Retired Sparks Police Department officer George Forbush has entered the Republican primary race for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election, joining a growing field of candidates seeking the seat being vacated by longtime Rep. Mark Amodei. Forbush, a 20-year veteran of the Sparks Police Department, filed to run as a conservative Republican in…

More than 1,000 candidates had filed to run for federal, state, and local offices across Nevada as of midday Friday, according to the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office. Friday marks the final day of the two-week candidate filing period for non-judicial offices. Once the filing window closes and candidate lists are finalized, the field for…

Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama has spent much of the past year promoting herself as a champion of government transparency. Her response to two recent financial disclosure complaints has prompted new scrutiny and questions about her own filings. The complaints, filed with the Nevada Secretary of State, allege Kasama failed to disclose her household’s connection to two…

A dispute involving Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar and the Washoe County Board of Commissioners has drawn attention to the legal and procedural boundaries of election oversight in the state. In Aguilar v. Commissioners Andriola, Clark, and Herman, Nevada Supreme Court, Case No. 88965, Secretary Aguilar argued that the Board’s certification of recounts in…

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Friday that he has joined a coalition of state attorneys general seeking to block a new round of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. According to a release from Ford’s office, the group filed a motion asking a federal court to halt what they describe as the “implementation of…

President Donald J. Trump has the authority to restart an oil pipeline project off the Santa Barbara coast by invoking the Defense Production Act, the Department of Justice said last week in a legal opinion, to override California laws blocking the restart of offshore oil production and the Santa Ynez Pipeline System. Trump’s action will…

Nevada has had a Republican governor for 18 of the last 22 years, yet the state has consistently faced some of the highest gas prices in the West. Analysts say the culprit isn’t the governor’s office, but the state legislature, which has been controlled by Democrats since 2016. According to energy experts, legislative decisions have…

A Las Vegas woman was arrested Friday, March 13, following a multi-agency investigation into an alleged large-scale fraud operation involving stolen personal information and the trafficking of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The Nevada State Police Investigation Division arrested Mychelle Lay after investigators uncovered evidence linking her to the alleged scheme. The investigation began…

A fugitive wanted by authorities in Sacramento was arrested Wednesday in Carson City, according to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office. Members of the sheriff’s SWAT team took 18-year-old Jayden Tibbitts into custody on South Carson Street. Tibbitts was wanted out of Sacramento on multiple charges, including possessing a concealed firearm in a vehicle, carrying a…

Last Thursday, March 12, marked the fourth anniversary of the disappearance of 18-year-old Naomi Irion, whose abduction and death shocked Northern Nevada in 2022. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office acknowledged the anniversary in a Facebook post, remembering Irion and offering support to her family and friends. Irion was seen early on the morning of March…