New data from the Carson City Sheriff’s Office is shedding light on the primary causes of traffic crashes in the area. According to the sheriff’s office, an increase in crashes in 2025 prompted the Office of Traffic Management Unit to analyze collision data. The review found that distracted driving and failure to yield the right…

The Storey County Sheriff’s Office says there has been a recent increase in criminal activity near the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC) along USA Parkway, driven by rapid growth in the area and increased law enforcement presence. According to the sheriff’s office, the expansion of the industrial center has led to a higher volume of calls…

A late-night argument inside a Nugget Casino hotel room ended in visible injuries, a police investigation, and a domestic battery conviction months later, according to the Sparks City Attorney’s Office. Officers were called on Sept. 20, 2025, to follow up on a reported domestic battery that occurred the previous night at the Nugget Casino. Police…

Police are investigating a homicide after a man was shot and killed early Thursday morning, Jan. 15, at an apartment complex on Clear Acre Lane in Reno. According to the Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies initially responded to a report of a death around 5:30 a.m. When deputies arrived at the residence,…

A man is in custody following an overnight barricade situation at a home in Spanish Springs, according to police. Officers were first called to Vista Boulevard near Hubble Drive around 11 p.m. Tuesday after receiving reports related to the incident. Police said the man barricaded himself inside the residence, prompting a lengthy response that stretched…

A 26-year-old woman was arrested Sunday on multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, after Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputies say she intentionally struck her boyfriend with a vehicle and then led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit through the city and onto Interstate 580. Deputies arrested Medine Techmuradova following an investigation into a vehicle-versus-pedestrian incident…

A person died, while a Reno police officer received injuries following an officer-involved shooting on Wells Avenue on Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Reno Police Chief Kathryn Nance said officers responded just before 4:30 p.m. to a report of a person on the Wells Avenue overpass near Kuenzle Street. During the encounter on the Wells Avenue…

Virginia City has never trusted history to stay put. Here, the past refuses the glass case and the velvet rope. It wanders the boardwalks, leans against railings, and sometimes pulls up a chair as company. For a long, good stretch of years, that history answered to the name Pierce Powell. If you walked C Street…

Dinner at my son’s apartment was uneventful. After we cleared the table, he looked at me with a grin that made him seem ten years younger. “Now that we’re done, Mom,” he said, “I have someone you should meet.” We returned to the living room. That’s when I saw the two small robots sitting on…

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is urging the Deputy Inspector General to investigate White House Director Thomas Homan over allegations that he accepted a $50,000 cash payment from undercover FBI agents. The agents, Rosen says, posed as individuals seeking assistance in securing government contracts. In a letter sent Tuesday, Rosen expressed concern over Homan’s continued leadership…