Nevada News

Sonora Pass is on State Route 108, which connects the Central Valley to U.S. 395 over the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Reno, Nevada US, March 14, 2014 /FSC/ - Silver Predator Corp. , is pleased to announce that it has received permits for 14 drill sites designed to test newly identified gold targets to the east and southeast of the existing 1,320 tpd mill and silver resource at its 100% owned Taylor Project, located in White Pine County, Nevada.

The first day of spring is fast approaching, and now is the time to plant cool season crops, or root and leaf vegetables, outdoors.

The Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act, which is pending in the Senate and the House, is a bill with something for everyone to love.

Nevada's patient dumping scandal, which already inspired a federal court case, on Friday commanded the attention of a federal oversight panel in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights met for several hours Friday morning to press federal officials, advocates and academics on whether systematic problems have allowed certain patients to ... (more)

No new date was set for the hearing. Court officials said the oral arguments had to be postponed because they could not assemble a panel of judges to hear the case by the original April 9 hearing date.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is poised to coast to an easy second-term victory after the filing deadline for candidates for public office closed Friday and no strong Democrat or Republican emerged to challenge him.

Among the anticipated priorities: tighter controls on the the state's highway fund for transportation needs - so it doesn't go to other parts of the state budget.

Nevada Budget Director Jeff Mohlenkamp is resigning from Gov. Brian Sandoval's administration to take a job out of state.

Nevada's administrator of public health today approved regulations governing the distribution of medical marijuana, while another official anticipated a surge in those seeking cards to legally buy the drug.

A critical deadline is fast approaching. If you don't have health coverage, you have 18 days left to sign up for health insurance.

American businesses are finally emerging from the recession - some of us survived bruised and battered, others didn't make it and some companies managed to succeed by a combination of business smarts, ruthless cost-cutting and just plain luck.

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., and other Senate Republicans discuss their concerns about the political fight over legislation to restore benefits to long-term jobless workers, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014.

Nevada Bar Association President Alan Lefebvre said Thursday the request submitted this week seeking expedited state high court action comes with private and public attorneys unsure whether they can advise clients how to handle a medical marijuana law that takes effect April 1. The law, passed by the state Legislature last year and signed by ... (more)

Nevada is receiving $3.7 million in federal grant money to continue "turnaround" efforts at its lowest-performing schools, the U.S. Education Department announced today.

The Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit is informing the general public of informational matters related to two Tier III Sex Offenders.

Tonight's Money Watch Q & A expert says bankruptcies in northern Nevada are on the rise... again.

The University of Nevada School of Medicine's Wellness and Weight Management Clinic is celebrating its tenth year serving the public.

The Nevada 150 Sesquicentennial Commission is pleased to announce that Las Vegas will join the Nevada Day celebration with a Nevada 150 commemorative parade.

Las Vegas federal public defender Richard Boulware, center, is sworn in at the outset of his appearance Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.