Humboldt County, NV

The Humboldt Development Authority on May 19 unanimously approved and recommended the formation of the Nevada I-80 Regional Development Authority — which includes Humboldt County, City of Winnemucca, Pershing County and the City of Lovelock — tentatively set to launch July 1. The request for proposal is scheduled to be...

Gold Bull Resources Corp. [GBRC-TSXV; BLSSF-OTC] reported assays for the first hole drilled in 2021 at its 100%-owned Sandman Project in Humboldt County, Nevada. The company has commenced a Phase 1 reverse circulation (RC) drill program consisting of 3,000 metres for 17 drill holes. Hole SA0001 at the Abel Knoll...

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (KOLO) - The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man at a home about 7 miles north of Winnemucca. It is treating the death as suspicious until it finds more information. The sheriff’s office received a call March 18 about a man who was...

The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office says deputies are investigating a suspicious death that happened sometime around March 18 near Lambert Drive in Winnemucca. Officials said deputies got a call about an unresponsive person who was at his home in the area. The caller, who was a relative of the person, was concerned after he hadn't heard from him for several days.

A Reno homicide suspect is behind bars in Humboldt County after being arrested early Tuesday morning near Winnemucca. A Reno homicide suspect is behind bars after being found near Winnemucca in Humboldt County early Tuesday morning. Reno police say 23-year-old Nicholas Silva is suspected of shooting and killing a man...

MCDERMITT, Nev. (KOLO) - The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man wanted in connection with a death and robbery investigation. The Sheriff’s Office received word from the Reno Police Department that Nicholas Silva, 23, might be trying to drive to the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation. Shortly after 4...

On January 15, 2021, the Bureau of Land Management approved the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Project in Humboldt County, Nevada. On February 11, 2021, Edward Bartell, a rancher who owns property above and below the proposed mine, filed a lengthy lawsuit in the United States District Court of Nevada in an effort to halt the mine’s development. The complaint alleges that the ROD violates Section 7 and Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act, as well as the National Environmental Policy Act.

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The Humboldt County District Attorney's office, along with the Sheriff's Department released the final report into the criminal action of a Winnemucca Police Detective. The investigation found that Detective Matthew Morgan stole illegal drugs from the evidence vault at the Winnemucca Police department.

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (KOLO) -Winnemucca Police Department Detective Matthew Morgan died June 25, 2020, in an evidence vault after taking drugs left in evidence storage, the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office said Friday. “The toxic levels of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Detective Morgan’s system at time of autopsy, as well as...

The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office released new details on the death of a Winnemucca Police Department detective. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office released new details on the death of a Winnemucca Police Department detective. Detective Matthew Morgan died on June 25, 2020 of an overdose of fentanyl and methamphetamine. The...

OROVADA — The Thacker Pass lithium mine proposed by Lithium Nevada Corp. has been approved by the Bureau of Land Management Humboldt River Field Office. The project would include 5,700 acres of public lands within the project area approximately 17 miles northwest of Orovada and 53 miles north-northwest of Winnemucca in Humboldt County.

OROVADA, Nev. — The Humboldt River Field Office issued a Record of Decision approving the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine north of Winnemucca. According to the BLM, the project would include 5,700 acres of public lands within the project area located approximately 17 miles northwest of Orovada and 53 miles north-northwest of Winnemucca in Humboldt County.

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. — Vancouver, B.C.-based Equinox Gold Corp. and Ontario-based Premier Gold Mines Ltd. announced Dec. 16 they’ve entered into a definitive agreement in which Equinox will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Premier. As part of the agreement, Premier will form a new U.S.-focused gold production and development...

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. — Trifecta Gold Ltd. announced Dec. 15 that the first phase of exploration and drill pad construction at the Yuge Gold Project is complete and reverse circular (RC) drilling is scheduled to begin in January 2021. The property is located roughly 35 miles south of Denio in the...

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The Humboldt County District Attorney and the Winnemucca Police Department are reworking their cases after a detective at the police department died. How he died is also raising questions about whether the cases can even continue. Detective Matt Morgan was a 26...