The entrance to the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert was closed and attendees urged to shelter in place Saturday as flooding from storms swept through the area.
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The board overseeing Nevada’s higher education institutions was confronted by a former regent Wednesday about the resignation of its chief of staff.
Slain Review-Journal reporter Jeff German posthumously won Podcast of the Year at Saturday night’s Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence dinner.
Under state law, the Clark County School District can request two bill drafts for potential consideration by the Nevada Legislature, which meets every two years.
State officials and community advocates gathered Thursday to announce a new partnership aimed at reducing suicide across the state.
The Clark County School District will return to classes next month with more proactive measures in place, according to an assistant superintendent.
Planned Parenthood had said it expects its abortion volumes to increase by 80 percent — or by 10,000 patients — in Southern Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico.
Dale Erquiaga, former state superintendent of public instruction, was appointed as the new acting chancellor for Nevada’s colleges and universities.
Two Nevada paleontologists have had their paper describing the state’s first unique dinosaur accepted for publication in a science journal.
“I just don’t see how you’re going to legislate common sense behavior, expectations of a board,” Nevada Sen. Carrie Buck, R-Henderson, said.
Candlelighters is a local nonprofit that was founded in 1978 to provide emotional support, quality of life programs, and financial assistance for children diagnosed with cancer and their families.
As part of the Dads in Schools program, fathers and other volunteers from the CCSD community will be present during shifts on campuses to act as a school resource and as a potential deterrent for fights.
Parents of Nevada kindergartners who attend public school are automatically eligible for $50 and a savings account for their child’s education after high school.