Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz joined Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt at an event to promote the idea of school choice, which has stumbled in Nevada in recent years.
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Vice President Kamala Harris promoted recent Biden administration accomplishments in a daylong visit to Las Vegas on Wednesday, including a bill to ease inflation and another to make computer chips in the United States.
Big firms, including Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia have asked the Nevada Supreme Court to direct a judge to toss out a lawsuit alleging they avoided paying tourist taxes.
Clark County will investigate the company’s treatment of tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic after a probe found executives used “uniquely egregious” practices to evict residents.
Worldwide used vaccine, Novavax now available for adults in Clark County.
Hundreds of thousands of traffic tickets — even those for serious offenses — are reduced to parking violations, a Review-Journal investigation found. And with a siloed court system, bad drivers face little punishment.
Switching traffic tickets to civil infractions will result in far fewer being reduced to parking violations, some officials say.
Nevada courts operate in information silos, making it difficult for police and judges to know a person’s complete driving history. An improved system is planned for 2023.
Following President Joe Biden urging states to consider a gas tax holiday as retail prices for fuel continue to near record highs, motorists in Nevada shouldn’t hold their breath.
Heat-related fatalities have jumped since 2010, increasing more than fivefold. Many were homeless, Clark County data showed and meth use contributed to deaths in 2021.
Local religious leaders shared mixed opinions on the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that had enshrined abortion as a constitutional right for nearly a half-century.
Voters in Washoe and Nye counties were the last to finish voting, which delayed the release of election results for the primary election.
After two weeks of early voting, and voting by mail, more than 331,000 Nevadans had cast their ballots.
Lake Mead is 29 percent full, the lowest level since it was originally filled more than 80 years ago
There are currently 83 missing children in Nevada, according to advocacy groups. Around this time last year, 58 children were reported missing.