A lawsuit filed by the state of Nevada against Snapchat’s parent company will move forward after the Nevada Supreme Court denied the company’s appeal, the state Attorney General’s Office announced. Snapchat had argued in a writ petition that it should be immune from litigation because it did not specifically target Nevada consumers. The Supreme Court’s…

NV Energy has announced it will issue over $63 million in refunds, including interest, to customers who were billed incorrectly due to being misclassified as single-family residences. The decision follows an investigation by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) into long-standing billing errors affecting residents in multifamily properties. The misclassification issue dates back to…

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying additional potential victims following the arrest of a Las Vegas High School teacher on sexual assault charges. According to LVMPD, 36-year-old Jordan Bushey was arrested Feb. 23 in connection with multiple alleged sexual assault crimes. Police say Bushey engaged in sexual…

A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a March 2025 attack on a Tesla Collision Center that involved gunfire and Molotov cocktails, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Prosecutors say Paul Hyon Kim spray-painted the word “RESIST” on the entrance of the facility on March 18, 2025, before firing…

A Texas man was killed Friday night in a head-on crash involving a pickup and a commercial truck on U.S. Highway 95 south of Hawthorne, according to the Nevada State Police. Troopers responded around 8:17 p.m. on Feb. 20 to the crash approximately 44 miles south of Hawthorne. A preliminary investigation indicates a white Chevrolet…

A registered sex offender from California is facing charges in Lyon County after deputies say he failed to register while staying in Nevada. According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, deputies with the Central Command Patrol Squad and members of the agency’s Sex Offender Task Force responded around 3:30 p.m. Feb. 24 to the 2700…

A Fernley man has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping and child abuse charges stemming from the assault of three children earlier this year. Guillermo Aboytes-Saavedra was sentenced Monday in the Third Judicial District Court, according to a release from the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office. He received…

temporarily removed from all cases and committee assignmentsA Washoe County district judge is formally removed from all cases and committee assignments temporarily, according to a new administrative order issued Monday. Chief District Judge Egan K. Walker signed the order immediately removing Judge Connie J. Steinheimer from all matters assigned to Department 4 of the Second…

Authorities found no threat after reports of a chemical smell causing throat irritation at a downtown Reno apartment complex Monday night. Residents on the fourth floor of the Truckee River Terrace Apartments reported a strong odor in the hallways that was irritating their throats, prompting officials to ask people on the fourth and fifth floors…

One person is dead after an early morning house fire in Sun Valley, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. Patrol deputies responded around 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday to a report of a possible structure fire at a residence on Carol Drive, near Leon Drive and East 1st Avenue. When deputies arrived, they observed visible…