Henderson and North Las Vegas soon will be able to sponsor and oversee charter schools, after the Nevada Department of Education gave its blessing this week.
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A political action committee says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ineligible to appear on the November ballot unless he resubmits his petition to comply with Nevada law.
The Department of Interior announced a $700 million investment in water conservation projects in the Lower Colorado River Basin.
Lithium abounds in Nevada’s federal lands and could hold the key to moving away from fossil fuels. But some worry about the environmental impact of lithium mining.
County fair horse races in White Pine and Elko counties are among rural Nevada’s most important tourism events.
Nevada’s two Democratic senators joined with more than 25 of their colleagues to sign a letter asking for the Labor Department to be included on the coronavirus task force.
Nevada’s health care insurance portal is offering a special open enrollment period for qualified residents amid the coronavirus outbreak in the state.
A coalition of local advocacy organizations is also calling for a statewide moratorium on evictions and sweeps on the homeless during the coronavirus outbreak.
Long wait times at caucus locations around the valley haven’t dissuaded more than 26,000 Nevada Democrats from casting votes during the first two days of early voting, the party reports.
Some of the top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination campaigned at both ends of Nevada on Monday, preparing for Saturday’s caucus.
Early voting in the Nevada Democratic caucuses continues Monday, with sites open throughout the valley.
The Nevada Board of Dental Examiners finalized the termination of its executive director and general counsel and are looking for replacements to head the agency.
Attorney General Aaron Ford was among those who remembered the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. at an event sponsored by the Las Vegas Medical Marijuana Association.
The White House on Tuesday called out Democrat Rep. Susie Lee of Nevada for announcing her decision to vote in favor of impeachment.
Nevada inspectors are conducting spot checks of marijuana businesses after tainted products made their way to store shelves.