Nevada ranks worst in nation for unemployment: 5.7%

Nevada’s unemployment ranks worst in the nation as the year comes to a close at 5.7%, compared with a national rate of 4.2%. Unemployment in Nevada edged 0.4 percentage points higher from a year ago. This is based on seasonally adjusted data from the …

Macy's to close more stores after Christmas. What to know in Nevada.

Macy's plans to close more stores than announced earlier this year. According to the company's third-quarter earnings report, the department store chain plans to close approximately 15 more locations after the holiday season, an increase from the …

Nevada senator close to securing $250 million for rural, tribal law enforcement

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is working to get millions of dollars to help rural and tribal law enforcement agencies. The “Invest to Protect Act” passed the senate unanimously, and it would set aside $250 million to help …

Colorado State stuns Nevada in conference opener; Rams take 66-64 win

Nevada's run of wins in its conference openers came to an end Saturday, to the same team that knocked it out of the conference tournament last season. Colorado State took a 66-64 win over Nevada in the Wolf Pack's Mountain West Conference men's …

How a superstitious wristband connects Nevada's Xavier DuSell, Wyoming's Sundance Wicks

Wyoming basketball head coach Sundance Wicks fondly remembers some of his first memories of Xavier DuSell. Back in 2020 when they first joined sides, Wicks was an assistant coach for the Cowboys and DuSell a true freshman learning how to play at the …

Northern Nevada's top-10 athletes of 2024: No. 7 Melissa Mirafuentes

To wrap up 2024, Nevada Sports Net will highlight some of the top athletes of the 2024 calendar year with a top-10 countdown. Here is today's athlete. Local link: Nevada Wolf Pack athlete Sport: Diving Accomplishments in 2024: Mirafuentes was in her …

Sex offender fugitive arrested in Mexico after 17 years, now back in Nevada custody

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — A sex offender fugitive is back in custody in Nevada after he hid in Mexico for 17 years. Robert Sturgiss was arrested in Rosarito, Mexico by Mexican Immigration Officials on Dec. 13. Sturgiss was wanted in Nevada for a …

Nevada attorney general issues warning for counterfeit car seats after complaints

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Nevada attorney general’s office received multiple complaints of counterfeit car seats. Its sold on Amazon by HUBEI Children Products. The office says the carriers are toy replicas and are not designed for use with children. …

Jacky Rosen pushes Nevada for Democrats' first primary in 2028: 'So proud to look like the rest of the nation'

Sex offender back in custody in Nevada after hiding in Mexico for 17 years

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A wanted sex offender is back in custody in Las Vegas after hiding in Mexico for 17 years, according to federal authorities. Mexican immigration officials arrested Robert Sturgiss on Dec. 13 in Rosarito, a coastal city south of Tijuana, …