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Nevada landing car factory is top business story of 2015

Flash back to January 2015. Imagine someone saying that that North Las Vegas would land a major car-manufacturing plant. And that the Las Vegas Review-Journal would be sold — not once, but twice.

Audit shows Tesla met requirements for tax breaks in Nevada

Independent auditors concluded Tesla Motors Inc. met all conditions for tax abatements and credits during the eight months after lawmakers approved the perks in a special 2014 legislative session.

Lieutenant governor criticized over ESA lawsuit

State Treasurer Dan Schwartz criticized Nevada’s lieutenant governor Thursday over a lawsuit filed on behalf of families seeking state money to send their children to private school.

Man gets second chance to prove his innocence

A Las Vegas man serving a life sentence for a murder he says he didn’t commit was given a new chance Thursday to argue his innocence by the Nevada Supreme Court.

Alliance calls attention to winter safety in the mountains

The secret is out. You can ski and play in the snow within an hour’s drive of Las Vegas. And now that it’s no longer a secret, Mount Charleston is subject to the same kinds of things that happen to all popular places — it gets crowded.

Man critically wounded in Jean shooting

A man was critically wounded in a shooting in Jean Wednesday night, according to Metro.

4.4 quake rocks Reno area

Small to moderate earthquakes shook the Reno area overnight, startling residents but causing no major damage.