A 57-year-old man from Deeth is the victim of a fatal crash on Interstate 80 earlier this month, Nevada State Police reported. Robert John Klang was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash, which occurred just before 6:20 p.m. on February 10 near Wells. Preliminary investigation indicates that Klang was driving a gray Ram…

A collision between two guests at Northstar California Resort on February 15 left one man dead, according to resort officials. The incident occurred on the advanced Polaris trail. Northstar said 53-year-old Stuart McLaughlin of Hillsborough, California, was pronounced dead at the scene. The second skier involved in the collision was transported to Tahoe Forest Hospital…

Eight backcountry skiers have died, and one remains missing after an avalanche struck near Castle Peak northwest of Lake Tahoe, officials said Wednesday, marking the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in more than four decades. The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said the avalanche occurred around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday near the Frog Lake backcountry huts during…

I always knew the laundry room was plotting against me. You don’t grow up sorting whites from colors every Tuesday for twenty-odd years without noticing patterns, and then the day one breaks, you realize civilization was always one dryer load away from collapse. That day started like any other in my quiet corner of suburbia:…

What initially appeared to be an active police situation on Bishop Street in Reno was later determined to be a miscommunication, according to the Reno Police Department. Officers were called to the area earlier in the evening, prompting authorities to urge the public to avoid Bishop Street as police secured the scene and worked to…

Fire crews responded to a blaze at an abandoned apartment building off Grove Street in Reno on Monday evening, preventing the flames from spreading to nearby structures. Witnesses reported the fire around 7:15 p.m., according to fire officials. When crews arrived, they found flames coming from the vacant building and quickly worked to bring the…

A judge has sentenced a man after his conviction of domestic battery in a case stemming from an incident last August. David Walker was sentenced in Sparks Municipal Court to the maximum term of 180 days in the Washoe County Jail, suspended for up to two years, under several conditions. As part of the sentence,…

Authorities are searching for a man accused of attempting to impersonate another person in an effort to withdraw money from a local credit union. According to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, the unidentified suspect entered the Greater Nevada Credit Union branch in Carson City on July 23, 2025, and attempted to withdraw a sum of…

Three men were seriously injured Monday afternoon after being struck by a pickup truck while attempting to fix a tire chain along Highway 50 east of Johnson Pass, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 12:45 p.m. on Feb. 16 on westbound U.S. 50 in snowy conditions, CHP Officer Vega reported. Authorities…

Emergency crews are responding to a reported avalanche in the Castle Peak area of Nevada County, where several backcountry skiers are possibly missing. The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said the avalanche report came in around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday amid a powerful winter storm impacting the Sierra. A group of backcountry skiers was reportedly involved in…