Nevada News

Thank you, Jake Tapper, for covering this shocking story about anti-Semitic propaganda distributed by pro-Russian militants in Ukraine demanding Jews 'register' their religion and property.

T here was rejoicing in many quarters last December when Nevada was chosen as a test site by the Federal Aviation Administration for the development of commercial applications of drones.

You have to be extremely stupid to send a couple of hundred armed government agents to confiscate some bullheaded rancher's cattle without contemplating how the rest of the nation will interpret your actions.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is calling armed backers of a Nevada rancher "domestic terrorists" for using guns in a grazing rights battle with the federal Bureau of Land Management.

Searchable salary data for over 128,000 Nevada government employees, for the 2013 calendar year, is now available at TransparentNevada.com , a website operated by the Nevada Policy Research Institute to make government spending transparent to taxpayers.

One of the first questions that leapt out at the Editorial Staff when the Bundy Brouhaha began driving pretty much everyone on the Internet batsh** insane was, "Why in the heck is so much of Nevada federal property"? It's not that we didn't realize that a good deal of Nevada was federally owned, but over 80% seemed a tad bit excessive.

Fracking is a common method used to pull oil out of the ground, but it's causing quite the debate here in Nevada.

Sandy Morningstar is seen with the cremains of her son Richard Ferst on Thursday, April 10, 2014.

The Tesla Model S, a sedan, is the electric-vehicle manufacturer's second offering.

The dreaded Tax Day is behind us, but the burden of paying Uncle Sam lingers for many northern Nevadans.

According to Nevada's new law, applicants who want to open a marijuana dispensary must supply five years of tax records, information on all owners and employees, including criminal records, and a detailed budget, among other fulfillments.

Fernley and Silver Stage high schools are among the six target high schools in Northern Nevada taking part in the University of Nevada Reno's Upward Bound program, which helps first-generation, income-qualified students gain information on college, careers, study skills, financial aid and standardized test preparation.

Have you noticed the colorful new "Battle Born" seven-starred badges Lyon County Sheriff's deputies are wearing? These badges are classy and historic, too.

Sen. Rand Paul criticized the federal response to rancher Cliven Bundy, becoming the first GOP 2016 presidential hopeful to weigh in on the issue.

Motorists traveling to and from the Hoover Dam are expected to face delays this week while the Hoover Dam Access Road undergoes repairs.

Cooler heads prevailed in Nevada this weekend when the Bureau of Land Management erased the red line it had drawn to keep a few unauthorized cows off federal land.

Marty Bibb, a longtime former campaign manager for Joe Dini, gives the closing speech during the Speaker Emeritus' funeral Tuesday in the Yerington High School gym.

Mona Reno, left, part of the Nevada Women's History Project in Reno, interviews Dayton historian Laura Tennant at the Historical Society of Dayton Valley Museum.

An aggressive construction schedule has work on the Harrison Avenue project starting this week and next and quickly ramping up with Sierra Nevada Construction crews fully mobilized by the first week of May. "There will be significant traffic impacts and we know that," Assistant Public Works Director Jim Marino told the South Lake City County ... (more)

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, in collaboration with the Financial Guidance Center , continues its series of Twitter Town Hall events, with the next occurring on April 21. This event, an initiative of the Home Again: Nevada Homeowner Relief Program, will give Nevadans the opportunity to ask housing counselors questions related to ... (more)