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Santa Crawl, ‘Nutcracker,’ Christmas drone show this week in Northern Nevada

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December 9, 2024

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Santa Crawl, ‘Nutcracker,’ Christmas drone show this week in Northern Nevada

There’s a slight chance of precipitation and a 100% chance of Santas this weekend in Reno.

A new front is expected to send snow into the Pacific Northwest by the end of the week, and the system could drop rain and snow as far south as the Sierra beginning on Friday.

Also heading into the area this weekend: thousands of Santas for downtown Reno’s annual Santa Crawl.

Here’s what else is happening in northwestern Nevada for the week of Dec. 9-15, 2024.

Reno-Tahoe events, Dec. 9-15

“The Golden Girls Holiday Extravaganza,” Dec. 11-15: The Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company recreates holiday episodes of the sitcom “Golden Girls” live on stage. Tickets are $28, $15 students, $23 for seniors/military. Performances are at 124 W. Taylor St. For details, visit goodluckmacbeth.org.

“Little Miss Buttcracker,” Dec. 12-15: The Brüka is hosting this Nutcracker parody described as “‘Little Miss Sunshine’ meets ‘Dance Moms’” on select dates through Dec. 21. Tickets are $35 in advance; $31 for seniors, students and military; and $40 at the door. Performances are at 99 N. Virginia St. For details, visit bruka.org.

Matt Axton and Badmoon, Dec. 13: Formerly a Tahoe resident and longtime musician in that scene, Axton — who is the son of legendary songwriter Hoyt Axton — now lives in southern Cali and leads this band through an eclectic mix of country, soul and rock music. He and the group will play at 7 p.m. at Reno Public Market, 299 E. Plumb Lane. Details at renopublicmarket.com.

La India Yuridia, Dec. 13: A popular comedian in Mexico, Yuridia combines family humor with up-to-date topical material in her standup act, and she’s reached social media fame for her lively videos. She performs at 8 p.m. at the Grand Theater, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, 2500 E. 2nd St. Tickets range from $40-$120. For details, call 775-789-1115 or visit grandsierraresort.com.

Tracy Lawrence, Dec. 13: Emerging as a popular country singer in the ‘90s, Lawrence continues to release new music and tour the country. His biggest hits include several country No. 1s: “Time Marches On,” “Alibis” and “Sticks and Stones.” Lawrence takes the stage at 8 p.m. at the Grand Ballroom, Nugget Casino Resort, 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks. Tickets are $65-$115. For details, call 775-356-3300 or visit nuggetcasinoresort.com.

Boombox, Dec. 13-14: This group is one of the better ones that merges the improvisational spirit of jam bands with electronic music. They are now a big enough draw to do two shows in Tahoe — each starts at 9 p.m. in the Crown Room at Crystal Bay Club Casino, 14 State Highway 28, Crystal Bay. Tickets are $27-$30 for each night. For details, call 775-833-6333 or visit crystalbaycasino.com.

Hi-Dez Holiday Market, Dec. 14: This is the annual art and craft holiday marketplace put on by The Holland Project, including local artisans and special holiday activities at each location, which this year includes Tooti Frooti, The Radical Cat and Our Center, all near the venue. It begins at 10 a.m. and goes until 3 p.m. starting at The Holland Project, 140 Vesta St. Admission is free. For details, visit hollandreno.org.

Parade of Lights and Christmas Drone Show, Dec. 14: Virginia City hosts its annual holiday parade down C Street starting at 5 p.m., followed by its first-ever Christmas Drone Show at 6 p.m. For details, visit visitvirginiacity.com.

Santa Crawl, Dec. 14: Local costumed Santas will be joined by a bunch of folks from over the hill in California (and beyond) for this wildly popular pub crawl through Reno. The sight of thousands of partying Santas and elves under the Reno Arch has become a city tradition. It takes place starting at 8 p.m. throughout downtown Reno and along Fourth Street. Details at crawlreno.com.

Reno Dance Company presents “The Nutcracker,” Dec. 15: Tchaikovsky’s classic is being staged by this local troupe, which includes 25 professional dancers and an extra cast with more than 80 children. Performances are at 3 and 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Grand Theatre, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, 2500 E. Second St. Tickets are $25-45. For details, visit grandsierraresort.com.

Reno Wind Symphony presents “A Musical Winter Wonderland,” Dec. 15: This community symphony will perform seasonal favorites in a winter setting. It takes place at 3 p.m. Dec. 15 at Nightingale Concert Hall, University of Nevada, Reno, 1335 N. Virginia St. Reserved (free) tickets available at renowindsymphony.com.

Reno-Tahoe weather, Dec. 9-15

Monday: Sunny and cool, with highs in the low 40s in the valleys and in the mid-30s to mid-40s at higher elevations. Mostly clear overnight, with lows in the upper 10s in the valleys and in the 10s at higher elevations.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s in the valleys and in the low 40s at higher elevations. Mostly cloudy overnight, with lows in the mid-20s in the valleys and in the low 20s at higher elevations.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with highs near 50 in the valleys and in the upper 40s at higher elevations. Partly cloudy overnight, with lows near 30 in the valleys and in the 20s at higher elevations.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s in the valleys and in the mid-40s to mid-50s at higher elevations. Partly cloudy overnight, with lows near 30 in the valleys and in the upper 20s at higher elevations.

Friday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of precipitation; highs in the low 50s in the valleys and in the 40s at higher elevations. Partly cloudy with a chance of precipitation overnight, with lows near 30 in the valleys and in the 20s at higher elevations. Snow levels at 5,500 feet.

Saturday: Partly cloudy with a chance of precipitation; highs in the upper 40s in the valleys and in the low 40s at higher elevations. Snow levels between 5,200 and 5,900 feet. Partly cloudy overnight in the valleys with a slight chance of precipitation and lows in the mid-20s; a chance of snow showers at higher elevations, with lows in the low 20s.

Sunday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of precipitation, with highs in the mid-40s in the valleys and in the low 40s at higher elevations. Mostly cloudy with an increasing chance of precipitation overnight, with lows in the upper 20s in the valleys and in the low 20s at higher elevations.

Northern Nevada roadwork, Dec. 9-15

Steamboat Parkway, south Reno: Crews are wrapping up the expansion of a section of Steamboat Parkway from four lanes to six between Marketplace Drive and Veterans Parkway.

U.S. 95-A in Yerington: Single-lane and shoulder closures will take place between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays through early December as the Nevada Department of Transportation improves roadway drainage.

I-80, west Reno: Lane reductions and overnight ramp closures will continue as part of NDOT’s multiyear project to repave and improve the stretch of freeway between West McCarran and Keystone. Expect lane shifts and speed reductions.

U.S. 395, North Valleys: Northbound traffic will continue to be reduced to two lanes on 395 through mid-2025 due to NDOT’s work to widen 395 between North McCarran Boulevard and Golden Valley Road. The on-ramp at Panther Valley, north of Reno, will be closed through late 2024. Watch for intermittent ramp closures overnight.

Mark Earnest contributed to this report.

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DOJ sues Nevada for allegedly withholding voter registration information

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December 12, 2025

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DOJ sues Nevada for allegedly withholding voter registration information

The Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit against Nevada on Friday, alleging that the state failed to provide statewide voter registration lists when requested, according to a news release.

Colorado, Hawaii, and Massachusetts were also sued, bringing the total to 18 states now facing lawsuits from the Justice Department. The department’s Civil Rights Division filed the complaints.

Francisco Aguilar, Nevada secretary of state, was charged with violating the Civil Rights Act after he responded on Aug. 21 to a letter from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, saying there was no basis for her request for certain voter information, asserting privacy concerns, according to the lawsuit.

According to the complaint, Aguilar provided a link to the state’s computerized voter registration list. However, the version shared contained incomplete fields, including registrants’ full names, dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and the last four digits of their Social Security numbers.

Aguilar’s Aug. 21 letter said his office would follow up, but the attorney general never received the list containing all the requested fields, the lawsuit said.

According to the news release, Congress assigns the attorney general primary responsibility for enforcing the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act, both enacted to ensure that states maintain accurate and effective voter registration systems.

The attorney general also has authority under the Civil Rights Act of 1960 to request, review, and analyze statewide voter registration lists, according to the release.

“States have the statutory duty to preserve and protect their constituents from vote dilution,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said in the release. “At this Department of Justice, we will not permit states to jeopardize the integrity and effectiveness of elections by refusing to abide by our federal elections laws. If states will not fulfill their duty to protect the integrity of the ballot, we will.”

Contact Akiya Dillon at adillon@reviewjournal.com.

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Police: Deadly crash closes all lanes at I-15, Charleston

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December 12, 2025

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Police: Deadly crash closes all lanes at I-15, Charleston

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A deadly crash has closed all lanes at I-15 and Charleston Boulevard, police say.

Nevada State Police posted on social media after 7 p.m. about the crash. Police say drivers in the area should use other routes.

Police have not immediately shared details about the victim or if other people are involved. It’s not yet confirmed if impairment is suspected.

This is a developing story. Check back later for details.

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Top Interior Department official has ties to Thacker Pass lithium mine – High Country News

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December 11, 2025

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Top Interior Department official has ties to Thacker Pass lithium mine – High Country News

This story was co-published with Public Domain.

Karen Budd-Falen, a top official at the Department of Interior, has financial ties to the controversial Thacker Pass lithium mine in northern Nevada — a project that the Trump administration worked to fast-track during its first term. In recent months, the administration took an equity stake in the mine and the mine’s parent company.

After an unexplained delay, Public Domain and High Country News obtained Budd-Falen’s financial disclosure earlier this month, which details her family’s extensive land holdings. Among them is Home Ranch LLC, a Nevada ranching operation valued at over $1 million. Nevada’s business search database shows a Home Ranch LLC that listed Frank Falen as the manager in February 2022. Frank Falen is also the name of Karen Budd Falen’s husband.

Karen Budd-Falen, senior partner at Budd-Falen Law Offices LLC, speaks at the 2024 Western Ag and Environmental Law Conference. Budd-Falen is a top official at the Interior Department. Credit: uacescomm / CC via Flickr

In November 2018, not long after Karen Budd-Falen joined the first Trump administration as a top legal official at the Interior Department, Home Ranch LLC agreed to sell water rights to Lithium Nevada Corporation, the company developing the Thacker Pass mine, for an undisclosed amount of money, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Frank Falen is listed on the document.

A Home Ranch also appears in planning documents that Lithium Nevada submitted to federal regulators during Trump’s first term. A monitoring plan for Thacker Pass, dated July 2021, notes that the company intended to use existing stock water wells owned by Home Ranch LLC to “monitor potential drawdown impacts” from its mining operations.

The water purchase agreement and other records raise questions about potential conflicts of interest. Budd-Falen was appointed in March as associate deputy secretary to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum — a position that does not require Senate confirmation. She also served as a high-ranking legal official at the Interior Department during President Trump’s first term.

It was during that earlier government stint that her official calendar lists a November 6, 2019 meeting in which Budd-Falen was scheduled to have “lunch with Lithium Nevada.”

In 2019, Lithium Nevada, a subsidiary of the Canadian mining firm Lithium Americas, was seeking speedy approval for its Thacker Pass mine in northern Nevada. In the waning days of the first Trump administration it received just that. In January 2021, the Bureau of Land Management approved the mine project, which includes some 5,700 acres of public land.

The $2.2 billion, open-pit mine project has drawn fierce opposition from area tribes and environmentalists, who argue it threatens water resources, endangered species and sacred cultural sites. Thacker Pass, known as Peehee Mu’huh to the Paiute Shoshone people, was the site of an 1865 massacre of at least 31 Paiute people.

Budd-Falen was being considered to lead the BLM during Trump’s first term, but turned down the director job when she learned that she and her husband would have to sell their interests in their family ranches to avoid conflicts of interest, she told The Fence Post in 2018.

Since returning to power, Trump and his team have again worked to move the project forward, as part of a broader push to boost critical mineral mining in the U.S. In September, the Trump administration struck a deal with Lithium Americas to take a 5% equity stake in both the Thacker Pass mine and the company, in exchange for the release of loan money from the Department of Energy.

Budd-Falen has largely worked behind the scenes at the Interior Department. Little is known about what issues she has focused on since returning to the sprawling agency. Notably, Interior officials have yet to release her ethics agreement, which would detail any companies or projects that are off limits.

“Did she have any oversight of the environmental review process regarding Thacker Pass? It is a big question,” said Kyle Roerink, executive director of the Great Basin Water Network, a water conservation group in Nevada. “If she didn’t recuse herself, it would fly in the face of the impartial decisionmaking that Americans expect from government officials.”