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Look for mostly sunny skies with today’s high around 88.
The Ward Fire response is winding down, holding at 8683 acres and is 98% contained, with crews continuing to extinguish remaining hot spots.
Fire suppression repairs are beginning along the 443 Road and dozer lines, with crews removing berms and stabilizing disturbed areas to reduce erosion.
A Burned Area Emergency Response team is assessing safety and natural resource concerns and identify areas needing additional stabilization.
The White Pine County Sheriff’s Office responded to a variety of calls Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday including domestic disturbances, threats, thefts and traffic incidents.
On Wednesday, deputies investigated two domestic disturbances, a juvenile fight, a missing elderly person, a reported bicycle theft and possible email fraud. Natalie P. Zaren was arrested by the Eastern Nevada Narcotics Task Force for allegedly selling a controlled substance. She was also held on an Ely Justice Court warrant, with bail set at 20-thousand dollars.
On Thursday, deputies responded to reports of threats, a prowler, a stolen air-conditioning unit and a suspicious vehicle. Deputies also investigated several traffic incidents, including a deer collision.
On Friday, deputies helped recover a stolen vehicle in Ely and investigated a hit-and-run, which remains active. Tera Eisenmenger was cited for failure to yield following a crash at Great Basin Boulevard and Aultman Street.
Nevada State Police also arrested Evelyn Vandernick and Nathaniel Jasper on possession-of-a-stolen-vehicle charges. Both were held on 10-thousand-dollar bail.
The Elko County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide following a deadly incident Thursday night.
Deputies received a 911 call around nine-oh-six, reporting a man had reportedly been thrown from a vehicle and was bleeding heavily.
Witnesses and surveillance video showed a vehicle leaving the area at a high rate of speed. However, investigators later determined the victim was not thrown from the vehicle or run over.
Detectives say the man suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck and died at the scene.
His identity is being withheld until family members are notified. The investigation remains ongoing.
An Elko man has pleaded guilty to buying 140 firearms for drug trafficking organizations in Mexico, laundering money from the sales, and harboring people who were illegally in the U.S.
Federal prosecutors say Luis Alberto Osorio and others purchased firearms, ammunition and magazines between 2020 and 2025, including several .50-caliber rifles and other high-powered weapons, for resale in Mexico.
Osorio pleaded guilty to firearms trafficking, straw purchasing, harboring illegal aliens and conspiracy to launder money.
He faces a maximum of 70 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for February 11th, 2027.
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has ordered flags lowered to half-staff Monday, August 17th, honoring U.S. Forest Service-contracted firefighting pilot Christopher V. Andersen.
Andersen died August 7th while supporting aerial firefighting operations on the Widemouth Two Fire near Three Creeks Reservoir in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest.
Andersen spent more than four decades in aviation and public service, including service as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. He later worked as a chief pilot and mentor near Lake Tahoe.
The flags will be lowered from sunrise to sunset Monday at the Nevada State Capitol and all state public buildings and grounds, at the request of Andersen’s family.
A 78-year-old woman injured in the Bug Fire has died.
Shari Floyd died Saturday at UC Davis Medical Center from serious burn injuries and smoke inhalation. She and her husband, radio personality Eddie Floyd, were the only two people seriously injured when the fire flared up August 12th near their Wynema Ranch in Lassen County.
Eddie Floyd remains in critical but stable condition.
The ranch is a wild horse sanctuary and home to numerous animals. Family members say Shari Floyd was deeply devoted to horses and animals and was a beloved mother.
The Bug Fire has burned nine homes and forced thousands of evacuations along the Nevada-California border.
A new report says protecting public lands is a top concern for a large majority of Nevada voters.
The Center for Western Priorities says polling shows most Nevada voters oppose selling public lands or rolling back environmental protections.
One survey found 82 percent oppose funding cuts to agencies including the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service.
The report comes as conservation groups raise concerns about efforts to use public lands for development, including data centers, and potential changes to national monument boundaries.
Advocates say public lands could become an important issue in the upcoming election.
That’s your morning news from White Pine County and the state of Nevada