Nevada News

As the medical marijuana industry finds its place in Nevada, lawmakers and law enforcement are working on the rules governing the drug's use.

Or so the constitution says. But when Nevada governor Kenny Guinn can't get the legislature to fund his education budget, he runs to the Nevada supreme court for help.

Shootings between law enforcement agents and extremists have spiked the wake of Bundy's Nevada ranch standoff, with militias declaring "war" on the feds.

A Henderson woman who became separated from her family and jet ski when a sudden storm whipped up 8-foot-tall swells on Lake Mead treaded water for more than three hours before she was rescued Tuesday, National Parks Service officials said.

The U.S. Senate has approved legislation intended to launch the long-awaited cleanup of a toxic, abandoned manganese mine outside of Las Vegas.

From the Nevada State Treasurer's Office: State Treasurer Kate Marshall today announced that her office received more than 11,131 individual claims in June, far surpassing the previous high mark for the month of June by more than 4,600 claims after posting its annual Unclaimed Property listing in newspapers across the State during that month.

More Nevadans have health insurance with implementation of the Affordable Care Act but the state still has one of the nation's highest percentages of uninsured residents, WalletHub reported Wednesday.

State officials say the number of Nevadans claiming their abandoned property has drastically increased compared to last year.

The deadline to sign up for health insurance coverage under Nevada Health Link has long since expired; however, big problems remain for an some Nevadans still trying to work through the system.

For the second time in less than a year, the Las Vegas-based parent company of tavern operator Dotty's has bought an under-performing hotel-casino in Southern Nevada.

Nearly 2,000 firefighters are getting the upper hand on a wildfire in rugged and steep terrain in rural Northern California.

Officials say the number of Nevadans claiming their abandoned property was way up in June compared with last year after the state treasurer's office published its annual unclaimed property list in newspapers.

Officials say the number of Nevadans claiming their abandoned property was way up in June compared with last year after the state treasurer's office published its annual unclaimed property list in newspapers.

Posted July 1, 2014 - 11:41am Updated July 1, 2014 - 4:42pm Woman in class-action lawsuit against Xerox dies By JENNIFER ROBISON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas woman died Monday, less than two weeks after her family went public with details of how enrollment trouble through the Nevada Health Link insurance exchange kept her from getting ... (more)

Firefighters are reporting gains containing several wildfires that, combined, cover more than 33 square miles in remote parts of eastern Nevada and southwestern Utah.

The Nevada Hotel and Lodging Association earned Certified Guest Service Partner designation from the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute.

If you had the chance to travel on the Mt. Rose Highway this weekend, you may have wondered where the construction crews were.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that President Barack Obama isn't choosing ambassadors based on their political beliefs, a statement that goes against various reports showing that about a quarter to a third of Obama's picks are political, and that many have raised money for Obama's campaign.

Now, the state is taking action. 8 on Your Side first investigated Sensible Home Warranty after valley resident Marie Frisa said the company refused to pay her claim for a new microwave.

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