Avalanche Killed 1, Injured 3 at Popular California Ski Resort January 12, 2024 By Scott Sonner and Stefanie Dazio An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, sweeping...
Western Heat Wave Ahead of July 4th Raises Prompts Changes in Utah July 3, 2023 By Scott Sonner Extremely hot, dry conditions forecast across much of the West through the Fourth of July are heightening concerns about wildfires...
Family of Suicidal Black Teen Killed in Nevada Agrees To $2M Settlement May 25, 2023 By Scott Sonner The parents of a suicidal Black teenager who was fatally shot by police in 2020 in Nevada have agreed to...
Nevada Mine Cited for Major Safety Violation in Worker Death February 14, 2023 By Scott Sonner Federal investigators cited a Nevada gold mine for safety violations in the death of an underground worker, including inadequate inspections...
Nevada Lawsuit with Ex-ACLU Observer Settled for $250K February 10, 2023 By Scott Sonner The Reno City Council approved a $250,000 settlement Wednesday with a former American Civil Liberties Union official who was shot...
Tesla Confirms Nevada Expansion to Make More Electric Trucks January 27, 2023 By Scott Sonner Tesla confirmed it intends to invest $3.6 billion to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Nevada for “high-volume” production of electric...
Judge Dismisses $6.5M Suit in 2016 Nevada Plane Crash October 31, 2022 By Scott Sonner A federal judge has ruled against the family of a pilot killed in 2016 who sought more than $6.5 million...
Judge Dismisses Suit in Fatal Police Shooting in Utah March 8, 2022 By Scott Sonner A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Utah man who was shot...
Nevada Utility to Inspect Power Lines Near 2020 Reno Wildfire March 7, 2022 By Scott Sonner Nevada’s largest utility plans to inspect power lines near a Reno neighborhood where a 2020 wildfire destroyed five homes and...
Toxic Cables to be Removed from Lake Tahoe Under Settlement with AT&T’s Pac Bell November 29, 2021 By Scott Sonner AT&T’s Pac Bell subsidiary has settled a lawsuit conservationists filed under a U.S. law more typically cited in Superfund cases,...