State and national Democrats are leading a lawsuit that seeks to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from appearing on Nevada’s presidential ballot, citing state law.
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The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office says the family of Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks will host a Celebration of Life in his memory in Reno next week.
A district court judge approved a motion to dismiss the fake electors case, pointing to issues with jurisdiction.
Regent Donald McMichael made comments at a Nevada System of Higher Education board meeting this month that many considered antisemitic.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on Nevadans to vote for President Joe Biden and cast former President Donald Trump as a danger to abortion access.
COVID-19 cases and deaths have spiked sharply in nursing homes and assisted living centers, and now account for more than 16 percent of the state’s fatalities from the disease.
Former state Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson, who pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds, was granted early release from federal prison for medical reasons and will serve the rest of his sentence on house arrest.
A Nye County court employee’s COVID-19 case and another potential exposure have prompted the closures of the Pahrump Justice Court and the Fifth Judicial District Court.
Clark County coroner’s office also reports on the cause of death of two Las Vegas men in their 70s and determined COVID-19 was the primary cause.