Washoe County filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy this week, seeking to block plans to downsize operations and relocate its outgoing mail processing facility from Reno to Sacramento.
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Seven jails are now fully in compliance with a law that requires the facilities create a process for inmates to vote while in jail.
Workers in Nevada will see a bump in the state’s minimum wage this summer.
Imprisoned for a Las Vegas fatal DUI, former NFL player Henry Ruggs is in a prison work program that placed him at the Governor’s Mansion.
Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks died after he was hit by a vehicle near the district courthouse in downtown Reno, the Reno Police Department said. He was 80.
Law enforcement heard concerns that state Sen. Dina Neal may have used campaign funds to pay off a $20,000 house lien, the Review-Journal has learned.
State Sen. Pat Spearman and Councilwoman Pamela Goynes-Brown are among the contenders to replace Mayor John Lee.
Newcomers Mario Mitchell and Jovan Jackson are trying to unseat incumbent Councilman Scott Black in North Las Vegas Ward 3.
At the root of the issue is the state’s consumer protection statutes that limit title loans to 210 days and prohibit a loan to exceed the fair market value of the vehicle.
The Nevada Home Care Workforce Safety and Standards Act would enable workers to seek training and benefits and look for ways to improve quality of care and working conditions.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Nevada unnecessarily relies on institutions — both in and out of state — to treat children with behavioral health conditions.
Nevada identified long-term care facilities as a cause for concern early in the COVID outbreak, but that initial burst of resolve to protect residents and staff has faltered.
The number of cases at the Lake Mead Health and Rehabilitation Center, a skilled nursing home, jumped from 19 to 60 on Tuesday and again to 69 on Wednesday, state data shows.
Though The Heights of Summerlin is licensed as a skilled care nursing home, a new report and RJ interviews with current and former staff and patients paint a different picture — both before and after the coronavirus hit.
More than $2.4 million in CARES Act funding will go to support Las Vegas Valley families in need of emergency food and shelter.