On This Day: Flood wipes out Mazuma, Nevada

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — July 18, 1912, is a tragic date in Northern Nevada. On this day in history, a flash flood wiped the tiny mining town of Mazuma in Pershing County. Eight people died in the waters. Survivors reported a ten-foot wall of water heading …

Nevada County residents donate over $3,000 for African communities

Nevada County residents have been known to pay attention to issues that affect local communities and communities across the globe — as far away as the African continent. Recently a local couple, Jim and Katherine Doolittle, hosted a gathering at their home …

A natural beauty: Think Natural, an organic hair salon, opens in Nevada City

Jenn A. Whitecloud has been in the hair industry for quite a while now—she first went to beauty school in 1983—but over the years she learned a few things regarding the chemicals involved in many haircare products and treatments and is eager to share her …

Discipline, accountability, preparation: 3 key words ahead of 2025 Nevada football season

The second day of Mountain West media days featured the league's 12 head coaches speaking to the media. Nevada's Jeff Choate took the podium ahead of his second season leading the Wolf Pack. Nevada is picked to finish last out of 12 teams in the …

Despite growing fast, Nevada’s birth rates are falling. There could be consequences.

Often ranking as one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, Nevada saw the nation’s fifth-largest drop in birth rates over the last decade — a demographic trend that experts say could have major implications for economic growth, tax revenue and state …

Does Nevada marijuana tax revenue go to schools?

A 2025 report by the Guinn Center for Policy Priorities found that since 2018, Nevada’s two marijuana taxes have raised nearly $716 million for K-12 education funding. That equals out to roughly $1,500 per student over the past seven years.  Projected …

Nevada County Police Blotter: 911 caller reports Wiccans putting spells on his vehicle

Grass Valley Police Department 6:42 a.m. – A reporting party from an East Main Street business requested personal contact regarding a customer trying to hustle a cashier overnight. 7:15 a.m. – A reporting party from Margaret Lane reported the theft of a …

Inmate, 35, dies at High Desert State Prison, Nevada officials say

The inmate was serving a sentence of up to three years for larceny. A 35-year-old man serving a sentence of up to three years for larceny at High Desert State Prison died this week, according to a news release from the Nevada Department of Corrections. …

Nevada State Parks holds public workshop for Spooner Lake and Backcountry Master Plan

SPOONER LAKE AND BACKCOUNTRY STATE PARK, Nev. — The Nevada Division of State Parks held a workshop Thursday on a new master plan for Spooner Lake and Backcountry State Park. Tucked away in the shadow of the internationally known Lake Tahoe is a smaller but …

Monsoon storms to move into Southern Nevada