Nevada has the highest percentage of public lands of any state in the country. The majority of it is operated by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
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Here’s a guide of several programs that families with children can use for assistance in times of need.
The public can sway what a federal agency does when deciding if a project should move forward, thanks to the National Environmental Policy Act.
Five employees at the Southern Nevada Water Authority and sister agency Las Vegas Valley Water District cashed out more than $100,000 in sick and vacation leave pay in 2022.
Nevada laws and regulations say gaming licensees can’t restrict access to slot machines, but resorts must seek special permission for private gaming salons.
In the drought-stricken Southwest, understanding your connection to water is paramount. These four books can help you do just that.
All of Nevada’s Indigenous people fall under five groups — Nuwuvi, Numa, Newe, Wá∙šiw and the Mojave.
The number of employees at the Southern Nevada Health District grew by almost two-thirds during the COVID-19 pandemic, records show.
North Las Vegas is not known as one of the most affluent cities in Nevada, but several of their top officials made more than half a million dollars in pay and benefits.
Buolder City puts the brakes on growth, and its population barely budged over the past decade or so. Nonetheless, city government has spent millions more on its workforce in recent years.
A white line on the main street — and a canyon-sized gap in pay — divide the twin towns of West Wendover and Wendover, Utah.
A corrections sergeant received the second-most pay and benefits at nearly $400,000.
The agency in charge of public transportation and road projects has a lot of employees making $100,000 or more a year, including managers and technicians.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority has released its annual Water Resource Plan, which shows the challenges of dealing with a dwindling Colorado River.
Have questions about the new law banning stopping on Strip pedestrian bridges? Here are some answers.
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Researchers are looking for people in the Las Vegas Valley with loved ones who have the disease also known as juvenile diabetes.
A Las Vegas woman faces a murder charge after police allege she intentionally struck her boyfriend with her car, according to court records.
The study looks at rental cost burdens and finds the Las Vegas metro and the entire state have some of the highest costs in the entire country
A fire that has been burning through Red Rock Canyon since Monday has been fully contained, according to the Bureau of Land Management.