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.
Politics and Government
Five-year projections, which the Bureau of Reclamation releases three times a year, are showing that snowpack may have boosted Lake Mead.
Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, cast Donald Trump as a threat to democracy and threw their support behind Pres. Joe Biden during an event in Las Vegas Wednesday.
Henderson and North Las Vegas filed a petition in March challenging a policy change that affected nonvoting school board members’ power during meetings.
Environmentalists have filed an application with the federal government to list the Amargosa toad, found only in the Oasis Valley northwest of Las Vegas, as an endangered species.
Under an agreement announced by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, state attorney general offices will be able to investigate complaints about airline service.
A backlog of more than 26,000 unemployment insurance-related appeals led the state to fill a million-dollar contract for third-party support staff.
The Interior Department announced it is taking steps to clarify mineral rights under the 1872 law to reflect the “realities of the 21st century.”
Nevada has nearly recovered all of its nonfarming jobs from its pre-pandemic peak, according to the state’s May labor market review.
The Clark County Public Administrator’s office has faced dissension for two years, with staffers alleging stress because of an improper relationship between the boss and a co-worker.
The project, by Reno-based Tolles Development Co., would span more than 140 acres in Jean and could result in a shuttered hotel-casino being demolished.
Seven Nevada businesses were fined for failing to follow COVID-19 health and safety rules, Nevada’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration announced Thursday.
The Review-Journal previously spoke with claimants trying to navigate the unemployment system. Some have received pay, while others continue their struggle to collect benefits.
Groundwater pumping is restricted for all communities in the area, besides the long-stalled Coyote Springs development, in efforts to protect the Moapa dace.
The Phase One reopening directive left enforcement to a variety of agencies as they see fit. But no two agencies are enforcing compliance the same way.