Amna Raza, a 14-year-old eighth-grader from Las Vegas, failed to advance in the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee despite going two-for-two Wednesday in the public part of the competition.
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Four people are dead and two others injured after a two-vehicle crash in northeastern Nevada.
Horses4Heroes transitioned from a temporary home at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs to a permanent home, courtesy of the Las Vegas City Council’s unanimous vote April 16.
A Nye County sheriff’s detective has been placed on administrative leave after an investigation was opened into last week’s arrest of one of his superiors and a longtime sheriff’s volunteer accused of removing political signs from private property.
Sen. Harry Reid has announced more than $2.5 million in federal highway grants for projects in Nevada intended to improve safety on roads and interstates.
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Authorities at Grand Canyon National Park say a person has died after apparently falling off the South Rim.
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are investigating threats against Sen. Harry Reid, U.S. Capitol Police confirmed Monday, following the standoff over Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s “trespass cattle.”
An audit of the state Division of Tourism reviewed by state lawmakers on Monday found two cases where contractors were not selected through a formal competitive process as required by state law.
The good news is that Latinos graduate from college at the same rate as whites in Nevada. The bad news is that those numbers are still below the national average. Excelencia in Education found that 39 percent of Silver State Latino students and white students graduate from college in four years, compared to 41 percent and 50 percent nationally.
An Amber Alert was issued in California Monday after 3-year-old Tanya Ruiz went missing from the area of Huron, Calif., near Fresno.
Abuse of the elderly in Southern Nevada comes in many guises. Food deprivation. Physical harm inflicted by spouses or adult children. A lack of air conditioning in the midst of summer heat. “The number of elder abuse reports continues to increase slightly every year,” said Jill Berntson, social services chief for the state’s Aging and Disability Services Division for Elder Rights.
A consultant will be hired to perform a national search for the next president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, according to a unanimous decision of the Board of Regent members on the president search committee.
Regulations establishing the rules for opening medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada were approved by the Legislative Commission without comment Friday.
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