With the lure of a possible $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot payout, many Nevadans are making the trek to the Nevada-California border spot to buy lottery tickets.
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Authorities were working to identify human remains found by a bystander at a Lake Mead National Recreation Area beach.
High food, fuel and rent costs cause more people to seek help from agencies distributing food to those in need.
In July 1983, Lake Mead was nearing full capacity. As a result, in a rare move, the Hoover Dam opened its spillways, creating a show that visitors will never forget.
The summer shrinkage of Lake Mead has drastically slowed, but not stopped.
The State Bar of Nevada is calling for defense attorney Ozzie Fumo to be disciplined for referring to a state Supreme Court justice as a “white supremacist.”
Hundreds of thousands of traffic tickets — even those for serious offenses — are reduced to parking violations, a Review-Journal investigation found. And with a siloed court system, bad drivers face little punishment.
Switching traffic tickets to civil infractions will result in far fewer being reduced to parking violations, some officials say.
Nevada courts operate in information silos, making it difficult for police and judges to know a person’s complete driving history. An improved system is planned for 2023.
Gas prices were lower in Nevada and across the nation than they were in June, although over $5 a gallon is still a common sight.
Following President Joe Biden urging states to consider a gas tax holiday as retail prices for fuel continue to near record highs, motorists in Nevada shouldn’t hold their breath.
How Lake Mead grew, reached capacity, then fell over 80 years.
Nevada HAND receives 2,000 calls a day from people seeking affordable housing and only has a “handful” of vacancies in its 4,700-unit portfolio, the president and CEO said.
