Federal prosecutors throughout the West have struggled recently to win conspiracy convictions against groups of loosely organized individual rights activists who identify with an anti-government movement that is best known for staging armed protests on federally managed land.
More than 900 Clark County teachers were selected as finalists in an awards ceremony that honored dedication, patience and selflessness. Twenty were each awarded a prize of $5,000 for personal use, $1,000 for their school and a custom medallion.
Lawmakers passed scores of bills early in the week, but there also were casualties. Here’s a quick rundown.
CARSON CITY — The 13th week of the Nevada Legislature kicks off Monday with a heavy focus on the budget, and a return to committee hearings as bills that survived last week’s deadline for first house passage now move to the other chamber.
Prominent Washington journalists, if not Hollywood stars, celebrated the First Amendment during the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an event that lacked the glitter of past years because of the absence of the president of the United States.
President Donald Trump on Saturday marked his 100th day in office by claiming historic action on his agenda, renewing promises on health care and taxes and attacking the news media that he says is misleading Americans.
Authorities are searching for a suspect who they say left out poisoned meat near a Nevada park, killing two dogs and leaving three others in critical condition.
More than 200 people came to the UNLV campus Saturday to participate in the sister march for the national People’s Climate March.
Books at the Carson City Library have been removed after employees found bed bugs embedded within.
Dee Young remembers April 29, 1992, the way many Americans recall Sept. 11 — it’s etched in hismemory as the day his world changed forever.
A robot zaps and vacuums up venomous lionfish in Bermuda. A helicopter pelts Guam’s trees with poison-baited dead mice to fight the voracious brown tree snake. A special boat with giant winglike nets stuns and catches Asian carpin the U.S. Midwest.
Nevada lawmakers and election officials got a sneak peek at a new generation of voting machines last week as the state eyes replacing its aging fleet of ballot counting apparatus.
Former Clark County Family Court judge Steven E. Jones appears to be keeping a low profile following his April 12 release from prison after serving a 26-month sentence for an investment scam.
The River Run, known as the largest motorcycle rally in the western United States, celebrates its 35th year in Laughlin this weekend, but memories of a notorious biker brawl 15 years ago still linger.
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Early voting begins Saturday for the June 11 primary. Here’s what you need to know.
Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
Experts said there are significant safety hazards that in-flight turbulence poses to airline passengers and crews. Injuries have piled up over the years.
A coalition of residents and activists called on the Biden administration to issue heat protections for outdoor workers and declare climate change a national emergency.
