Tickets during the main sale for this year’s Burning Man festival have sold out, with 30,000 tickets gone in about a half-hour. People rushing to get the $425 tickets Wednesday started seeing unavailable notices for both tickets and vehicle passes before 1:00 p.m. The annual counter-cultural festival is attended by thousands in northern Nevada’s Black…… MORE
Snowmageddon Boosts Tahoe Skiing
With hashtags like #snowpocalypse, #januburied, and #snowmaggedon infiltrating the digital world to quantify Tahoe’s legendary winter, continuous snow storms through March brought resort totals above 700 inches. Historic snowpack means that many resorts are pushing back their closing dates and offering spring pass deals, giving skiers and snowboarders every reason to spend their days soaking…… MORE
Dem Rosen Says She’d Work With GOP on ACA
If Republicans are really interested in working with Democrats on improving the Affordable Care Act, Nevada Congresswoman Jacky Rosen says she is open to it. Rosen says we can all agree that costs need to be lowered, and that we can do more improve quality and stabilize market forces. She says she’s willing to come…… MORE
Heller Most in Danger of Losing His Senate Seat?
National Journal published its first rankings for U.S. Senate races most likely to flip parties in the 2018 election cycle, and ranked Nevada’s Dean Heller as the most vulnerable Republican on the map, and the fourth most likely incumbent Senator to lose their seat next year. National Journal says Heller is the top target of…… MORE
One Dead After Pyramid Standoff
A standoff between a distraught person barricaded in a vehicle and Sparks Police on the side of Pyramid Highway early Tuesday, closed the road for hours, and left one person dead. Sparks police got a call around 4:45 in the morning on reports of someone with a gun inside their vehicle on BLM land in…… MORE
Whooping Cough in Carson City
Carson City Health & Human Services says there’s a outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough in the Carson City and Douglas County areas. Whooping cough is a serious respiratory infection with several symptoms including runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, mild cough, and infants could exhibit pauses in their breathing. If you have these…… MORE
Economic Impact of Solar Jobs
The Solar Foundation released data on the number of solar jobs in Nevada by city, county, and congressional district, revealing the economic impact of the industry on the Silver State. Nevada now ranks fourth in solar jobs and second in solar jobs per capita, with 8,371 workers in the solar industry. According to the statewide…… MORE
Casino Revenue Declines in February
The Nevada Gaming Control Board says revenue from Nevada casinos was down nearly 4.5% in February compared with February of 2016. The board announced Tuesday that casinos won $945.6 million from gamblers last month. Substantially more than 57% of that, $542 million, was on the Las Vegas Strip, where winnings declined 5% from February 2016 to…… MORE
Murder Suspect Bound For Trial in California
A man suspected in the 1976 murder of UNR coed Michelle Mitchell has been bound over for trial in San Mateo County, CA, in two murders there in 1976. Sixty-eight-year-old Rodney Halbower will stand trial for the murders of 18-year-old Veronica Cascio and 17-year-old Paula Baxter. The San Mateo County District Attorney says Halbower is suspected in…… MORE
Mansion Burglary Remains Under Investigation
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a burglary at Winters Mansion on Old 395 in Washoe Valley. Deputies say the call came from an alarm system about 4AM yesterday. Surveillance video showed there were two people inside the property before law enforcement arrived. Deputies surrounded the property and tried to make contact with…… MORE
