One year ago this week, Nevada’s most powerful federal representative died, but he still continues to play a major role in Silver State politics.
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Veronika Henriques received her green card in the mail, only to be told later that it was issued by mistake and must be returned, another setback in a yearslong fight to become a permanent resident of the United States.
If the Nevada Legislature had amended the state constitution to allow women to vote when it first came up in 1869, Nevada would have become the first state to legalize women’s suffrage.
Democrats have zeroed in on the Republican gubernatorial candidate’s sometimes contradictory statements on the issue.
Former university regent James Dean Leavitt is challenging appointed Judge Maria Gall for the District Court Department 9 seat.
The Las Vegas Valley Water District is expected to adopt a new rate structure so big users pay more when they use more water.
State police won’t investigate Nye County deputies who failed to stop an intoxicated driver who killed three people. A county district attorney is continuing to push for a probe.
Clark County will investigate the company’s treatment of tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic after a probe found executives used “uniquely egregious” practices to evict residents.
Vacancies in the Clark County School District could lead to larger class sizes, more classes covered by substitute teachers and fewer course offerings.
Nevada officials made their pitch Wednesday for the Silver State to have the first in the nation presidential primary election.
Robert Telles’ lackluster showing in his re-election bid to run the Public Administrator’s office, follows a Review-Journal investigation that uncovered claims of bullying and retaliation.
A long-simmering dispute over guns in Nye County courthouses appears to be headed to Nevada’s highest court for review.
High levels of contamination in Nevada were found at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs and particularly at Nellis Air Force Base, which landed on a Superfund clean-up list under the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Daily highs around 110 and morning lows near 85 are forecast by the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service from Saturday through Thursday.
A man was shot and killed by police after pointing a rifle at officers in a downtown Las Vegas apartment complex, according to police.
This was the Henderson Police Department’s second officer-involved shooting in 2024, officers said.
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