A new article for our Substack readers. Visual below includes a modified photo of Nick Shirley from earlier this year with a CC BY-SA 4.0 license by Gage Skidmore.

A recap of our recent reporting plus added content.

A complaint related to fundraising for mayoral candidate Kathleen Taylor in her 2024 council run has been filed with the Secretary of State’s Office by Harrison Emery. It was signed on September 28th ...

Craig Dyson, the lead pastor of Convo Church in Reno, has a post on his public Facebook holding up Tillamook cheese with a red circle ban around it and the words “Adios Tillamook” as well as a Halal g...

As part of our ongoing investigations into what is happening exactly at the northern Nevada based Courage Worldwide, which promotes itself as helping trafficked girls in our region and Tanzania, one l...

A recap of some of our recent content plus a bonus op-ed.

A recap of our recent articles plus a bonus op-ed.

Reno mayoral candidate former Lieutenant Governor and State Treasurer Kate Marshall has responded to an attack ad which we reported about being surfaced on X earlier today by her November opponent cou...

A local mom writes about concerns on Benadryl abuse by local high schoolers, while hoping for more support for them, after her son recently went into psychosis, got help but then relapsed, even as she...

“Setting up our "Shift The Atmosphere" camp at Burning Man!! We are very excited to get to love on and serve the burners, bringing JESUS to them! Come join us! 4:45 & Fulcrum ” John Hinerman wrot...

Bodycam footage was released during the DUI trial of Sparks City Councilman Joe Rodriguez yesterday as well as a photo of his black Chevy pickup truck with its front totally smashed up and crashed int...

A recap of our recent reporting, plus additional content.

While Flock is at the forefront of local concerns, with more and more residents sending us photos of automated license plate readers popping up, recent national reporting indicates at least 50 law enf...

"I’m reaching out as a local business owner in the jewelry and coin industry, and I would prefer to remain anonymous. I’m not looking to promote my business. I’m concerned about a growing number of ou...

After we received a complaint about fly poison in plain view and in reach of diners at a local restaurant, Northern Nevada Public Health wrote back to Our Town Reno indicating “the food establishment ...

"The beloved Mother to my WHOLE family just passed away from this STUPID FIRE… Please pray for my family," Stephanie wrote to us earlier today asking us to share this tribute poster with beautiful pho...

Local attorney Lance Clark White has been confirmed dead by the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, at the age of 55, with his death recorded on August 21st. It was listed as a "gunshot ...

"Today I visited areas of downtown Reno to see what impacts the Hawk Fire was still having," Joseph Keller, our usual Sun Valley correspondent writes with this series of photos. "With my first stop b...

This is on the Cordillera International Film Festival website right now, announcing its cancellation for 2026. This follows a letter signed by six former members of its corporate board saying it woul...

A student's perspective angry that UNR was open for classes today despite the chaos caused by the Hawk Fire: "I’m a UNR student affected by the Hawk Fire, and I want to share what this situation has ...

A recap of our recent articles plus additional content.

The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office sent a record of death for the late Reno PD Officer Thomas Lopey, saying he hung himself on May 21st, dying by suicide. According to Washoe County...

“There’s a particular kind of helplessness in watching the people who’ve spent your entire life taking care of you experience something you can’t fix,” Heidi Rhoades write of her parents having their ...

A recap of our recent reporting plus bonus content.

BLM Nevada has been reassuring the community on the plight of wild horses in the Palomino Valley in an evacuation area with repeated interviews and a statement on social media. "The Palomino Valley ...

A rebuttal statement from the in crisis Cordillera International Film Festival was sent out via its social media today, not signed but not confirming if the event will take place in October. This fol...

A person who wanted to remain unnamed, with knowledge of several legal proceedings involving Dayton resident Adam Wilson, the current Storey County Director of Emergency Management, is expressing outr...

A former Washoe County employee Justin Roper who has been indicted for embezzling over $55,000 in federal grant funding was scheduled in court today. “According to allegations contained in the indict...

Behind the scenes of what we are working on, with most of our content currently on our Facebook and Instagram.

After we posted about the late Meatball in photo based on earlier social media posts by Reno Cop Watch who obtained video and Washoe County Regional Animal Services, we received these clarifications f...

A behind the scenes look at what we are currently working on

A recap of our recent reporting plus bonus content

The latest fundraising numbers are in in the Reno mayoral race, and these show favorite Kate Marshall has more money in her coffers at this point, even though she had less money coming in than her cha...

The CE2 contributions and expenses report from April 15th to July 15th 2026 show Devon Reese, who remains a Reno City council member, got a staggering amount of money originating with addresses in Dow...

The latest installment of our Entrepreneurs of Reno series goes to an artist helping local businesses create branded products for their marketing: "My name is Nicko, owner of Neeks x Art, a small bus...

A Citizen's Forum contribution by Don Hamby: I’ve been thinking a lot about the inmates that nobody ever talks about. I’m not talking about inmates who have family, money on their books, phone call...

An oped followed by some of our recent reporting.

A local sent us this USA Parkway area photo today asking for Sparks to follow suit with Reno and get its own moratorium on new data centers within the Rail City. This begs the bigger question of whet...

Liberty Dogs is responding to an employment discrimination complaint by a former employee indicating, “we are aware of the concerns raised by a former employee.” The statement attributed to its CEO, ...

After being asked about a public comment from September 2025 which was recently brought to our attention, alleging hidden missed bus trips by transit contractor Keolis, which could have led to require...

Aaron Sims, 33, who lost several local election campaigns, is now formally facing a felony theft charge, after allegations were made against him two years ago that he stole nearly $20,000 from the Rur...

The Reno Rodeo did not end well for one family, with one woman’s partner being handcuffed and led outside the rodeo grounds, and then sat down and interrogated inside a fenced off area, with screensho...