The Washoe County Registrar of Voters has completed bulk maintenance of the county’s voter registration list following the 2024 election cycle. According to the registrar’s office, the maintenance process took place between December 2024 and March 2026, resulting in tens of thousands of updates to voter records. During this period, 75,721 address confirmation notices went…

Washoe County residents may have or will receive a notice from the Registrar of Voters asking them to review their voter registration information. The letters are part of a routine process that occurs when someone completes certain transactions at the DMV. Those transactions can include renewing a driver’s license, changing an address, or registering a…

The Elko County School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night to consolidate Flag View Intermediate School as part of a broader effort to address the district’s ongoing financial crisis. Under the plan, Flag View will transition into a districtwide 6th Grade Academy beginning in the 2026–27 school year. Fifth-grade students who would normally attend…

The Washoe County School District (WCSD) will soon begin searching for a new superintendent, marking yet another leadership transition for the state’s second-largest school system. Superintendent Joe Ernst recently announced his retirement effective July 7, prompting the district to prepare for another change at the top of an organization that serves more than 60,000 students…

Reno city officials stated on Thursday that maintaining stability and public trust remains the top priority as an independent investigation into alleged misconduct within the Reno Police Department continues. Reno City Manager Jackie Bryant and newly appointed Acting Police Chief Corey Solferino provided the update. However, details of the allegations and the names of the…

A jury has convicted a Sparks woman of domestic battery, a case that began when a child called 9-1-1 asking for police. Sparks City prosecutors secured a conviction against Denise Hernandez for one count of Domestic Battery, Second Offense, related to an incident reported Dec. 30, 2025. According to the Sparks Police Department, dispatchers received…

An Elko man is in jail following an investigation into suspected child pornography, according to the Elko Police Department. Gregory Regan was taken into custody on Wednesday after officers served a search warrant at a residence on Oak Street. Police said the search came after authorities received a tip through the Internet Crimes Against Children…

A man was taken into custody on Wednesday after Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a person with a firearm in Sun Valley. Deputies were called to the area of Carnes Circle on March 11 after a field support specialist reported seeing someone with a gun while working in the area.…

A man is dead, and two Sparks police officers were hospitalized following an officer-involved shooting Thursday afternoon at a busy shopping center near the Sparks Marina. According to the Sparks Police Department, officers responded around noon on March 12 after receiving a report that a man had threatened to “shoot up” a nearby business. Police…

Lucas Hale had seen strange things in lonely country, but nothing that prepared him for the glow rolling off that old furnace. After hours of burning, it should’ve been dying down to embers and ash. Instead, heat poured from the rust-bitten hulk in slow, steady pulses, like the breath of some great animal sleeping in…