douglas county

Timothy Moore, 19, of Douglas County, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for driving into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020.

MINDEN, Nev. (AP) — A red siren perched atop a small town’s volunteer fire department sounds every night at 6 p.m., sending a piercing noise echoing through the ranches and towns of northern Nevada’s Carson Valley including Dresslerville — a community governed by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.

Governor Steve Sisolak today declared a state of emergency in Douglas County in response to the ongoing Tamarack Fire.

The Nevada agency that oversees businesses compliance with state coronavirus directives has dismissed fines it imposed after President Donald Trump held a September political rally at the Minden-Tahoe Airport in Douglas County.