The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man found dead in a men’s restroom at Baldini’s Sports Casino and Restaurant in Sparks earlier this month. Officials said the man was 35-year-old Lucas Avery, who was pronounced dead at the scene on Jan. 12. Authorities believe Avery was experiencing homelessness at the time…

A Reno attorney has resigned from his law firm following public disclosure of past personal ties to a former Washoe County judge, marking the latest development in a legal controversy that continues to unfold. Matt Addison, a longtime partner and former managing partner of the Reno office of McDonald Carano LLP, has resigned from the…

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is joining a coalition of more than 20 state attorneys general in condemning the U.S. Department of Justice over what they describe as threats against the state of Minnesota. In a joint statement, Ford and 21 other attorneys general accused the DOJ of attempting to coerce Minnesota’s state government, alleging…

Two Mexican nationals with prior criminal records stand accused by the Department of Justice of illegally residing in the United States following previous deportations. Prosecutors say 33-year-old Victor Alfonso Cabada-Landeros and 42-year-old Ezequiel Lopez-Fuentes were arrested during a targeted Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation on Jan. 21 in Las Vegas. Court documents show Cabada-Landeros was…

Thomas Shawn Woods received a conviction on one count of domestic battery stemming from an incident on September 9, 2025, outside a Sparks residence. Sparks police were dispatched to the home after a reporting party said their female neighbor had been bear-sprayed outside the reporting party’s residence. When officers arrived, they found the woman lying…

A driver is recovering after a crash involving two semi-trucks on Interstate 80 near Dunphy in Eureka County on Wednesday morning. According to the Eureka County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 10 a.m. near mile marker 256. Troopers from the Nevada State Police (NSP), fire units from Crescent Valley and Beowawe, along with EMS…

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man on multiple felony charges following a traffic stop in Sun Valley on Thursday. Deputies conducted the stop near East 5th Avenue and Lacy Lane around 11 a.m. on Jan. 29. After an on-scene investigation, Rene Garcia-Montez, 34, was taken into custody for several weapons-related violations and transported…

Three people were arrested Wednesday following a months-long narcotics investigation that resulted in the seizure of large quantities of drugs, firearms, and cash, according to the Reno Police Department. In June 2025, detectives with the Regional Narcotics Unit (RNU) began investigating a drug trafficking organization suspected of distributing large amounts of marijuana, THC products, and…

He told himself every morning that today would be different. No bottle, no bar, no slurred confessions to the same God he kept disappointing. But by dusk, he’d always find himself walking that slow crawl toward O’Malley’s, a little corner bar that smelled of old wood, sweat, and second chances. He wasn’t a terrible man,…

Commentary The ongoing controversy regarding ICE’s responsibility for a five-year-old boy, after his father fled from enforcement agents, is being fueled by persistent inaccurate reports on news websites that lack proper vetting. Recently, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation, which operate 163 television stations across 77 markets, including Reno’s KRNV and KRXI, made claims…