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Searchlight residents blast proposed wind turbine project

About 50 people in this town of about 400 residents turned out to voice their displeasure with the project, which could bring more than 200 wind turbines, each the height of a skyscraper, to the hills 10 miles to the west.

Nevada lags in US education ranking, but Clark County fares better

The influential 2017 National Assessment of Education Progress again places Nevada near the bottom of the barrel, but Clark County’s stand-alone comparison to other large, urban school districts isn’t as dire.

Arizona, New Mexico, Texas sending 1,600 Guard members to border

The Republican governors of three southwestern border states on Monday committed 1,600 National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border, giving President Donald Trump many of the troops he requested to fight what he’s called a crisis of migrant crossings and crime.

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Wave of broadcasting future enables ‘anything to be a screen’

People may begin to watch video on their home walls or windows rather than on their phones and tablets by 2025, a Nokia executive told attendees of the National Association of Broadcasting Show Monday.

 
Dead hockey player misidentified in Humbolt bus crash

The Ministry of Justice for Saskatchewan province said the mistake occurred partly because all the Broncos players had dyed their hair blond for the team’s appearance in the playoffs and because all the young men had similar builds.

Court rules for equal pay for women in California case

Employers cannot pay women less than men for the same work based on differences in their salaries at previous jobs, a federal appeals court said Monday.

 
Packers WR accused of making false bomb threat at LAX

Airport police spokesman Rob Pedregon said Monday that Trevor Davis was booked on a charge of making a false bomb threat at an airport and released with a summons to appear in court.

Senate candidate Jacky Rosen reports $2.6M in fundraising

U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, has raised a record-breaking $2.6 million in the last three months in her bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, her campaign reported Monday.

Sketch, reward aim to ID man who threatened Stormy Daniels in Las Vegas

A lawyer for adult film actress Stormy Daniels said Monday he will release a sketch of a man who allegedly threatened the porn star in Las Vegas in 2011 and offer a “significant reward” for information leading to his identification.