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Man Dies After Falling While Riding Freight Train Through Remote Area of Nevada | News Channel 3-12

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Man Dies After Falling While Riding Freight Train Through Remote Area of Nevada | News Channel 3-12

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By Spencer Burt Click here for updates on this story ELKO COUNTY, Nevada (KSTU) — A man died early Monday morning after an apparent train-hopping accident in eastern Nevada. The Elko County Sheriff’s Office said emergency dispatch received a call around 4:35 a.m. from a woman who said her friend may have fallen off the freight train they were riding. Police said the pair had illegally jumped onto the train near Elko, and it was heading towar…See the Story

Chris Janson Subs for Nate Smith to Help the Boys and Girls Clubs

Chris Janson Subs for Nate Smith to Help the Boys and Girls Clubs

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Mindy Small/Getty Images) When Nate Smith couldn’t make his headlining spot at Nevada’s Country Under the Stars, Chris Janson was there to help. With less than 24 hours notice, Chris was able to step in for Nate, who had to cancel because of a “vocal health emergency.” Chris delivered hits like “Buy Me a Boat,” “All I Need Is You” and “Good Vibes” for the crowd of 4,100 at Elko County Fairgrounds, even continuing to play half an hour longer tha…See the Story

Elko Police works with partners to arrest three during trafficking investigation

Elko Police works with partners to arrest three during trafficking investigation

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The Elko Police Department recently released information about arrests made on Thursday in a drug investigation.Read Article

Body of Shreveport resident found on Nevada train tracks

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ELKO COUNTY, Nev. (KTAL/KMSS) – A tragic incident occurred earlier this week involving a train traveling to Utah. The Elko County Sheriff's Department in Nevada has identified a man found deceased on train tracks as 24-year-old James "Ivy" Woods, a resident of Shreveport. On June 2, 2025, around 4:30 a.m., Elko Central Dispatch received a call from a woman who reported that her friend might have fallen off a train. According to the Sheriff's off…Elko · Elko Read Article

Nevada’s Mining Pulse: Prosperity vs. Bureaucratic Overreach - Nevada Globe

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Nevada’s dirt is its destiny. From gold to lithium, mining fuels the Silver State’s rural heartland, places like Elko and Humboldt, where jobs and dreams are dug from the ground. But while miners power America’s economy, faceless bureaucrats in Washington and Carson City sling red tape like a noose. Why are we suffocating the industry that keeps Nevada alive? Mining isn’t just big, it’s colossal. Nevada produces 72% of America’s gold, 3.7 millio…Elko · Elko Read Article

Integra Resources Reports Record Quarter: Gold Production Surges 16% as Florida Canyon Mine Delivers Strong Cash Flow

First full quarter as gold producer yields 19,323 oz production, $16.1M operating cash flow, and strongest-ever $61.1M cash position. See complete financial metrics.Elko · Elko Read Article

Elko Goes Into Overdrive

Global One Media has flipped Classic Country “True Country 100.5” K263BD/KBGZ-HD4 Spring Creek/Elko NV to Rock “Overdrive 100.5“. The station will feature sister Hot AC “Mix 96.7” KHIX morning host Sandy Beeler in afternoons and Ricki at night. It clones the branding used by sister “Overdrive 101.5” KRMQ Clovis NM, which had rebranded from “Big 101.5” last fall. The new format creates a flanker to sister Classic Rock “Coyote Rock 101.1” K266AB/K…Elko · Elko Read Article

This Holiday Inn Express Keeps Inventing New $12.95 Fees—First It Was Electricity, Now It’s For Sleepytime Tea - View from the Wing

Back in the fall I wrote about the Holiday Inn Express in Elko, Nevada charging $12.95 extra per night in addition to the room rate for electricity. They were also charging an extra 3% for guests who wanted to pay with a Chase IHG One Rewards credit card. This hotel apparently keeps changing what the $12.95 is for. Continue reading This Holiday Inn Express Keeps Inventing New $12.95 Fees—First It Was Electricity, Now It’s For Sleepytime Tea...Elko · Elko Read Article

Ex-Nevada Highway Patrol Camaro Pursuit Car Surfaces

Rare 1995 Chevrolet Camaro B4C police pursuit car, complete with lights and radar, is now for sale on Bring a Trailer.A rare piece of high-speed law enforcement history has hit the market: a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro B4C Special Service coupe, formerly used by the Nevada Highway Patrol in Elko, has been listed for sale—fully equipped with its original pursuit gear and wearing its NHP livery.Originally built under the B4C Special Service Package—a po…Elko · Elko Read Article

Bipartisan Measure Introduced to Expand Affordable Rural Housing - The MortgagePoint

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, Tina Smith, and Mike Rounds have introduced bipartisan legislation to improve federal rural housing programs and strengthen the supply of affordable housing in rural America, the Rural Housing Service Reform Act. The Act expands housing opportunities by offering loans, grants, and rental assistance to rural communities across the country. “Working families in the Silver State should have access to secure, affordable…Elko · Elko Read Article

Tech, tariffs, and Trump cloud NV Energy effort to reduce carbon footprint

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NV Energy is shrinking its carbon footprint and staying ahead of a state mandate to produce half of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, the utility announced earlier this month in its annual report on efforts to comply with…Tariffs · Elko See the Story

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