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Stewart walkaway held in Sacramento homicide

A man who walked away from Stewart Conservation Camp was found in a Sacramento apartment.

Authorities seek help in second shoe-lifting case

Douglas County investigators are seeking help in a second shoe-lifting case.

Man faces mandatory prison sentence in domestic battery case

A man faces 2-15 years in prison after he admitted to breaking a woman’s rib and giving her a concussion during an altercation in Gardnerville.

Stewart Camp seeking wandering inmate

An inmate walked away from the Stewart Conservation Camp sometime Saturday night

New probation rules figure in drug sentencing

New probation rules figured prominently in whether a man with a 30-year history of drug offenses in Douglas County went to prison.

Air conditioning units targeted by thieves looking for recyclables

Urban miners are raiding HVAC units for recyclables to sell

Probationer faces felony domestic battery charge

A Gardnerville Ranchos man is facing a probation violation and a felony domestic battery charge stemming from a Sunday evening arrest.

Eluder who flashed fake FBI badge receives prison

A man, who tried to flash a fake FBI badge to dissuade deputies from pursuing him nearly a year ago, was sentenced to up to six years in Nevada prison on Tuesday.

Murder trial back on for June

A murder trial that was canceled at the outset of the coronavirus outbreak last year is back on for June 1.

Sheriff's Office seeks help uncovering backhoe's location

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a stolen 1995 Caterpillar 416D backhoe.

52-year-old Gardnerville man dies in Sunday crash

A 52-year-old Gardnerville man died on Sunday in a crash on Highway 50 near Zephyr Cove. Rafael Cortez died at the scene when the Toyota Tacoma pickup he was driving was involved in a crash with a silver 2015 Subaru Impreza.

Woman admits felony credit card, drug charges

A former Gardnerville woman admitted to felony credit card and drug possession charges on Tuesday. Haley Douglas, 26, entered guilty pleas to possession of a credit or debit card without the owner’s permission and having methamphetamine when she was arrested on Dec. 15.

Gardnerville man in court for crashing car through Carson City Sportsman’s Warehouse

The man who drove his car through the front doors of the Sportsman’s Warehouse January 15, injuring five people made his first appearance in Carson City Court on Tuesday.

Man receives max sentence in child abuse

A Gardnerville man received the maximum sentence of six years on a charge of child abuse involving sex.

Casino jacket thief helps himself to victim's vehicle

After swiping someone’s jacket at Harrah’s on Valentine’s Day, a man went out into the parking lot and used the keys he found in the pocket to drive off in the victim’s vehicle.