Jeffrey Meehan
Managing Editor at Reno Gazette-Journal
Managing Editor @RGJ Reno Gazette Journal
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2 days ago |
rgj.com | Jeffrey Meehan
Single adults in Nevada’s largest cities need well into six figures to live comfortably, according to GoBankingRates. Even though wage growth has improved since 2022, inflation has outpaced those gains. In Nevada, earning $100,000 a year might not mean you’re rich — it just means you’re middle class. The definition is based on Pew Research’s middle-class formula, which includes those making between two-thirds and double the state’s median income.
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3 days ago |
rgj.com | Jeffrey Meehan
While Nevada ranked 43rd for friendliness, most West Coast states also landed in the bottom half of the national list. Nevada ranks near the bottom of the list when it comes to tourist friendliness — despite being one of the most visited states in the country. In 2024, 41.7 million visitors traveled to Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
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6 days ago |
rgj.com | Jeffrey Meehan
A man was arrested Thursday in the October 2023 stabbing death of a woman found during a welfare check in Sparks, police said. Officers responded to a home on the 1900 block of Boise Drive on Oct. 23 after family members said they hadn’t heard from 40-year-old Yadira Cano in several hours. While police were at the home, her boyfriend arrived and let them inside. Officers found Cano dead from multiple stab wounds.
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1 week ago |
rgj.com | Jeffrey Meehan
A Reno man was arrested Wednesday after a 17-month investigation into child exploitation tied to his photography business. Douglas Day, 72, faces 10 counts of possessing child pornography of a person under 16, according to the Regional Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) unit. Authorities said he operated a business called Top Gun Images. Search warrants were served at two of Day’s residences, where investigators collected evidence.
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1 week ago |
rgj.com | Jeffrey Meehan
Nevada families were already paying more at the grocery store than most Americans. But prices continued rising through early 2025 — with some items nearly doubling over the previous year, new data shows. Nevada households spent an average of $10,390 annually on groceries in the most recent data, the fourth-highest total in the nation, according to LendingTree’s analysis of federal figures. How high are food prices in 2025?
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