Nevada Crash Kills 2 after Takeoff from Airport near Idaho JACKPOT — Authorities say two people were killed when a light plane crashed and burned after taking off from a […]
News
Decade-Old Legal Battle over Nevada Pipeline Resumes
ELY — A decade-long legal battle over a plan to pump groundwater from eastern Nevada to Las Vegas resumed this week with lawyers on both sides arguing over differing parts […]
US asks Federal Judge to Toss out Nevada Plutonium Lawsuit
By Ken Ritter LAS VEGAS — The federal government wants a judge to reject Nevada’s request for a court order to remove weapons-grade plutonium from a site north of Las […]
Heidi Swank to Leave Legislature, Head New Outdoor Recreation Division
By Riley Snyder The Nevada Independent Democratic Assemblywoman Heidi Swank will end her legislative career after being appointed to serve as the inaugural administrator of the state’s new outdoor recreation […]
Record Rain in Vegas, Half-Foot of Snow in Tahoe Mountains
By Scott Sonner RENO — Emergency Crews rescued two people from a wash flowing with runoff from record rain in Las Vegas, and up a to half-foot of Sierra snow […]
Biden Warns about Trump During Campaign Event in Las Vegas
By Ken Ritter LAS VEGAS — Former Vice President Joe Biden brought an alarmist warning to a diverse crowd of Democrats late Saturday in early-caucus Nevada during a town hall […]
Battle Born State Briefs
Bullet-Maker Takes Plea in Vegas Shooting Case A man whose home-loaded bullets were found in a suite where a gunman unleashed the Las Vegas Strip massacre two years ago has […]
Report Ranks Nevada Middle of the Road for Rural Education
By Jackie Valley The Nevada Independent A new report shows a mixed bag of results when it comes to educating students in Nevada’s more far-flung locales, identifying improved test scores […]
New Snowmobile Rules Divide Lake Tahoe Outdoor Enthusiasts
RENO — Winter recreationists at Lake Tahoe are lining up on opposite sides of Forest Service plans that would close some areas to snowmobiles while opening others currently off limits […]
Sage Grouse Court Order Trims Energy Lease Auction in Nevada
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — U.S. land managers have withdrawn more than 500 square miles (1,295 sq. kilometers) of public land from a swath of eastern Nevada where […]

