Nevada News

The Nevada State Museum celebrates "El Dia de Los Muertos" or Day of the Dead from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday in what museum officials say is a multicultural celebration of life through death.

Nevada casinos saw winnings from gamblers decline in September for the 21st month in a row, another sign that the state's tourism-dependent economy continues to suffer in the recession, gambling regulators reported Tuesday.

Nevada's correctional system will avoid furloughs under a plan approved today to transfer money from a inmate fund and seeking to lease an empty Southern Nevada prison to a private company.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-TALK . The number for the Nevada Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-877-855-HOPE . More information is available at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org . Risk factors for suicide include: Depression and other mental disorders, or a substance-abuse disorder .

" Health care costs are rising but half of Nevada hospitals are losing money. Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, said some charges by physicians are "exorbitant" and the problem exists primarily in Clark County.

A $24 billion economic stimulus bill signed Friday by President Barack Obama should bring much-needed relief to Nevadans who are out of work or interested in purchasing a new residence.

A California company might become the first from another state to practice "telemedicine" in Nevada.

The secretary of state's office says more people registered as non-partisan voters in Nevada last month than those who registered for all other political parties combined.

Nevada is joining more than 40 other states that have special license plates for families of those who died while serving in the military.

Last year, almost 25,000 animals were put down at the four Las Vegas Valley shelters.

Unemployed Nevadans could soon receive more financial help following a vote by Congress to extend unemployment benefits.

Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice James Hardesty has announced his re-election bid to the state's highest court.

Several candidates hope to alter the composition of the Nevada State Legislature.

The Southern Nevada Health District is holding two H1N1 immunization clinics this weekend.

Legislation introduced in Congress would expand the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and authorize $415 million over eight years to combat the worst environmental threats to the Sierra Nevada lake and surrounding basin.

In an October 30, 2009 letter to ANCA-Nevada activist Razmig Libarian, the Senate leader reported that he had recently written to Secretary Clinton to pass along the concerns of his state's citizens of Armenian heritage, and to encourage her to meet directly with the national leadership of the Armenian American community regarding the state of ...

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After turning up the heat during last week's cold blast, southern Nevadans will be opening the windows to enjoy some of the season's warmest temperatures.

The Nevada National Guard surpassed its goals for recruitment this year, mirroring a national trend fueled in part by a poor job market, state officials say.

Nevada posted its 10th straight month of double-digit declines in taxable sales in August, as a major federal incentive to boost car sales failed to drive consumer purchases into growth territory.