A year full of triumph and tragedy

Jeremy Renner's accident, a muddy Burning Man and more AT RIGHT: A Burning Man participant walks their bike through the mud near the exit.

The year 2023 started off with snow — nearly an all-time record for the Sierra Nevada — and many of the region's biggest stories were weather-related: Jeremy Renner's horrendous snowcat accident on New Year's Day, a tragic Care Flight accident in February and a muddy Burning Man.

We look back on a year that was full of triumph and tragedy. Here are some of the RGJ newsroom's top-read stories each month.

January

Jeremy Renner accident: Actor Jeremy Renner was critically injured when he was run over by his seven-ton snow groomer while trying to prevent it from hitting a truck his nephew was driving. Renner was airlifted to Renown Regional Medical Center with 30 broken bones and other severe injuries. Renner has made several public appearances throughout 2023, but continues with physical therapy.

Reno Public Market soft opening attracts 12,300 visitors: Reno Public Market attracted an estimated 12,300 people over four days as the project held a soft opening at the former Shoppers Square site at the southern edge of Midtown.

Arthouse cinema closes a week after opening: Reno's first new arthouse cinema in decades was off to a rocky start after it closed one week after its grand opening. Theater 42, which held its first screening Jan. 5 at its new home inside a renovated law office, had to close due to unforeseen permit and licensing issues, owner Austin Lugo told the RGJ. The theater relaunched in May.

February

Midtown building demolished: Marmot Properties tore down the 121 Vesta Drive building to make way for a new mixed-use project that will add 40 apartments and retail space south of downtown Reno.

Young man with autism lived for 10 months in Reno hospital: Reno police took CJ Stout to the hospital after responding to a 911 call about an attack that left CJ's mother and big sister bruised and bitten. CJ has severe autism. His mental age is that of a 3-yearold, and he suffers from seizures. No one thought Renown was the right long

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TOP: A woman runs through the rain on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, Aug. 19. As Hurricane Hilary approaches, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo activated 100 National Guard troops to Southern Nevada, late Friday.