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A preliminary investigation indicates a head-on crash that killed four people in northeast Nevada over the weekend was caused by a driver attempting to pass in a no-passing zone on […]
News
3-Term Reno Mayor, Casino Owner, Civic Booster Dies at 81
RENO — Bob Cashell, a three-term former Reno mayor, civic booster and casino owner was remembered Tuesday for his personality and his legacy of development in the northern Nevada city […]
Trump Budget Calls for ‘Alternative Solutions’ for Yucca Mountain
By Humberto Sanchez The Nevada Independent President Donald Trump Monday unveiled his $4.8 trillion fiscal 2021 budget blueprint, which included no funding to build a national nuclear waste repository at […]
Casinos Trying to Block Teacher-Backed Tax Increase
By Scott Sonner RENO — Nevada’s hotel-casino industry wants a judge to halt a petition drive for a ballot initiative backed by the state’s biggest teachers union that would raise […]
Mercury Storage: Nevada Gold Operators sue Department of Energy over Decision to Ship Mercury to Private Texas Facility
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent In 2008, Congress passed legislation to ban the export of mercury. The legislation, sponsored by then-Sen. Barack Obama, aimed to reduce global emissions of […]
Lincoln County may join Suit Against Red Flag Gun Law
Lincoln County Commissioners are considering joining a lawsuit filed by other counties regarding the new red flag gun law that went into effect in Nevada Jan. 1. According to published […]
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Nevada Senators: Trump can’t be Trusted with U.S. Security RENO — Nevada’s U.S. senators say they had no choice but to vote Wednesday to remove President Donald Trump from office […]
Nevada’s New Red Flag Law Expanded Background Checks Rankle Gun Show Attendees
By Shannon Miller, Tabitha Mueller, Kristyn Leonard and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez The Nevada Independent At a gun show last weekend in Carson City, where handguns and scopes and rifles were […]
Unite Here Labor Union Staying Neutral in Democratic Primary
By Michelle L. Price and Nicholas Riccardi LAS VEGAS — The international union representing hotel and casino workers said Tuesday that it will not endorse a candidate in the Democratic […]
Vegas Airport Reports Record 51.5 Million Travelers in 2019
LAS VEGAS — McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas says a jump in the number of travelers in December pushed it to a record 51.5 million passengers in calendar 2019. […]