Category: random
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In a display of criminal consistency that would make even the most loyal baseball fans wince, local man Zach Neely found himself tagged out not– once but twice–after allegedly swiping hundreds of dollars worth of baseball cards from Walmart. Deputy Spencer Hagan of the Nye County Sheriff’s Office responded to Walmart’s call where Neely was…
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Brought to You by Sheer Neglect In a grand tour of child-rearing ingenuity, two aspiring candidates for the Worst Parents of the Year got arrested after officers discovered their domestic arrangements could double as a cautionary tale. One Mr. Dontre Durel Calhoun, aged 31, and his equally responsible counterpart, Ms. Jasmine Delgado, aged 24, found…
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Ever the overachiever in affairs of fortune and folly, Nevada continues to boast the highest unemployment rate in the nation, proudly standing at a resolute 5.8 percent. While other states may scramble for second place, the Silver State remains firm, unwavering in its commitment to economic unpredictability. The February jobs report, freshly dispensed by the…
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In a display of government ingenuity that would make even P.T. Barnum tip his hat, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has cooked up a plan to sell off 5,500 acres of good, wholesome Nevada dirt, scattered across 66 plots like a miser tossing breadcrumbs to the pigeons. The lucky recipients of this grand proposition…
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Appointment Sets the Stage for a Political Tempest In a move as subtle as a brass band at a funeral, President Trump has appointed Republican firebrand Sigal Chattah as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, setting off a political ruckus louder than a prizefight in a saloon. Chattah, a Las Vegas attorney with…
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A searing sun glared down upon the boundless wastes of Tau Ceti IV, a barren tapestry of rock and dust unbroken by any hint of vitality. The only sound was the ceaseless murmur of shifting sands, a dry whisper in the void. A figure clad in a silver space suit trudged through the dunes, boots…
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23andMe, the widely known DNA testing company, has found itself in a financial pickle and declared bankruptcy. In response, attorneys general across the land are waving red flags, urging folks to delete their genetic data before it ends up in the hands of someone with fewer scruples than a coyote in a henhouse. Nevada’s own…
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The hometown crowd arrived expecting a battle, but they left in disappointment as the Yerington Lions took a rare fall, dropping a 6-2 contest to the visiting West Wendover squad. It marked the first time this season that the Lions had let their faithful supporters down on their turf. With the loss, Yerington’s record slipped…
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The Churchill County Greenwave rolled into town Tuesday with five straight wins under their belt, and they left with a sixth, edging out the Fernley Vaqueros 11-9 in a game that kept fans on the edge of their seats. The victory was Churchill County’s seventh consecutive triumph over Fernley. Spencer Pryor put up a valiant…
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The Lowry Lady Buckaroos rode into their clash with South Tahoe with three straight victories in their saddlebag and left with a fourth. Outgunned from the start, Tahoe found themselves staring down the barrel of a 14-1 drubbing. For Lowry, it was just another day at the corral—this marks their seventh win of the season…