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Associated Press WELLS — A train carrying military munitions derailed in the high desert of northeast Nevada on Wednesday, closing an interstate for about an hour before emergency crews determined […]
Train derails near Nevada-Utah line; no injuries reported
Is This You? A Battery of Questions
I’ve had to jump a battery to get a car going. Or a tractor, 4-wheeler, lawn mower… It was drilled into my pea brain that, “black on black off” is […]
The left hails Nevada legislative session amid 2020 backdrop
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS — As the dust settles on Nevada’s Legislative session, the buffet of progressive laws passed by the Democrat-controlled, female-majority Legislature has been […]
Lt. Governor stresses importance of rural tourism during Nevada visit
By Miranda Lamb Nevada Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall paid a special visit to Pioche June 14. Marshall has been visiting key tourist spots in Nevada. Pioche was the last place […]
EPA awards $600K Brownfield grant for Northern Nevada
Associated Press LOVELOCK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved $600,000 in grants in northern Nevada to assess and clean up former mine sites and other potentially contaminated properties. […]
Carmen Flangas
Carmen Flangas, longtime RN, devoted wife to John of over 61 years, den-mother to a number of high school and college attendees who called her home their home during their […]
With towns in Northern Nevada growing, the BLM reports more unauthorized uses of federal public land
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent It’s common to hear about property disputes among neighbors. But what happens when your neighbor is the federal government? This is a question that […]
Lawmakers fail to rein in forfeiture abuse, again
In the past three legislative sessions bills have been pushed to rein in the pernicious practice of civil asset forfeiture, which allows law enforcement agencies to seize cash, houses, cars […]
Is minimum wage hike constitutional?
This past week Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill 456 into law fulfilling a promise to raise the minimum wage in Nevada. AB456 raises the minimum wage 75 cents per […]
Assembly Bill 141 helps consumers of prescription drugs
By Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy Prescription drug costs have skyrocketed at an alarming rate, rising faster than other goods and services in the U.S. since 2014. The increase in prices has […]