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By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Two federal courts have expedited Nevada’s bid to immediately block shipments of weapons-grade plutonium to the state and potentially force the Trump administration to remove some of the highly radioactive material it already has trucked from South Carolina to a site near Las Vegas. U.S. District Judge Miranda […]
Judge will consider Nevada bid to block plutonium shipping
Vandals Bircham wins shot put event at Eureka Invitational
Eighteen teams were at the Eureka Invitational Track and Field meet April 19 at Grant Crutchley Field. Tristan Bircham of the Vandals won the shot put event and was second in the discus. The Lady Vandals swept the first four places in the shot put behind Melissa Schweble, Alia Minoletti, Skylar Merritt and Ilyhia Greely […]
Nevada governor signs bill raising clean energy standard
Associated Press CARSON CITY — Nevada’s governor signed a bill Monday requiring electricity companies to get half of their energy from renewable sources by 2030. Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak was joined by a crowd of Republican and Democratic state lawmakers during the bill signing. “This milestone piece of legislation will also help reduce emissions that […]
Rural Nevada creating a virtual presidential campaign trail
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press Democrat Kimi Cole is tired of excuses from presidential candidates who say it’s too expensive and time-consuming to visit areas of rural Nevada like her town of Minden, population 3,400. To get there from Washington, D.C., however, would likely mean at least a seven-hour, multi-stop flight to Reno, followed […]
National Popular Vote would make Nevada voters irrelevant
The Nevada Assembly voted 23-17 this past week to cut the impact of your presidential vote by at least a third. Assembly Bill 186 would have Nevada join something called the “Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.” Instead of awarding Nevada’s six electoral votes — one for each representative […]
Minimum wage hike will increase prices and crime
Despite all the evidence that it will do more harm than good, a bill to raise the minimum wage in Nevada is still wending its way through the halls of the Legislature in Carson City. Assembly Bill 456 would raise the minimum wage 75 cents per hour each year as it climbs from the current […]
Gun control group targets sheriffs over new law
By Ken Ritter Associated Press A national gun control lobbying organization on Tuesday made Nevada the latest Western state where it is trying to show that gun rights groups including the National Rifle Association are behind a “Second Amendment sanctuary” drive. The Brady advocacy group said it believes gun rights advocates improperly orchestrated resolutions by […]
ECHS track team competes in Fernley
Isabella Minoletti, the 1A girls state leader in the triple jump, won the event at the Fernley Invitational meet April 12 with a jump of 31-3¼. Her personal best is 31-7 set at the Elko Invitational the week before. She and defending 1A girls state champion Mckenzie Poulsen of Pahranagat Valley are likely headed for […]
Feds seek dismissal of plutonium lawsuit; no quake concerns
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — The U.S. Energy Department is asking a federal judge in Reno to dismiss the state’s lawsuit challenging plutonium shipments to Nevada, adding that the material at the storage site north of Las Vegas does not threaten public safety. Department officials have stepped up their explanation of why the […]
US agency reconsidering status of bistate sage grouse
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is revising its plans to protect a type of imperiled game bird found only along the California-Nevada line after a federal judge struck down its earlier decision to rescind a proposal to list it as threatened. The agency announced late Thursday it […]