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Just a trace of precipitation yesterday at Yellend Field, down Vegas way they got a half inch of rain that led to flooding. Here, partly cloudy today, the high 49.
A Nevada inmate has been convicted in a deadly riot inside Ely State Prison that left three prisoners dead. A White Pine County jury found 34-year-old Anthony Ribera guilty on three counts of murder with a deadly weapon, along with multiple counts of attempted murder and battery by a prisoner.
The July 2024 attack was captured on prison cameras and showed several inmates using makeshift weapons while staff watched from a secure control room. Warning shots with pepper balls came about 14 seconds after the violence began, but officers didn’t enter the unit for roughly 11 minutes.
Three inmates were killed, including 22-year-old Connor Brown, and nearly 20 others were later charged in connection with the brawl. Ribera, who had been serving time for conspiracy to commit robbery, now faces a possible sentence of life without parole when he returns to court March 9.
The incident led the Nevada Department of Corrections to move about 2,000 inmates from Ely to High Desert State Prison, which has since seen its own wave of homicides.
In news from the special legislative session:
Nevada lawmakers may be nearing the end of the special session. Two major items — the film tax credit expansion and Gov. Joe Lombardo’s criminal justice package — were still awaiting final action in the Senate when Day 6 began yesterday. Only the crime bill advanced, passing the Senate just after midnight on a 16–2 vote. It now returns to the Assembly.
Several other measures stalled, including an appropriations bill for SNAP administration and a proposal to address health care provider shortages. Lawmakers also approved funding for legislative security and clarified rules around work-related lung disease.
Late last night, senators adopted a constitutional fix to a school-zone safety bill. The bill would double fines for traffic violations in school zones and give schools and local governments the flexibility to design zones themselves, rather than the process in place, which makes changes difficult and subject to lengthy approval processes.
Lawmakers in Nevada have passed a major crime bill backed by Governor Joe Lombardo, with a new amendment limiting federal immigration agents from entering school grounds without a warrant. The Senate approved the amended Assembly Bill 4 on a 16-2 vote early Wednesday.
The wide-ranging legislation expands penalties for DUIs and assaults, and allows Clark County judges to create a “Resort Corridor” court program around the Las Vegas Strip.
The bill now returns to the Assembly for final approval before heading to the governor’s desk.
Nevada lawmakers are adding a new item to Gov. Joe Lombardo’s special-session agenda — a bipartisan bill targeting corporate and hedge-fund purchases of residential homes.
Sen. Ira Hansen says legislators filed a petition to include the measure, marking the first time a special-session agenda has been amended this way. The bill is modeled after earlier legislation from Sen. Dina Neal and would create a registry to track corporate homebuyers, aiming to keep large companies from outbidding families in a tight housing market.
Hansen says about 15 percent of Clark County homes are now owned by corporations and calls the issue critical for young Nevadans priced out of housing. Lawmakers expect to process the bill quickly without extending the session.
White Pine County Sheriff’s deputies handled several calls on Monday.
Deputies assisted staff with a problem involving a person at a local healthcare facility. A stolen four-wheeler was reported in the city, with that investigation still underway. At local schools, two juveniles were referred to Juvenile Probation after being found with vaping devices.
Deputies also responded to a battery at a county facility, with that case forwarded to the District Attorney. A missing-person report was taken involving someone traveling from out of state who has not yet been located.
A deputy cited a person after finding a child left unattended in a vehicle outside a business. Other calls included found property, an abandoned vehicle turned over to State Police, and a custody-exchange issue.
There were no new bookings.
The 2025 Ladycats Soccer team keeps piling up accolades.
Brooklyn Reed, Paytin Lawrence, Juliane Hughes, Laura Trujillo and Ainsley Giles made First Team All State, while Miley Oxenborrow and Reese Maestes made Second Team all state with Jalee Williams, Jillian Bath and Cadence Johnson getting honorable mention. Senior midfielder Paityn Lawrence was also named conference Most Valuable Player. She averaged .9 goals per game, .7 assists per game, had 174 steals all season and 106 shots on goal.
Congratulations to the Ladycats Soccer team for bringing the championship back to White Pine County, along with a lot of honors.