Surveillance of politicians in the Reno area was more extensive than previously known, and one private investigator had ties to prominent local Republicans.

The Nevada State Police are investigating after Reno City Councilwoman Jenny Brekhus reportedly backed her car into a woman who appeared to be homeless after attending a ribbon-cutting event a week ago.

Reno is welcoming its first female police chief to the force — a longtime member of the Stockton Police Department.

Nevada will join the rest of the nation on Saturday in adopting 988 as the go-to number for people considering suicide.

Last year, the United States recorded the largest single-year increase in the murder rate since national record-keeping began more than 60 years ago. In Nevada, the murder rate rose 27 percent from 2019 to 2020.

I’ve spent many wonderful hours fly-fishing our beautiful Truckee River. I’ve also spent quite a bit of time volunteering on Truckee River clean-ups: removing drug syringes, human feces, and ridiculously large piles of toxic trash.