Nevada News

A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments early next month on the challenge to Nevada's gay marriage ban.

"It is an honor to represent the First District and a privilege to work on behalf of our community," said Titus.

Ways that alfalfa and grass-hay producers can conserve irrigation water under drought conditions will be discussed at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension workshops across the state.

Over decades, some Nevada politicians, education leaders and consultants have argued that Nevada's four community colleges shouldn't report to the state's Board of Regents, which oversees UNLV and UNR, but rather be allowed to operate independently, perhaps with each individual college governed within its own community.

Nevada may be a long way from Kansas, but when it comes to state funding for schools, it may be closer than you think.

Kelly Nichols OD, MPH, PhD Dr. Nichols is FERV Professor at the University of Houston College of Optometry and director of The Ocular Surface Institute clinical research center.

The Nevada Arts Council is launching a series of arts town meetings to examine the efforts, wants and needs of towns across the state as it builds a three-year plan to support art in Nevada.

Twenty-five years ago, the Friends of the University Libraries at the University of Nevada, Reno created the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame.

Sabrina Brown, Claudette Ward and Tamika Centers are charged along with Chante Taylor of Reno with conspiracy to file false claims against the federal government.

The drive to southern California will soon include a new stop, once a massive highway project, called the Joint Port of Entry -- just over the Nevada border -- is complete.

John McKenna is seeking a second term on Carson City's Board of Supervisors to complete tasks slowed by economic malaise, he said after filing to retain the seat from Ward 3. "The depth of the economic problems and slow recovery have not allowed for the permanent changes to city management that are needed," McKenna said at midweek.

Dignitaries cut the Nevada shaped cake at the centennial cake event held in 1964.

Nevada's higher education leaders are reconsidering the accreditation process for a proposed new UNLV medical school amid concerns about losing donor support from Southern Nevadans.

The Nevada Commission on Tourism has new programs for attracting international visitors to the Silver State.

Gov. Brian Sandoval filed for re-election Friday, pushing back on speculation he might run for the U.S. Senate in 2016 by saying he intends on serving all four years as governor if re-elected.

In an effort to put more Nevadans back to work, Nevada JobConnect is hosting a special campaign in Carson City, Douglas County, and Lyon County to get more employers to list their job openings with the state's One-Stop Employment Centers.

Rear-ended at a stop light in Las Vegas? Don't waste your time calling the cops.

The public is invited to the 2014 Nevada Poetry Out Loud Competition State Finals at the Siena Hotel Spa Casino Ballroom in Reno Saturday, March 15, from noon to 3 p.m. During the fall and winter months, more than 2,500 remarkable high school-aged students across the state, passionate about poetry and with assistance from family members, coaches ... (more)

On Friday, March 21, 2014 from 1 to 6 p.m., Nevadans are invited to be a part of history and attend the Battle Born Birthday Cake Celebration taking place at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.

Nevada's senators ended up on the losing side of a months-long fight to change the way the military prosecutes cases of sexual assault.