The Washoe County Commission has approved a $3 million settlement for a woman wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years and later freed by DNA evidence.
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Nye County will make an emergency declaration Thursday ahead of the planned “Storm Area 51” event next month.
Longtime Northern Nevada journalist Dennis Myers, who wrote about the Legislature and state politics for decades, has died at age 70 following a stroke.
Nevada’s governor and legislative leaders met with the Clark County School District and teachers union executive director to push for a solution for a new contract.
Federal officials are bracing for a possible influx of people headed to Nevada next month to storm Area 51, a classified area controlled by the Air Force.
Rep. Susie Lee, Rep. Steven Horsford, state Sen. Yvanna Cancela and local advocates met Tuesday to discuss strategy on lowering prescription drug costs for Nevadans.
Not wanting to leave anything to chance, Lincoln County pre-signed a declaration of emergency Monday to prepare for apossible surge of visitors to the desolate area ahead of a pair of events tied to the “Storm Area 51” phenomenon .
Nevada is asking a federal judge to amend a lawsuit so the state can force the federal government to remove a half metric ton of plutonium secretly shipped to the Nevada National Security Site last fall.
Cathy Woods, a woman wrongfully imprisoned in Nevada for more than 35 years, is suing the state under a new law and may be eligible for $3.5 million in damages.
An estimated $28.4 million in funding is expected to be available for building projects to fight poverty during the next five years.
Officials from Lincoln and Nye counties where proposed “Storm Area 51” events would occur are bracing for the possible impacts the influx of visitors will have on the areas.
The two contracts, which total more than $86 million, were approved by the Board of Examiners, comprised of Gov. Steve Sisolak, Attorney General Aaron Ford and Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske.
But the 2019 Nevada legislative session, which saw Democrats in control of the governorship and both houses of the Legislature, ended without even a proposal for a ban.
Latino leaders continued to speak out Monday about the fear felt in Hispanic communities in the United States following the mass shooting in El Paso.
Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson spoke in Las Vegas on Sunday morning, weaving spirituality and politics with a focus on discussing the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.