Boulware said that ICE has continued the Trump administration's "mandatory detention" policy which the judge had previously ruled unlawful.T he suit also lists Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam and the Nevada Southern Detention Center as defendants.

Lombardo and Republican-aligned groups have spent more than $13 million on ads since December 2025, while Democrats have spent only about $77,000.

The Nevada State Engineer's Office has issued cease-and-desist letters to the developer of what will be the largest solar project in the state, accusing the company of illegally pulling water for construction from a nearby geothermal plant and a local rancher in Lyon County.

The Nevada Independent will be tracking what data center-related actions local governments across the state are taking. This page will be updated as officials take more actions. 

Nevada is one of the few states that does not have a canine unit in its state prison system, according to the state's correctional officers union. Such units have long been embraced as a way for prisons and law enforcement to detect drugs and conduct searches.

Foreign-born residents of the U.S. are eligible to serve in the military, but some veterans and their families are facing deportation — and the pace has picked up under Trump.

In 2026, most Nevada voters will have no say over who becomes their county's next district attorney. Local prosecutors are rarely challenged in their re-election bids — and even more rarely lose.

However it all started, all-you-can-eat buffets spread across the republic to restaurants like Golden Corral and Ponderosa.

Proposed buyouts of MGM and Caesars would put 25 Nevada resorts into private hands, meaning less public scrutiny and fewer financial reporting requirements.

First Judicial District Court says the new system would allow e-filing, public document access and online case tracking within 12 to 18 months.

A more than 1,600-acre land conveyance to the state is being turned into Nevada's 28th, and newest, state park. The property, which started as an agricultural ranch before operating as a divorce ranch in the 1940s and serving as a testing ground for U.S. Army military vehicles, is located about 5 miles east of Dayton State Park and borders the Carson River for 4.5 miles.

The case comes after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department seized $57,000 in cryptocurrency that a Florida man received for selling his car because the car was allegedly connected to a crime.