The Nye County Commission signaled its concern over mining claims established around the town of Amargosa Valley. It’s not clear yet whether the BLM will act.
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Former President Donald Trump tossed his support behind John Lee ahead of the June 11 primary.
A senior member of the House Aviation subcommittee, Rep. Dina Titus backed the FAA Reauthorization Act, which will provide funding for general aviation airports.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal owner and majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp. will be a major backer of the Preserve America super PAC.
Nevada’s 13,000 home care workers could see big increases to minimum wage and reimbursement rates under legislative proposals presented.
President Donald Trump told the nation’s governors Monday that “nobody knew health care could be so complicated” as Republicans in Congress and the administration continued to grapple with repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act.
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection announced Friday the 16 Las Vegas attorneys under consideration for two open judicial seats in Clark County District Court.
Federal immigration agents were rarely seen at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas to pick up inmates subject to deportation proceedings before the beginning of the year. Now they’re there almost every day.
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt told a national gathering of conservatives Friday that protecting private property rights from government is an American principle that is under siege.
New federal rules on enforcement of U.S. immigration laws issued Tuesday echoed across the Las Vegas Valley, with undocumented immigrants and their advocates expressing fears of widespread roundups and supporters of President Donald Trump’s applauding his get-tough policy.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Tuesday instructed immigration authorities to step up enforcement of deportation orders against undocumented immigrants.
Clark County alone is home to 67 “high-hazard” dams, which have potential to inflice death and destruction in the event of a failure.
A Nevada homeland security panel declared Friday that cybersecurity is priority No. 1. Gov. Brian Sandoval, Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison and Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson all marked cybersecurity as their utmost priority for the state.
Gov. Brian Sandoval gave a shout-out to first responders who dealt with recent the flooding in Northern Nevada.
Report says state Department of Corrections insisted extended isolation of prisoners was “not a problem” prior to new leadership taking over agency.