State lawmakers on Thursday voted to accept $5.9 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damage from this past winter’s major flooding.
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But in ruling against lawsuit filed by local governments, tribes and environmental groups, federal judge orders Bureau of Land Management to develop plan to repair environmental damage caused by the $15 billion project.
But Interior secretary says he will urge changes in the boundaries of a handful of the monuments he reviewed, while declining to provide specifics of his report to President Donald Trump.
A Pahrump teen is accused of beating a puppy to death for chewing on his new shoes, Nye County officials said.
At a Wednesday morning breakfast hosted by the state’s oldest Latino political organization, a local clean energy advocate asked U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., when he’d finally host a town hall sans entrance fee. Heller ignored the question and left the building.
Thursday is the due date for the Trump Administration’s national monument review, but it’s unclear when the public will get to see Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s full slate of recommendations.
The state fared worst on access to health care through primary care doctors and insurance availability, earning an “F” in the report by the Nevada Medical Center.
RENO — President Donald Trump sidestepped political controversy for the most part in brief remarks to the American Legion on Wednesday, instead focusing on the needs of veterans and the military.
Keeping Lake Tahoe pristine is unfinished business. That was the message Tuesday from a bipartisan group of Nevada and California elected officials and a former interior secretary at the 21st Annual Lake Tahoe Summit.
State Public Charter School Authority appears to be nearing decision on whether to accept Nevada Connections Academy’s plan to improve its 37 percent high school graduation rate.
Daniel Webb, 59, is facing multiple charges in connection with the Monday night fight, which resulted in multiple shots being fired, Nye County authorities say.
Someone could be $700 million richer when the Powerball numbers come up Wednesday night. But if the winner — or winners, for all you office pool lottery players — is a Nevada resident, they will have had to make a drive to get the lucky ticket.
Nevada retains an unemployment rate below 5 percent, but still awaits recovery in information, manufacturing and construction jobs.
Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky dislikes the state’s setup to distribute revenue from marijuana taxes and fees, because the money raised in Southern Nevada doesn’t necessarily stay in Southern Nevada.
Federal financial assistance is starting to flow into Nevada to help defray an estimated $30 million in damage from two flooding events in much of the state in January and February.