Two of four Las Vegas-area teens allegedly involved in a sexual assault during a 2025 school trip to Costa Rica will not face charges. The case continues for 15-year-old Vaughn Griffith, charged as an adult, and one other teen facing juvenile charges, with prosecutors seeking to move that case to adult court as well. The…

A Las Vegas math teacher is in custody on multiple sex related charges involving a 13-year-old student, with police indicating there may be additional victims. Brian Conway, 48, described as “a teacher with ties to local youth students,” was taken into custody on Feb. 3. Conway faces charges of using or permitting a minor under…

The Storey County Board of Commissioners is moving forward with the creation of an ordinance regulating vacation home rentals (VHRs) in the county. With unanimous approval, the board will begin engaging the public and conducting research to develop the details of the ordinance. Officials say the proposed rules would limit rentals to individuals 25 years…

A memorial service for Anna Marie Scott is this Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Nixon Cemetery at 4 p.m., as the investigation into her death remains unsolved four years later. Scott’s body was discovered in the trunk of a burned-out vehicle on southbound Interstate 580 near the Galena Creek Bridge on Feb. 3, 2022. Investigators…

Nevada State Police (NSP) have released the name of a driver who was killed in a crash late last month in Humboldt County. The crash happened just before 8 p.m. on Jan. 31 along Interstate 80 near mile marker 21, about five miles east of Winnemucca. Troopers with the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to the…

A Nebraska man has been arrested on multiple drug-related charges following a crash involving a semi-truck in Eureka County, according to the Eureka County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to reports of a collision on Interstate 80 around 11:20 p.m. on Jan. 31. When officers arrived at the scene, they identified one of the drivers as…

Reno Police say the officer injured in a deadly officer-involved shooting on the Wells Avenue Bridge Tuesday evening is out of the hospital. In an update on Wednesday, police confirmed the officer is recovering, but did not release additional details about the nature of the injuries. The shooting occurred Tuesday afternoon after officers responded to…

Mildred Jenkins had lived on Maple Street for thirty-seven years without once being asked for her opinion on anything. She wasn’t the sort to volunteer it, either. Mildred was a watcher, one of those gentle, nearly invisible souls who move through the world without causing a ripple. She kept her lawn neat, her curtains straight,…

Commentary There are days when politics feels like a serious business conducted by adults, and then there are days when Rep. Jerry Nadler opens his mouth and reminds us that gravity is real. Here we have a senior member of Congress, keeper of gavels, wielder of microphones, suggesting, in the middle of a House Judiciary…

Commentary Yesterday, Carson Now pointed out that four years ago, 23-year-old Anna Marie Scott, a mother of two, was found shot to death inside the trunk of a burning car on the I-580 overpass between Carson City and Reno. In the years since Scott’s killing, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) and the Washoe County…