Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

NEVADA – On Saturday morning, crews from Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue and Storey County responded to a fuel trailer crash on I-80. The accident occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on I-80 westbound, roughly a half mile before America Pkwy. The incident involved only one vehicle, and the driver was...

NEVADA – FSX Aviation uploaded an audio file of the air traffic surrounding the Care Flight plane crash, which suggests difficulty in navigating the taxiway due to a severe snowstorm. Air Traffic Control also reported turbulent weather. The plane began losing altitude and took a sharp northwest turn before disappearing...

NEVADA – At its forthcoming job fair, Goodwill is looking for new employees for its warehouse and clearance store. On Tuesday, February 28, from 8 AM to 2 PM, Goodwill of Southern Nevada will be holding a hiring event at its Clearance Center. Cashiers, clearing processors, equipment operators, material handlers,...

NEVADA – A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria on February 6, leaving over 47,000 people dead, 1.5 million homeless, and causing immense damage. The Turkish community in Reno, Nevada, came together to fundraise for their home country, raising almost $18,000 of their $500,000 goal. The Northern Nevada...

NEVADA – On February 25th, 2023, a medical aircraft crashed in Stagecoach, Nevada, killing all five people on board. The aircraft was a Guardian Flight Pilatus PC 12, which went down at around 9:15 p.m. Lyon County officials had received several 911 calls reporting the crash, and after two hours...

LAS VEGAS – An 18-year-old high school student, Jordan Brister, was found unresponsive inside a school bathroom last month and later died. The Clark County Coroner’s Officer has now revealed that the cause of his death was acute bacterial pneumonia transients (staphylococcus aureus) with significant conditions due to asthma with...

LAS VEGAS – The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) is in the midst of a recruitment drive to address the ongoing issue of burnout among 911 operators, a problem that is becoming increasingly common nationwide. LVMPD Communications Manager, Catalina Latorre, admits that dispatching is a challenging role, requiring operators...