Nevada’s “stand your ground” law is in the spotlight with the filing of murder charges against a 73-year-old suspect who says he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a man and wounded a woman trespassing on his property in Sparks.
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U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada added his voice Wednesday to a growing chorus for the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, saying an investigation confirming patient appointments were manipulated at the troubled agency’s hospital in Phoenix was the final straw.
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.
Four people are dead and two others injured after a two-vehicle crash in northeastern Nevada.
A 73-year-old Sparks man has been arrested and booked on suspicion of murder three months after police say he shot and killed a man he claimed was trespassing on his property.
A proposal to allow betting in Nevada on federal elections has failed to garner the support of a legislative panel.
A century-old bridge crossing the Truckee River in downtown Reno is going to be around a little longer than expected.
A challenge to Nevada’s ban on gay marriage will be heard by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in September although the precise day has not yet been set.
A second hospital has committed to helping meet the critical need for more inpatient psychiatric beds in Southern Nevada as mentally ill patients continue to crowd valley emergency rooms.
Visitors to Lake Tahoe soaking up the view of the sparkling azure waters will get a close-up look beneath the surface in a new 3-D movie being produced by the Tahoe Environmental Research Center.
The families of late veterans remembered their loved ones Monday at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City while elected officials from Nevada’s congressional delegation held a Memorial Day ceremony.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s crusade to pressure the Washington Redskins into a name change has prompted blowback from one of the team’s more prominent fans. The hometown rapper known as Wale says Reid is “super sketchy” following the Democrat’s latest push against team owner Dan Snyder.
The Las Vegas City Council’s version of the blame game went on for three hours last week, as the big boys and the little guys argued over who is to blame for the drunken follies occurring at the Fremont Street Experience.
Ten areas in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada have been selected as top priorities for projects to combat damage from insects and disease that increases the wildfire risk.
The U.S. House and Senate last week approved a $12.3 billion bill that reforms the way the federal government funds construction and maintenance of harbors and inland waterways used for commercial shipping.