Reno Gazette-Journal

3 days ago | rgj.com | Dana Gentry

Southwest Gas customers can expect to see significant decreases in their bills beginning next month. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted Monday to approve the utility’s request for a significant decrease in its deferred energy rate, an accounting method used by the utility to adjust for changes in the price of natural gas.

1 week ago | rgj.com | Brett McGinness

High winds were expected to continue through 11 p.m. June 20 in Reno, Sparks and much of northwestern Nevada and northeastern California, the National Weather Service reported. The region remained under a wind advisory until late evening, with west winds of 25 to 35 mph and wind gusts of up to 65 mph. Expect blowing dust, which can reduce visibility, and waves of up to 4 feet on Pyramid Lake.

1 week ago | rgj.com | Brett McGinness |Jim Krajewski

We asked, and readers voted: The No. 1 high school girls sports team of 2024-25 was the state champion Pyramid Lake Lakers basketball team. The Lakers won 52.4% of this week's vote among the 26 teams nominated. Pyramid Lake made it three state titles in a row this winter, defeating Eureka 50-34 in the state 1A title game on Feb. 22.

1 week ago | rgj.com | Mark Robison

The man who paid a private investigator to spy on Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve got a new court order that keeps his name secret for at least a while longer. John Doe has been involved in a legal dance for two years to keep his identity anonymous. He says his actions — which led to a GPS tracker being put on the private vehicles of Schieve and former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung — are protected by the First Amendment because he wanted to see if they were engaged in misconduct.

1 week ago | rgj.com | Siobhan McAndrew |Brett McGinness

Arlan Melendez, longtime chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, died Tuesday, the RSIC announced on Facebook. He was 78. Melendez served the RSIC for 36 years, four as tribal council member and 32 as tribal chairman before his retirement in 2023. While leading the council, Melendez focused on economic development, education and stronger definition of tribal identity, he told the RGJ in 2023.