Las Vegas’ budget has already taken a hit from one of the cases won by developer Yohan Lowie, whose stymied housing plans for a shuttered golf course led to extensive litigation.
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The Review-Journal reached out to all mayoral candidates on how the city should pay for Badlands-related court rulings, and whether they agreed with the city’s yearslong legal battle.
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.
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.
Nevada will stay in Phase Two of its COVID-19 recovery plan possibly until the end of the July under an extension announced Monday by Gov. Steve Sisolak.
It was the third straight day the health district reported more than 600 new cases in a 24-hour period, though the Saturday and Sunday counts were both inflated by older cases.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Wednesday that face coverings will be required for Nevadans and visitors when they are in a public space.
All branches of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District have reinstated the use of study rooms, computers and Wi-Fi, bookshelf browsing and some adult education courses.
The new cases — coming on the heels of a record one-day jump of 412 in the county — brought the total to 11,481, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
Isolation during the coronavirus pandemic hampers social services and nonprofits that serve at-risk kids from doing their jobs. It’s also likely behind a big drop in child abuse cases.
The governor unveiled the plan to state workers Thursday morning in a streamed video announcement and in a subsequent public statement.
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles offices will reopen June 15 following a nearly three-month long closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.