The Metropolitan Police Department on Monday released the identities of a knife-wielding nude man and the police officer who shot him over the weekend at a Jean hotel-casino.
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Looming over the upcoming legislative session is the big unknown of whether Congress will repeal the Affordable Care Act and what it would mean for Nevada.
A study of autonomous driving technology will use electric buses in Reno, Sparks and Carson City.
Wanted: health care professionals, no medical degree required. That’s the pitch for a new UNLV School of Medicine program that aims to fill “a vital gap” in the health care system
Gov. Brian Sandoval wants a special tax on recreational marijuana sales to boost his budget, but state lawmakers and industry executives are concerned that his proposal might be too high.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is pursuing creative solutions to a potential prison overcrowding challenge that could see capacity exceeded by 700 inmates by the end of the next budget without prompt action.
A crowd of thousands flooded the streets of downtown Las Vegas on Saturday morning in one of more than 670 Women’s March events worldwide, expressing opposition to President Donald Trump’s stance on issues including reproductive rights, sexual assault, immigration and the environment.
State Sen. Mark Manendo, D-Las Vegas, is putting the final touches on a bill that would allow anyone who’s arrested for driving under the influence to voluntarily install an ignition interlock system, which prevents vehicles from starting if the motorist has been drinking alcohol.
A judge will let Ammon Bundy testify in the upcoming trial of seven defendants charged in the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.
Trio of bills now being drafted would streamline licensing, change the state’s definition of “mental illness” and make it easier to share information on individuals deemed mentally ill with law enforcement.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal and other media outlets Friday asked a federal appeals court to overturn a sweeping ruling that blocks public access to nearly all of the evidence gathered in the case against Bunkerville cattle rancher Cliven Bundy.
The state Department of Corrections issued a statement Friday announcing two unrelated inmate deaths.
State Board of Education members remained at odds Thursday with Clark County School Board trustees over a legal dispute concerning the district’s reorganization.
Washington was packed with visitors, workers, protesters, law enforcement officials and others the day before Donald’s Trump inauguration as 45th president of the United States.
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development board approved a new training program Thursday that will give workers with no manufacturing experience in Northern Nevada the skills they need to become part of the advanced manufacturing workforce.
