Elko News

The Nevada Assembly took final legislative action Thursday on a proposal to repeal a constitutional mining industry tax cap, sending the matter to voters next year to decide if lawmakers should be able to adjust the tax rate by statute.

* 132,400 Nevadans are out of work. That's 27,000 fewer than in April 2012 * Here are April unemployment rates for: - Reno: 9.7% - Vegas: 9.6% - Carson City: 10.1% * Elko: 5.6% Nevada keeps recovering from the recession, according to the agency's April report, but still tops "many unfavorable lists," including: * Nevada still has the largest ratio ... (more)

People can drop off diapers or they can buy them online and ship them to the church located at 445 South Virginia Street in Reno.

R. Llee Chapman will continue on as President and will assume the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in addition to his current duties as Chief Financial Officer.

For years, observers have noted how the state seems to operate a hypothetical conveyer belt that redistributes southern wealth in a way that favors northern road construction , schools and universities .

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said he was "stunned" last year when he was told a former Carson police officer wasn't getting recognition.

An Elko, Nev. police officer claims she was forced to resign after three months on the job because of a hostile work environment.

Shannon Litz file photo Artists Charley Van Troba of Kingston and Kenny Walton of Elko talk about the artwork on display at a previous Genoa Cowboy Festival.

Washoe County District Attorney Dick Gammick said he will not run for re-election next year, meaning he will step down from office in about 20 months.

The Nevada Attorney General's Office Wednesday confirmed it received the request from Nye County last week to prosecute Sheriff Tony DeMeo.

Even as local sales flattened, most consumer-oriented spending categories showed improvement, and observers blamed the middling numbers on a couple of statistical abnormalities.