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Undocumented Couple Held on $1M Bail for Massive Mail Theft In Rural NV

April 19, 2024 2:12 pmApril 26, 2024 9:53 am

An undocumented couple, who were deported in 2019, have found their way back into the country entering Northern Nevada from California. During their travels in Reno, Carson County, Douglas County, Lyon County, Storey County and Washoe County, they were pulled over for speeding and then arrested and charged with multiple...

OPINION: Sen Rosen Continues to Play Political Games With Our Southern Border

April 19, 2024 12:47 pmApril 19, 2024 2:13 pm

Sadly, but unsurprisingly, Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen has remained mostly silent as the Senate dismisses the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas. In February, Mayorkas became the first cabinet secretary to be impeached since 1876 when it was discovered that he purposefully and strategically refused to...

Governor Lombardo Urges President Biden to Rein In Federal Spending, Release Federal Lands

April 11, 2024 12:55 pmApril 11, 2024 4:25 pm

Today, Governor Joe Lombardo sent a letter (see below) to President Joe Biden urging his administration to curb inflation by reining in federal spending and to take action on the housing shortage in Nevada. “Here in Nevada, we are now at a stage where the housing shortage and inflation are...

On The Record With Dr Fred Simon, GOP Challenger to Congressman Mark Amodei

March 29, 2024 5:25 pmApril 4, 2024 2:52 pm

This interview has been edited and condensed. Dr. Fred Simon recently filed to challenge incumbent Republican Mark Amodei in the deep-red second congressional district in Northern Nevada which covers a third of the state and includes most of Lyon County, all of Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing, Storey,...

NV SOS Reverses Course, Delays Top-Down Election Management System

March 19, 2024 12:49 pmMarch 25, 2024 1:23 pm

The Nevada Globe first reported on the wide-spread concerns county officials expressed about the “speedy” implementation of the top-down election system (VREMS). These concerns, first shared with the Globe, have now been made official in a request (see below) sent to the Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar by the Nevada...

RNC, NVGOP Files Lawsuit Claiming Five Counties Violate NVRA

March 18, 2024 11:47 amMarch 19, 2024 6:58 am

This article has been updated with a statement released by RNC Chairman. The Republican National Committee and the Nevada GOP have filed a lawsuit (see below) claiming five Nevada counties are violating the National Voting Rights Act (NVRA) by not maintaining clean and accurate voter rolls. The counties named are...

Despite Reports, DCSD Does Not Have a New Superintendent

March 14, 2024 9:51 amMarch 14, 2024 3:55 pm

The following is a press release from the Douglas County School Board Following recent developments about the Superintendent’s role within the Douglas County School District (DCSD), it’s important to clarify the situation for our community. Ms. Jeannie Dwyer continues in her role as Interim Superintendent due to procedural discrepancies during...