The new year ushers in a handful of new laws in Nevada, ranging from recreational marijuana to registration of mopeds.
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Chris Beecroft Jr., the longtime commissioner of Alternative Dispute Resolution for Clark County District Court, died this week. He was 67.
Former Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore intends to run for Las Vegas City Council in 2017, she confirmed to the Review-Journal on Thursday.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s predecessor — her husband, Oscar — pioneered the personalized poker chip as an alternative to business cards, but she has upped the ante.
Women will make up 40 percent of the Legislature in 2017, tying Nevada with Colorado and Vermont as the states with the highest percentage of women legislators. That will benefit all Nevadans, they say.
Harry Reid is stepping down from leadership and leaving the chamber with few regrets and an armful of legislative victories from three decades of serving the Democratic Caucus and his home state of Nevada.
A group of conservative students against the idea of UNLV being declared a sanctuary campus came away satisfied from a Thursday meeting with UNLV President Len Jessup. “We have heard what we wanted to hear from Jessup — that the campus is going to follow federal law,” a group co-founder said.
Nevada officials restored the state’s online registration system for medical marijuana cards a week after a “problem” forced them to take it down.
Settlement ends seven-year legal battle by aspiring plastic surgeon who was dropped from plastic surgery residency program.
This week, commissioners and council members will consider approving an interlocal agreement that would revive expired municipal annexation rules in northwest Las Vegas, where about 4,000 acres of county land exist in unincorporated “islands” located within the city’s outer boundaries.
Debra J. Saunders, a longtime political columnist with the San Francisco Chronicle, and Gary Martin, an award-winning political editor and national correspondent from the San Antonio Express-News, will cover the nation’s capital for the Review-Journal.
A multi-state agreement aimed at slowing the decline of Lake Mead can’t be finished until California finds a way to solve two major, long-simmering environmental fights, top water managers said Thursday.
Bus riders can enter a social media contest from now through the end of Christmas Day for a chance to win six months of free rides, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada announced Wednesday.
The city of Las Vegas could reap major benefits from a tax on sugary beverages, including about $25.2 million in revenue, according to a report published Wednesday.
Opportunity Village has announced plans for a fourth location, located at North Decatur Boulevard and West Elkhart Road, following a 17-acre land transfer from the city of Las Vegas. The nonprofit organization expects to break ground next fall.
