The judge ruled the parts of Trump's order seeking to create a federal list of eligible voters and using the Postal Service to determine who receives a mail ballot are "legally void" because they "violate the separation of powers."

The transfer saves 300 jobs in the economically troubled town that marks the Nevada-California border. Herbst family says Primm 'could be something special.'

More than 80 percent of voters supported the 2018 ballot question to keep the city attorney an elected position. But this week, the city manager's office sought to recommend that the Legislature make the position appointed rather than elected.

A federal judge permanently barred the Trump administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.

Together, Great Basin and Lake Mead face between $431 million and $501 million in deferred maintenance projects. Zooming out to include all the state's federally managed areas, including Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and part of Death Valley National Park, Nevada's federal lands have almost $1 billion in deferred maintenance repairs.

Dive team operations at Southern Nevada's Lake Mead National Recreation Area, consistently ranked as one of America's most deadly federal recreation sites, have quietly been suspended because of staffing shortages and unmet equipment and training needs. 

"The frequency of these concerns suggests more attention is needed to improve the care of children in select areas," the report noted.

Lawmakers enact rules to limit use in mental and behavioral health situations as well as emergency planning.

Despite supportive community efforts, the Vegas Strong Fund is still fundraising for the project set to break ground in October

Owner John Fisher wants to show the team's commitment to its future hometown, and turn more Nevadans into baseball devotees and paying customers.

Assm. Howard Watts (D-Las Vegas), seeking his fifth term, narrowly lost to challenger Miguel Dávila, who was backed by unions and articulated a new vision of local politics.

Moving special education services and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies has left families wondering what's next.