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…

A federal review of Nevada’s 2020 election records identified 38 possible noncitizens in voter data, a finding that has renewed debate over election integrity in a state known for razor-thin margins. According to reports citing the FBI’s review, investigators compared Nevada voter rolls with federal data and found 38 individuals who may have been noncitizens.…

The FBI has closed an investigation into allegations that noncitizens voted in Nevada during the 2020 election, according to a report by CBS News citing sources familiar with the case. The investigation began after Interim U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah provided federal authorities with a thumb drive that she said contained evidence that noncitizens had voted…

Reno Police Chief Kathryn Nance and five members of her executive command staff were abruptly placed on paid administrative leave on March 9 as state authorities investigate potential policy violations involving police training records. Multiple sources close to the matter told the California Globe the investigation centers on allegations that training documents tied to mandatory…

I’ve stood in Eldorado Canyon with the sun baking the rock walls and the wind hissing through broken crags, and I can tell you the place doesn’t feel like Nevada. It feels like a place where rules don’t apply. Forty miles from Las Vegas, tucked between Nelson and the Colorado River, Eldorado once boomed with…