Nevada is working to fix a system that keeps paroled prisoners behind bars because they’re too poor to pay for somewhere to live on the outside.
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The shuttered Nevada State Prison, which started as a territorial prison before Nevada statehood in 1864, was listed Friday on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.
Nevada’s new director of the Department of Administration has plenty of challenges as he starts his fourth week on the job, not the least of which is getting a handle on the myriad agencies under his control.
The changing of the seasons, cooler temperatures and a little bit of rain means an end to fire restrictions on most public lands in Nevada.
State and American flags in Nevada will fly at half-staff until Tuesday in honor of the nine people fatally gunned down at an Oregon college on Thursday, the governor’s office said.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval embarked on a major Nevada road trip this week, looking to cover more than 1,100 miles as he visits nine state parks and travels through 14 counties as part of a “Discover Your Nevada” tour.
RENO — A Reno man who pleaded no contest to torturing and mutilating dogs in a motel room was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison.
CARSON CITY — The Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City will be getting a face-lift, thanks to a $3.5 million grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
A district judge on Thursday threw out a proposed referendum petition seeking to ask voters next year to repeal a $1.4 billion tax increase approved by the 2015 Legislature to help fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld major provisions of the state’s medical malpractice law, overturning a judge who found that a $350,000 cap on non-economic damages was unconstitutional.
A Northern Nevada Correctional Center inmate serving up to 23 years for robbery and use of a deadly weapon has died, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze announced Wednesday that he has selected John Ruhs as the agency’s new Nevada state director. Ruhs will report to the BLM Nevada state office in Reno later this fall.
A woman who is convinced that a distant relative killed her daughter 13 months ago said she is overwhelmed by the tragedy and community condemnation.
A Nevada Department of Corrections employee was arrested Friday on federal charges of methamphetamine possession and intent to distribute, the department announced Wednesday morning.
Troy Dillard, director of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, will retire next month after nearly three decades in state service, Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday.