Nevada News

William Shakespeare, according to a telephone caller to the Nevada Appeal, should be recognized in newspaper coverage today because it marks 450 years since his birth.

The House of Reid rules roost in Nevada's version of 'Game of Thrones' on rgj.com: http://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/inp/2014/04/22/the-house-of-reid-rules-roost-in-nevadas-version-of-game-of-thrones/8039111/ Like many, I am a fan of the HBO series, Game of Thrones.

Nevadans who had problems completing their sign up for health insurance on Nevada Health Link will have until May 30 to enroll.

Lawyers for convicted former Nevada powerbroker Harvey Whittemore are arguing that a federal judge cannot change an order allowing him to stay out of prison until his appeal is decided.

A former Nevadan who's the resident conductor at the San Francisco Symphony has been named the new conductor of the Las Vegas Philharmonic.

Nationally known investigative blogger and gun rights activist Mike Vanderboegh was a featured speaker at the Cliven Bundy ranch in Nevada over the weekend.

From Nevada Arts Council: Christian Schunke, a senior at Yerington High School in Lyon County, will compete in the National Finals for Poetry Out Loud held Tuesday And Wednesday, April 29 and 30 in Washington, D.C. He is one of 53 finalists from a field of 375,000 who competed nationally.

Sen. Reid has proven to be one of the nastiest, most vicious thug, liar, and slanderer in government.

A former Nevada doctor at the centre of a 2007 hepatitis C outbreak has been ordered into federal custody for a mental evaluation.

From AlertID: Nevada's First Lady, Kathleen Sandoval, and AlertID's Founder, Keli Wilson, are teaming up to encourage all Nevadans to participate in "Denim Day" on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, to "make a social statement with their fashion statement" in an effort to create awareness and support victims during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

The Bureau of Land Management destroyed water lines and water tanks belonging to the Cliven Bundy family.

Reader: I'm calling about your article in today's paper in the Opinion section about the Nevada showdown by Debra Saunders .

With hundreds of thousands of residents living in Clark County and millions of tourists visiting each year, the Southern Nevada Health District works hard to track and treat infectious diseases.

A memorial service is 11 a.m. Tuesday in Reno for Michael Brooks Seeliger, 46, who was killed in a flying accident on April 13. Seeliger is a sixth-generation Nevadan and the grandson of Carson Valley rancher Brooks Park.

Biochemistry and molecular biology student Katie Speirs researches enzymes from breast cancer cells in the University of Nevada, Reno's pharmacology lab.

A Nevada Department of Transportation employee in Fallon has been arraigned on charges he used a state credit card to support his gambling habit.

For two decades the US government has tried to get Cliven Bundy to remove his cows from federal land, and for two decades the Nevada rancher has steadfastly refused, defying court orders and attempts to negotiate a settlement for the $1.1 million he owes in federal grazing fees.

By the time Gov. Brian Sandoval criticized the Bureau of Land Management for creating an 'atmosphere of intimidation' while rounding up Cliven Bundy's cattle, the militias were already on their way to Bunkerville, ground zero for what turned into an armed confrontation between gun-toting citizens and federal officers.

Sen. Richard H. Bryan and Michael Fischer portraying Gov. John Sparks at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park in September 2013..

Lawmakers from Western states said Friday that the time has come for them to take control of federal lands within their borders and suggested the standoff this month between a Nevada rancher and the federal government was a problem waiting to happen.