Solar group takes issue with NV Energy cost projections

A rooftop solar group on Thursday questioned figures from NV Energy that suggest a bill seeking to restart net metering in Nevada would cost ratepayers as much as $48 million a year.

Nevada Senate OKs plan to change Board of Regents

The Nevada Senate approved a proposal Thursday to take the Board of Regents out of the state constitution and put the board’s legal authority in state law and under the direction of the Legislature.

TSA quietly tested new screening process in Las Vegas

Travelers passing through McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas during the long Memorial Day weekend might notice some changes to security screening. Or maybe not, since the pilot program was quietly enacted there more than a year ago.

Bill would reward Nevada teachers for professional growth

An emergency bill in the works with under two weeks remaining in the Nevada legislative session would ensure raises for school district employees who complete professional growth plans.

East Las Vegas house fire sends smoke into nearby middle school

A house fire stemming from an unattended grill in east Las Vegas caused so much smoke to billow Thursday afternoon that a nearby middle school had to shut off its air conditioning system to prevent smoke inhalation.

Nevada lawmakers vow to protect state’s military bases

Trump’s budget plan calls for first round of military base closures, realignments since 2005, but many in Congress have little appetite for the politically charged game of winners and losers.

Always Dreaming’s Preakness run proves ‘horses are human’

Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming by various accounts came bouncing out of Churchill Downs in good order. His Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher felt good about his preparation.

Nevada Legislature passes proposal to overturn Citizens United

The Nevada Assembly on Thursday voted 26-14 on a resolution that asks Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would rein in independent political campaign spending.

 
ABC’s ‘Dirty Dancing’ fails to draw high ratings

ABC’s remake of the classic film “Dirty Dancing” failed to make a significant impact in the Wednesday ratings, coming in well below the season finale of “Survivor” in both key ratings measures.

5 shows in Las Vegas this week

It’s Memorial Day weekend, the ceremonial start of summer, so where better to spend it than Las Vegas’ man-made beach?

5 concerts in Las Vegas this week

Over a rat-a-tat-tat trap beat and the occasional ’80s arcade game zap, Foster the People frontman Mark Foster sounds a defiant note.

5 picks for art in Las Vegas this week

The 50th-anniversary party rolls on at UNLV’s Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art as four new exhibitions — encompassing sculpture, drawing, photography, found objects, installation and film — explore human civilization and the surrounding landscape.

Police body camera bill becomes Nevada law

A bill requiring law enforcement officers statewide to wear body cameras was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Brian Sandoval.

 
Semi smashes into Dennis Hof’s Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel

A man was arrested before dawn Thursday after he backed a tractor-trailer through the front gate of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel and crashed it into the building’s front door, according to authorities and the owner of the famed Nevada establishment featured in the CatHouse reality television show.

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