Angel Fernandez abused four Native American children on tribal land, as well as two additional victims, over a period spanning nearly two…

Fire crews responded to a fire in Spanish Springs near Nicole Drive. The blaze started in an RV and spread, damaging a section of fence and potentially threatening nearby structures. There is no confirmed information on injuries or the cause of the fire at this time. Fire crews have not released further details.

Reno Fire crews responded to a commercial structure fire Saturday night at West Second and North Virginia Street in downtown Reno. The fire was confined to the second floor and attic and brought under control within 10 minutes of the initial alarm. The cause of the fire is under investigation. One firefighter received treatment on…

A single commercial semi-truck rolled over on Monday, around 2:45 p.m., on the I-580 off-ramp to 2nd Street in Reno. NDOT cameras showed the truck on its side in the middle of a curve as emergency crews arrived. Officials say impairment is not a factor, and preliminary reports indicate the driver sustained minor injuries. The…