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Conservationists fight Ruby Mountains oil development

Conservationists are bashing the latest move to open more federal land in Nevada to oil exploration, this time in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County.

Podesta Group, co-founder caught up in special counsel’s investigation

Tony Podesta had cause to ask Tony Podesta just what happened to him. He stepped down from the firm Monday after it was caught up in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.

Trump urges House to pass tax reform bill by Thanksgiving

President Donald Trump rallied with business leaders at the White House Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill took shots at each other on the eve of a tax reform bill in the House.

Titus on bill to regulate ‘bump stocks’ like machine guns

A bipartisan bill that would provide a framework to restrict and regulate “bump stocks” was filed Tuesday — a day before the one month anniversary of the Las Vegas Strip shooting massacre.

Titus urges full funding of grants after Las Vegas shooting

Nevada Democrat urges Homeland Security Secretary-nominee Kirstjen Nielsen to erase proposed budget cuts to the Urban Area Security Initiative grants in light of the Las Vegas mass shooting.

 
Facebook says Russian ads seen by as many as 126M users

Major tech companies plan to tell Congress Tuesday that they have found additional evidence of Russian activity on their services surrounding the 2016 U.S. election.

Roberson wants Nevada amendment to ban sanctuary cities

A group associated with state Sen. Michael Roberson filed paperwork Monday for an amendment to prevent sanctuary cities in Nevada to be added to the 2018 ballot.

Facebook says 126M Americans may have seen Russia-linked posts

Facebook Inc said on Monday that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two-year period in an effort to sway U.S. politics and that about 126 million Americans may have seen the posts during that time.

Henderson constable Earl Mitchell to seek seventh term

Earl Mitchell has lived in Nevada since 1975. He served more than 20 years in the Navy and Navy Reserve and worked 22 years as a Henderson police officer before retiring in 2008.

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