Two public lands bills sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen have cleared an early hurdle in Congress after receiving a hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. The panel reviewed Rosen’s Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act, often referred to as the Washoe County Lands Bill, and the Carson City Public…

A Reno man who admitted to killing his wife has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office. Jack Willhoit, 44, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Evelyn Willhoit. The case began in May 2024, when Reno Police Department…

Reno Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with a 2023 shooting at a northwest Reno apartment complex that left seven people injured, including three juveniles. Police said 20-year-old Chemarion Cooks was taken into custody Thursday near South Los Altos Parkway and Vista Boulevard in Sparks. Cooks faces seven counts of attempted murder with…

A 26-year-old man is under arrest on felony child pornography charges following a months-long investigation in Carson City. According to authorities, deputies served a search warrant on Wednesday and arrested Charles Hart in connection with the case. Hart is in the Carson City Detention Center on $1 million bail. He faces one count of possession…

The Nevada Attorney General’s Office, under Attorney General Aaron Ford, has acknowledged that it provided inaccurate information in court regarding the Department of Motor Vehicles’ use of the encrypted messaging app Signal in communications involving federal immigration officials. The admission came in a supplemental legal filing in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties…

A Sparks woman has been arrested on a felony child abuse and neglect charge after a 3-year-old child allegedly fell from a moving vehicle Friday evening in Spanish Springs. According to authorities, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. near Omni Drive and Sky Ranch Boulevard. Witnesses reported seeing the child fall from a moving vehicle…

Often, Buddy will lie beside me, either in the big chair or on the bed, and dream. I can’t help but wonder what it is he dreams about, and sometimes I think it’s about pirates and treasure. And so, it all began at the Bark & Barrel Inn, a cozy little place run by a…

They called it a hearing, which is the sort of respectable language a civilized government uses when it plans to swallow you. I know the difference between a hearing and an execution, like the difference between a hardback and a paperback. One has a spine you can trust, and the other will fall apart the…

As a Corpsman, I was used to being out front. That’s not where Corpsmen are supposed to be, mind you, we’re supposed to hang back a bit, stay out of the line of fire, and be ready to patch up the guys who charge ahead. But when you train with Marines, things have a way…

Questions surrounding Nevada’s election system have resurfaced, focusing on voting changes implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on the 2020 and 2022 election cycles. In 2020, Nevada lawmakers approved universal mail-in voting during a special legislative session, citing the pandemic. The policy created an increase in mailed ballots compared to previous election years.…