By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — The U.S. Department of Energy revealed on Wednesday that it secretly shipped weapons-grade plutonium from South Carolina to a nuclear security site in […]
News
FBI finds no specific motive in Vegas attack that killed 58
By Ken Ritter and Michael Balsamo Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The high-stakes gambler responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history sought notoriety in the attack but […]
Salvadoran accused of 4 Nevada killings worked for 2 victims
By Scott Sonner and Ken Ritter Associated Press RENO — A 19-year-old Salvadoran man suspected of being in the country illegally was charged Monday with killing four people in Nevada, […]
Elko teenager at Utah hospital after high school fight
Associated Press Nevada police are investigating a high school fight that sent a 16-year-old boy to a Salt Lake City hospital with significant injuries. Elko Police Department Lt. Michael Palhegyi […]
Departing state engineer approves controversial water market near Eureka
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent In the valley north of the central Nevada town of Eureka, dozens of circle irrigation systems spray water onto alfalfa each spring. The water […]
Former CIA officer portrayed in ‘Argo’ film, Eureka native dead at 78
Associated Press A former CIA technical operations officer who helped rescue six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1980 and was portrayed by Ben Affleck in the film “Argo,” has died. […]
Sisolak budget plan lays out $26B in spending over 2 years
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak’s budget proposal calls for about $26 billion in spending over the next two years, including a 3-percent […]
Coalition honors 19 veterans in solemn memorial ceremony
Special to the Sentinel Nineteen veterans joined their brothers and sisters at the hallowed grounds of the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in a solemn ceremony Friday that remembered them […]
Few applicants, no winners of conditional marijuana dispensary licenses allowing state to reveal their names
By Michelle Rindels The Nevada Independent Almost a month after the Nevada Department of Taxation asked marijuana dispensary license applicants to voluntarily disclose their names, only 6 percent — and […]
Sisolak takes Nevada’s helm as first Democratic governor in two decades
By Michelle Rindels, Riley Snyder and Megan Messerly The Nevada Independent Gov. Steve Sisolak’s inauguration on a chilly Monday morning in Carson City ushered in a new era in Nevada […]


