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Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting
A Las Vegas woman has pleaded guilty to operating a large-scale counterfeit coupon scheme that federal authorities say defrauded retailers out of millions of dollars. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Serena Reamy Hedden admitted to manufacturing and selling fake coupons from her residence between August 2017 and September 2019. During that time, investigators…
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Los Angeles Man Dies in Ski Accident at Northstar
A 26-year-old Los Angeles man died Friday following a ski accident at Northstar Ski Resort, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the resort after receiving a report of a serious accident on the advanced Martis Trail run. When emergency personnel arrived, the skier, identified as Nicholas Kenworthy, had already been pronounced…
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Exploding E-Bike Triggers House Fire in South Reno
A garage fire caused by an exploding electric bike left a home in the Virginia Foothills neighborhood of Reno uninhabitable on Wednesday afternoon. Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (TMFR) reported that the incident occurred around 2:37 p.m. on Riata Circle. According to Fire Communications Manager Adam Mayberry, the e-bike caught fire while charging and subsequently…
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Crash Closes I-80 Westbound
The Nevada Highway Patrol reported a crash Tuesday evening on the westbound off-ramp from I-80 to West McCarran Boulevard. According to the NHP, the crash occurred at approximately 6:24 p.m. The Nevada Department of Transportation confirmed that the two left lanes of the off-ramp are closed as a result. Authorities have not yet released information…
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Five Sparks Men Sentenced for Shoplifting
Keith Adkins received 90 active days to be served consecutively with another case, following his conviction on Jan. 14. Michael David Christensen was sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended for two years, but must serve 45 active days. He was convicted on Nov. 12 of stealing from Scheels and is required to have no…
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How I Miss Those Days
I grew up in the 60s and 70s, which was a fine time to be alive if you didn’t mind being mostly unsupervised and slightly damp. I’m still a country boy at heart, and always will be. You can put a person in a city, but you can’t take the redwood shade out of their…
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Gas Leak
I should’ve known better than to make promises before coffee. That’s where I went wrong. Kyle was a little over three years old, all energy and opinions, and I’d told him we’d go to McDonald’s for lunch and let him run wild in the play area afterward. He’d been talking about it since breakfast, and…
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A Zebra Takes a Sunday Stroll Through Reno
Commentary Last Sunday, the quiet streets of south Reno were briefly graced by a most unusual pedestrian: a zebra named Ziggy, who apparently decided that the world outside his enclosure deserved a quick inspection. According to Washoe County Regional Animal Services, the striped wanderer was spotted (no pun intended) near Huffaker Lane. Animal control received…
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Nevada Trails in Long-Term Income Growth
Over the past five decades, median household income in the United States has risen roughly 32%, reaching nearly $78,000 today, reflecting broad economic progress nationwide. Yet Nevada’s gains have lagged behind many Western peers, highlighting ongoing regional disparities in economic opportunity. According to recent data, Nevada’s median household income is approximately $76,364, ranking the state…
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Rosen Joins Push to Protect Children from Deportation
Nevada U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen has joined ten other senators in signing a letter urging the Trump administration to halt enforcement actions targeting minors, calling instead for policies focused on protecting children. The letter highlights statistics from 2025, noting that in April, more than 8,000 children age 11 or younger received removal orders, the highest…