By Megan Messerly The Nevada Independent Family planning providers are grappling with new Trump administration rules that some say will prevent Nevadans from obtaining timely access to care and limit […]
Nevada Judge Asked to Let New Wave of Retail Pot Shops Open
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Attorneys for Nevada and some companies that won retail marijuana dispensary licenses last year told a judge Friday that mistakes might have […]
Nevada Will Seek New Court Order to Remove Plutonium
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Nevada isn’t giving up its push to get the Trump administration to remove weapons-grade plutonium that was secretly shipped to a site near […]
Rural Communities Rely on Accurate 2020 Census
By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto The U.S. Constitution requires a census each decade to count every person living in the United States, yet often times geographically isolated communities have often […]
Silver State News Briefs
Associated Press Cost of Spherical Vegas Strip Venue Put at $1.2 Billion-Plus LAS VEGAS — Company and project officials are estimating the costs of a spherical entertainment venue under construction […]
August 15, 2019
Court Rules for US in fight over Nevada Plutonium Shipment
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against Nevada in a battle with the U.S. government over its secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium […]
98% Containment on Last of Big Wildfires North of Eureka
Associated Press ELKO — Crews battling the last of three big Northern Nevada big wildfires that started more than a week ago are nearing full containment of the blaze and […]
Diamond Mountain FFA Chapter Represents on National Level
From left, Cody Gibbs; Breeyanna Hooper; Heather Lacovara and Leslie Zimmerman will be representing Eureka County High School at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis this October. Students from Eureka […]
Abrams Plants to put Voter Protection Team, Hotline in Nevada
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new voter rights program spearheaded by Democrat Stacey Abrams plans to put a voter protection team and phone hotline […]

