Nevada deputies search for suspect in Nye County ranch fire
Nevada deputies search for suspect in Nye County ranch fire

Authorities in Nevada have launched a search for an Arizona man they believe set a house on fire this week at a ranch he was recently fired from.

Nevada confirms 5,000th COVID-19 death, but trends improving
Nevada confirms 5,000th COVID-19 death, but trends improving

Gov. Steve Sisolak has ordered flags lowered to half-staff in recognition of another somber coronavirus milestone.

17 hrs 10 mins ago
Utah polygamist who was imprisoned for child rape dies at 72
Utah polygamist who was imprisoned for child rape dies at 72

Utah polygamist Tom Green, who spent six years in prison after being convicted of child rape in a case that garnered widespread attention, has died.

18 hrs 30 mins ago
Republican Chattah to challenge Ford for attorney general
Republican Chattah to challenge Ford for attorney general

Las Vegas attorney Sigal Chattah, who has filed lawsuits against Gov. Steve Sisolak over coronavirus-related restrictions he imposed on churches and his proposed vaccination plan, announced Thursday that she’s running against Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford in 2022.

19 hrs 31 mins ago
Nevada GOP brings election complaints to Secretary of State
Nevada GOP brings election complaints to Secretary of State

Pro-Trump demonstrators convened in front of the Nevada Capitol to hand-deliver what they said were 12,000 complaints of election fraud to Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske and demand she investigate them.

19 hrs 55 mins ago
Nevadans in Congress proposing big new federal lands bill
Nevadans in Congress proposing big new federal lands bill

Nevada’s entire congressional delegation, governor and several advocacy groups have lined up behind a bid for Congress to set aside vast federal lands in Clark County for conservation and recreation while freeing some for development around Las Vegas.

20 hrs 3 mins ago
Vegas-area schools post video aimed at student mental health
Vegas-area schools post video aimed at student mental health

School and elected officials in Nevada are acknowledging the mental and emotional strain the coronavirus pandemic has had on children.

March 3rd, 4:00 PM PST
Nevada lawsuit alleges baby food makers sell toxic products
Nevada lawsuit alleges baby food makers sell toxic products

A lawsuit in Nevada is accusing four companies of producing and selling baby food tainted with toxic metals and harming at least seven Las Vegas children who were diagnosed with autism.

March 3rd, 3:04 PM PST
Nevada sheriff to address concealed carry permit backlog
Nevada sheriff to address concealed carry permit backlog

Authorities in Nevada have said the Washoe County sheriff’s office announced plans to eliminate an enormous backlog of concealed carry weapons permit requests by July.

March 3rd, 1:04 PM PST
Las Vegas police: Couple died in apparent murder-suicide
Las Vegas police: Couple died in apparent murder-suicide

Las Vegas police say the deaths of a husband and wife apparently involved a murder-suicide that occurred after an argument Wednesday.

March 3rd, 10:23 AM PST
With sale of the Venetian, Las Vegas Sands exits the Strip
With sale of the Venetian, Las Vegas Sands exits the Strip

Las Vegas Sands is selling the iconic Venetian casino resort and its Sands Expo and Convention Center for $6.25 billion, withdrawing from gambling operations on the Las Vegas Strip after changing the nature of the casino business there and just about everywhere else.

March 3rd, 7:15 AM PST
Nevada to let some sports tournaments resume March 15
Nevada to let some sports tournaments resume March 15

Gov. Steve Sisolak has reclassified lacrosse from a full-contact to minimal-contact sport in Nevada’s coronavirus playbook, amid moves to let indoor and outdoor practices and competitions resume with social distancing and other requirements.

March 2nd, 4:35 PM PST
Former Nevada inmate awarded $1.35M for wrongful conviction
Former Nevada inmate awarded $1.35M for wrongful conviction

A Nevada man who was exonerated after spending more than two decades in prison for a 1992 murder that he didn’t commit has been awarded a $1.35 million settlement and a certificate of innocence from the state.

March 2nd, 3:43 PM PST
Official: California likely facing critically dry year
Official: California likely facing critically dry year

State water authorities say California will likely face a critically dry year with much less runoff from the Sierra Nevada snowpack than normal and reservoirs that already are showing the impact of winter precipitation that is well below average.

March 2nd, 1:02 PM PST
Storey County passes resolution against Innovation Zones
Storey County passes resolution against Innovation Zones

The rural Nevada county where a blockchain technology company wants to form a jurisdiction with governmental power passed a resolution opposing the idea.

March 2nd, 12:38 PM PST
Nevada Democrats re-introduce push to block Yucca Mountain
Nevada Democrats re-introduce push to block Yucca Mountain

Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada is reviving a push to block the creation of a national nuclear-waste dump at Yucca Mountain.

March 2nd, 12:34 PM PST
Biden plan to distribute virus aid irks some governors
Biden plan to distribute virus aid irks some governors

The Biden administration’s plan to funnel more coronavirus aid into states with greater unemployment has irked governors with lower jobless rates, even though many have economies that weren’t hit as hard by the pandemic.

March 2nd, 11:50 AM PST
USDA reevaluates plan to turn ditch into water pipeline
USDA reevaluates plan to turn ditch into water pipeline

A federal agency and a Nevada water conservation district have agreed to re-evaluate a preliminary plan to turn part of a 140-year-old irrigation ditch in Reno into a water pipeline.

March 2nd, 11:46 AM PST
Reno homicide suspect arrested near Nevada-Oregon border
Reno homicide suspect arrested near Nevada-Oregon border

Authorities in northern Nevada say a suspect in a Reno homicide was taken into custody over 200 miles away after a chase involving officers from multiple agencies.

March 2nd, 10:46 AM PST
Anti-restriction counties prep to manage own virus rules
Anti-restriction counties prep to manage own virus rules

Nevada officials are preparing to cede decision-making power over the state’s coronavirus measures to county officials.

March 1st, 5:33 PM PST
Massachusetts man ID'd as victim in one-punch Vegas slaying
Massachusetts man ID'd as victim in one-punch Vegas slaying

Authorities identified a 57-year-old Massachusetts man killed during the weekend in a single punch pre-dawn confrontation with another man on a Las Vegas Strip pedestrian walkway.

March 1st, 4:57 PM PST
Nevada voter registration increased slightly in February
Nevada voter registration increased slightly in February

Nevada saw a slight increase in registered voters in February, when more voters signed up as nonpartisan than with any political party.

March 1st, 4:49 PM PST
Nevada expecting to get 24K doses of J&J vaccine this week
Nevada expecting to get 24K doses of J&J vaccine this week

Nevada expects to get 24,000 dosesk of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week, but state officials have not yet detailed whether the single-shot vaccine will be targeted for use in any particular community.

March 1st, 2:08 PM PST
Racial bias seen amid rise in Vegas-area hate crime reports
Racial bias seen amid rise in Vegas-area hate crime reports

Activists in Las Vegas are attributing a rise in reports of hate crimes against Black residents in 2020 to an increase in racism nationally and a willingness by victims to document incidents.

March 1st, 1:52 PM PST
$500 reward in search for car in Sparks cycle hit-and-run
$500 reward in search for car in Sparks cycle hit-and-run

Authorities are offering a $500 reward in the search for the driver of a vehicle that fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident in Sparks that seriously injured a motorcyclist over the weekend.

March 1st, 1:40 PM PST
Utah LGBTQ+ nonprofit group to expand after $4M donations
Utah LGBTQ+ nonprofit group to expand after $4M donations

A Utah nonprofit that provides resources for LGBTQ+ youth will expand to other states after receiving $4 million in donations.

March 1st, 1:12 PM PST
Las Vegas panel seeks ideas on mass shooting memorial
Las Vegas panel seeks ideas on mass shooting memorial

A panel planning a permanent memorial to the 2017 massacre on the Las Vegas Strip is making a nationwide call for ideas about how best to remember the 58 people killed and thousands affected by the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

March 1st, 1:04 PM PST
States easing virus restrictions despite experts' warnings
States easing virus restrictions despite experts' warnings

With the U.S. vaccination drive picking up speed and a third formula on the way, states eager to reopen for business are easing coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over and that moving too quickly could prolong the misery.

March 1st, 10:44 AM PST
Man arrested after punch leads to death on Las Vegas Strip
Man arrested after punch leads to death on Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas police say a man has died after he was punched while walking along the Strip.

March 1st, 8:24 AM PST
Nevada reports 266 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
Nevada reports 266 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths

Health officials in Nevada on Sunday reported 266 new confirmed COVID-19 cases but no additional deaths.

February 28th, 1:11 PM PST
Couple dead in a Summerlin apartment; Likely murder-suicide
Couple dead in a Summerlin apartment; Likely murder-suicide

Police say they are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in the Las Vegas Valley of Southern Nevada.

February 28th, 8:22 AM PST
Northern Nevada tribe co-stars in Peter Gabriel music video
Northern Nevada tribe co-stars in Peter Gabriel music video

Members of a northern Nevada tribe play a supporting role in a new music video by rock star Peter Gabriel.

February 28th, 8:14 AM PST
Man gets life in prison without parole for Elko baby's death
Man gets life in prison without parole for Elko baby's death

Prosecutors say a man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the death of a baby in Elko.

February 28th, 6:46 AM PST
Vegas-area schools latest to reopen among large US districts
Vegas-area schools latest to reopen among large US districts

When school bells ring Monday, Las Vegas will become the latest of the nation's largest districts to return kids to classrooms during the coronavirus pandemic.

February 27th, 5:08 PM PST
2nd arrest made in 2020 shooting of man found in crashed car
2nd arrest made in 2020 shooting of man found in crashed car

Reno police say a second arrest has been made in a January 2020 fatal shooting of a man found dead in a crashed car.

February 27th, 3:32 PM PST
Nevada prison system reports errors in COVID-19 case counts
Nevada prison system reports errors in COVID-19 case counts

State officials in Nevada said the Department of Corrections has been incorrectly reporting COVID-19 cases in facilities because of data entry errors.

February 27th, 11:11 AM PST

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