Last week’s serious bus stop accident in Las Vegas has Road Warrior readers thinking and writing about what could be done to keep those waiting at bus stops safer.
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Nevada in December will be the focus of the political world, or at least the Republican side, after the state on Friday was named host for an official debate of GOP candidates running for president.
Gov. Brian Sandoval reiterated his pledge to education and the state’s youth Thursday and called on lawmakers to pass a huge tax increase to fund his plan, saying the future of Nevada depends on its ability to deliver an educated workforce to succeed in a modern, global world.
Gov. Brian Sandoval unveiled a $7.3 billion two-year general fund spending plan Thursday that includes nearly $1.15 billion in additional tax revenue, including a new business license fee that would generate nearly $440 million for an ambitious plan to improve public education.
Nevada Republicans in the House voted Wednesday to block President Barack Obama’s offer of legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants, but they stopped short of endorsing deportation for people already granted permits to remain in the country.
Alfred Villalobos, the former CalPERS board member facing federal corruption charges, died on Tuesday, a California newspaper reported.
Researchers at Great Basin National Park are trying to unravel the mystery behind a 132-year-old rifle found leaning against a juniper tree in the remote park 300 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
Gov. Brian Sandoval is expected to seek a new business license fee based on gross receipts to raise about $430 million over two years to pay for his proposals to improve public education in Nevada, the Review-Journal has learned.
Gov. Brian Sandoval during his first term in office led several trade missions to far-flung locales. His trips were financed by a nonprofit group, formed outside government bureaucracy.
A bill being prepared in Congress seeks to put Yucca Mountain back on the table as lawmakers seek to break a gridlock over managing and disposing the nation’s nuclear waste.
It was called the trial of the century and the first true reality show. O.J. Simpson went on trial for the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman 20 years ago, in what would become a wall-to-wall televised proceeding.
The Nevada Department of Corrections on Monday announced the death of two inmates who died in December.
Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson on Monday promised to tackle tax reform early in the upcoming legislative session, saying he hopes to approve a plan in March that would raise new revenue for education.
The 9th Circuit Court has denied a request to rehear a ruling that overturned Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage.
A Pahrump woman died over the weekend after driving the wrong way on State Route 160, Nevada Highway Patrol said Monday.