Hillary Clinton eked out a narrow win over Donald Trump in Nevada in Tuesday’s presidential vote.
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Nevadans overwhelmingly voted Tuesday in favor of a pair of constitutional amendments that will both need a second round of voter approval in a later election to become law.
Starting Jan. 1, it will be legal for adults 21 and older in Nevada to possess up to an ounce of marijuana or up to one-eighth of an ounce of cannabis concentrate.
Catherine Cortez Masto claimed victory late Tuesday night in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race for a successor to Harry Reid.
The push to expand background checks to private gun sales and transfers received heavy support through the state’s early voting period.
Democrats picked up two Nevada congressional seats on Tuesday, as state Sen. Ruben Kihuen defeated incumbent Republican Rep. Cresent Hardy in the 4th Congressional District, and Democrat Jacky Rosen defeated Republican Danny Tarkanian in the 3rd Congressional District.
Democrats who were swept from legislative majorities in the “Red Wave” of 2014 returned the favor Tuesday, winning back control of both the Senate and Assembly in the run-up to the 2017 legislative session.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval told the state dental board to address problems with its patient-complaint-resolution process at a heated meeting on Tuesday in which dental professionals accused the regulators of corruption, bullying and extortion.
Lawyers for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump advisor Roger Stone and his group “Stop the Steal” agreed in a Nevada federal court on Monday to inform a group of exit poll volunteers about the legal ramifications of voter intimidation.
A team of researchers from UNLV has announced the discovery of a set of fossilized footprints from a 290-million-year-old reptile on a rock slab in the Gold Butte area, about 115 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
Even if voters do approve recreational marijuana, that doesn’t mean adult consumers will be able to walk into a pot shop to buy weed on Jan. 1 when the law would take effect.
A protester involved in a scuffle at a Donald Trump rally Saturday denied accusations Sunday that he is an operative for Democrats.
Clark County voters are facing some big decisions on county and state races, including the presidential and U.S. Senate contests, in Tuesday’s general election, as well as five ballot measures ranging from legalizing marijuana to increasing the fuel tax to build more roads.
With early voting finished and tallied, Democrats in Nevada have taken a 46,000 vote lead over Republican voters heading into Election Day.
Final campaign finance reports filed by Friday’s deadline show some legislative incumbents enjoying a money-raising edge, but other races indicate close contests or seats on the verge of being flipped.