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Man With Rifle Linked to Violent Reno Burglary
A report of a man pointing a rifle outside a Reno home led police to arrest a suspect believed to be connected to a violent residential burglary earlier this month. On March 15, around 7 a.m., Reno Police responded to Carnation Lane near Lilac Lane after a man reported that a suspect aimed a rifle…
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Reno Driver Sentenced for Reckless Injury Crash
Victor Ledezma-Caballero, the driver involved in a December 2023 crash on Plumb Lane that left three people injured, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison. The crash occurred after 6:15 a.m. on December 13, 2023, when Ledezma-Caballero, driving at about 70 mph, crossed into oncoming traffic near Hunter Lake Drive and collided head-on with…
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Man Killed in Sparks Police Shooting ID’d
The Washoe County coroner has identified the suspect killed in a police shooting in Sparks last week as 39-year-old Jedidiah D. Guerra. He died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred at a shopping center near E. Prater Way and N. McCarran Boulevard. Sparks Police say they responded after a man reported…
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The Lady in the Book Aisle
I first met Sue Wagner between a stack of discounted biographies and a man arguing with a cookbook, which is about the right setting to meet a politician who preferred facts to fuss. She was standing there in the Costco on Plumb Lane, fresh out of the lieutenant governor’s office and browsing history like she…
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Days That Don’t Come Back
With all the bad shit stacking up in the world, it gets harder to sit down and pretend I have something worth saying. The noise is constant now, screens screaming, people arguing with ghosts, wars replayed like reruns nobody asked for. Every headline feels like an effing punch to the ribs, and after a point,…
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Nevada Affordability Debate Intensifies
President Donald J. Trump announced a broad initiative to scale back federal regulations tied to housing construction on Monday, a move the administration says will increase supply and ease affordability pressures for American families. According to the White House, the effort targets what it describes as burdensome federal rules that drive up construction costs, delay…
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Out-of-State Donors Dominate Fundraising for Nevada Democrats
Nevada’s Democratic congressional delegation is drawing the bulk of its campaign cash from outside the Silver State, according to a review of the latest federal campaign finance data. An analysis of Federal Election Commission filings for the 2023–2024 cycle, compiled by OpenSecrets, shows that a significant majority of individual contributions to Nevada’s Democratic senators and…
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Rosen Backs Bill Shielding Nevada Small Businesses from Tariffs
U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen has signed on to legislation aimed at protecting small businesses from the impact of newly imposed federal tariffs, as legal battles and economic uncertainty continue to ripple across Nevada and the nation. The proposed Small Business Liberation 2.0 Act, introduced by Senate Democrats earlier this month, would exempt qualifying small businesses…
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Ethics Complaint Against Nevada's Ford Continues
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, Democratic candidate for governor in 2026, is facing formal scrutiny from the Nevada Commission on Ethics after a review panel advanced a complaint alleging misuse of his public office. The complaint, filed by retired Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney Bernie Zadrowski, alleges Ford violated multiple provisions of Nevada ethics…
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Settelmeyer’s Record Draws Scrutiny
Questions have begun circulating among some Republican voters after longtime Nevada lawmaker James Settelmeyer announced his bid for Congress in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District. Settelmeyer, a Douglas County rancher and fourth-generation Nevadan, entered the race March 6, shortly after U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei announced he would not seek reelection. The open seat has quickly attracted…