Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

A Nevada State Senator and Mayoral Candidate’s Son Was Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges LAS VEGAS – The son of a Nevada state senator and mayoral candidate was arrested on attempted murder charges Thursday night, 8 News Now Investigators confirmed. State Sen. Pat Spearman, a Democrat from Carson City, is...

Las Vegas Is Under a High-Wind Watch LAS VEGAS – On Saturday, the weather will dramatically swing when a cold front drives high winds through the Las Vegas valley and neighboring areas. Winds are predicted to reach speeds of 40-60 miles per hour, with the potential for even greater gusts...

A candlelight vigil was held by the Shade Tree charity to honor domestic abuse victims and survivors. Purple Thursday brought together a large number of shade tree employees and customers on the shelter’s outside grounds. The vigil was decorated with lights and posters bearing the names of Nevadans who died...

NV Energy announced Thursday that it may turn off power to around 3,300 Lake Tahoe-area customers as early as Friday night and continue until Saturday afternoon. The purpose of Public Safety Outage Management is to lessen the likelihood of wind-caused wildfires. The interruption will affect eight customers in Heavenly, 1,229...

After a jury trial in District Court, a man from Reno was recently found guilty of one count of Possession of a Forged Instrument and one count of Uttering a Forged Check, according to the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office. Last November, Reno Police Department (RPD) officers arrested Mark Christopher...

The local Drug Enforcement Administration office in Las Vegas is still concerned about fentanyl, but parents shouldn’t be too concerned about the synthetic opioid showing up in trick-or-treat bags this Halloween, according to the agency. “They should not be especially concerned about that occurring,” Kevin Adams, Assistant Special Agent in...

The road has now reopened. Following a water main break, US 395 was blocked through Gardnerville. It was discovered at 3:15 p.m. Thursday. A big amount of water was reported flooding the road around 395 and Cemetery Lane by many persons. The event was responded to by a number of authorities,...