Nevada will continue to waive work requirements for certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients through April 30 due to ongoing litigation, according to the Nevada Division of Social Services (DSS). Nevada learned on Thursday that officials had extended the ABAWD work requirement exemption. The decision enables thousands of residents to remain eligible for SNAP…

Nevada election officials outlined a new statewide ballot printing contract during a recent legislative committee meeting, detailing an agreement with California-based ProVote Solutions to serve 16 of the state’s 17 counties ahead of the 2026 elections. Deanna Spikula, former Washoe County Registrar of Voters and current Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Administrator, delivered a presentation…

Two people were left without a home after a fire destroyed a double-wide trailer in Wadsworth on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Pyramid Lake Fire Department, the fire began underneath the home. Residents in the area reported hearing an explosion, but firefighters were unable to confirm one had occurred. The home was declared a total…

The Reno Police Department is searching for a wanted man who fled Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center on Wednesday morning. According to police, 29-year-old Frank Hidalgo had been arrested on felony charges and wanted by the Nevada State Police for a parole violation. Due to a pre-existing medical condition, Hidalgo was taken to the hospital…

Two convicted sex offenders are back in custody in Nevada following separate arrests involving alleged violations of state registration and supervision requirements. Jonas Ortiz was arrested Nov. 13, 2025, by the U.S. Marshals Service in San Francisco after authorities say he absconded from parole supervision in Nevada in May of last year. Convicted in March…

A 17-year-old boy died Tuesday afternoon following a crash involving a dirt bike and a Razor UTV on Hot Springs Mountain in Douglas County. The crash occurred around 12:15 p.m. near the end of East Valley Road and Lindsey Lane, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and the East Fork Fire Protection District…

A late-morning house fire in Fernley on Wednesday turned deadly and briefly threatened nearby homes as firefighters battled flames in windy conditions. The North Lyon Fire Protection District responded at about 11:35 a.m. March 4, to a structure fire at a home on Canal Drive. When crews arrived, they found a residential structure involved in…

Buddy and I went for a walk today. The weather had a mean streak in it, bitter cold, with little flurries drifting about like the sky couldn’t quite make up its mind whether to snow or not. We passed by a barn with a flock of sheep in the yard. Now, Buddy had never seen…

Nevada has a way of getting inside a man, vast, silent, and honest to the bone. Winter only sharpens it. Folks who haven’t lived out here like to picture sunburned sand and heat shimmering off the flats, but up in the high country around Christmas, the desert wears a different face. Snow lies deep across…

Lt. Col. James Gordon “Bo” Gritz, a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran who later became a political candidate and controversial activist, died Feb. 27 at his home in Sandy Valley. He was 87. Born in 1939 in Enid, Oklahoma, Gritz served as a U.S. Army Special Forces officer and ultimately attained the rank of lieutenant…