An eminent domain dispute over land needed for the Boulder City bypass is expected to be finalized by state officials next week for $4.6 million, far less than the last $33 million offer from the landowner.
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Fireworks are never legal on Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service land, but officials with both agencies are advising campers to take extra precautions this Fourth of July weekend.
Wild horse advocates have dropped a lawsuit challenging roundups at a wildlife refuge on the Nevada-California line after federal officials severed ties with a contractor the critics claimed was allowing some mustangs that were gathered to be sold for slaughter.
The Washoe County School District police chief said he was taken off guard and hurt when he was let go last week.
U.S. Rep. Joe Heck said Tuesday he will continue to push for immigration reform, focusing on efforts to better secure the border and to protect from deportation young illegal immigrants raised in the United States.
A power outage in the southeast valley that left 766 NV Energy customers without electricity was fully restored as of 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Nevada’s 2015 legislative session might still be seven months away, but a list of bill draft requests made public Tuesday offers a glimpse into some of the issues on the minds of state lawmakers.
Nevada Democrats sharply criticized the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling that some companies with religious objections can avoid the contraceptives requirement in the nation’s health care law.
The 9-month-old American pit bull terrier mix came to A Home 4 Spot, a nonprofit, volunteer-based animal rescue organization, six weeks ago.
Bob Goodman, the Democratic nominee for Nevada governor, on Monday dismissed rumors that he planned to drop his long-shot campaign against GOP Gov. Brain Sandoval.
CARSON CITY – A panel of lawmakers and educators on Monday recommended that Nevada’s public education funding formula include more money for students in poverty or with limited English proficiency.
One year after the Carpenter 1 fire destroyed 43 square miles of the Spring Mountains, firefighting officials recall well planning worked but know the risk of a new wildfire is only a spark away.
Supporters and opponents of Nevada’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage will have a combined 20 minutes to make their case before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals when the case is heard Sept. 8 in San Francisco.
Fred Bell is on a quest for quiet. The Henderson man spends his free time stalking the sounds of solitude using high-tech recording equipment he assembled himself.
Nevada has issued more than 20,000 driver authorization cards in the first six months of the program’s existence, but many more immigrants who are in the country illegally remain afraid to come forward, those familiar with the program say.