The Nevada Independent

To solve rising overdoses, Nevada prisons may turn to a sidelined solution: dogs.

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.

'The stakes are life or death': Fear of deportation looms for some veterans in Nevada

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.

Nevada's district attorney races are often uncontested. Here's why experts say it's a problem.

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.

After helping the US win the Cold War, the all-you-can-eat buffet is fading. Thanks, COVID

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

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Here's why two billionaires want to take the Strip's biggest casino companies private

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

Carson City preps move to more transparent online court system, but launch delayed

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

Nevada's newest state park was once a 'divorce ranch' and Army vehicle testing site

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.

Nevada police claim millions in seized property every year. A lawsuit wants big changes.

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.

Nevada's largest county to consider data center regulations — but likely not a moratorium

The Clark County Commission will be discussing potential new regulations and approval criteria for data center construction in the area.

Staffer with 2 decades of experience in Legislative Counsel Bureau chosen as its director

A leader in the agency's legal division will helm the nonpartisan support bureau for the Nevada Legislature.

Affordable healthcare emerges as a voter priority in purple Nevada

While most respondents said that healthcare costs will influence whom they vote for in November, the issue was more pressing among Democrats and independents.

The front of the Nevada Legislature building in Carson City on Nov. 14, 2025.

24 new Nevada laws take effect on July 1. Here's what to know.

Less cellphone time for students, more rights for homeowners, and some relief from the heat: Here's a quick look at the new laws you care about.

Indy Elections

No Nevada GOP civil war: Former Settelmeyer backers line up behind Flippo

In today's Indy Elections: Rep. Susie Lee talks up her bill to help drone pilots and Gov. Joe Lombardo keeps releasing ads.

Clark County School District pre-k teacher Katie Bravo, left, and special education instructional facilitator Jennifer Gregory during the first day of school on Aug. 11, 2025.

Nevada superintendents push back on retaining third graders struggling to read

It marks the first substantial resistance to the requirement since it was brought back by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and state lawmakers in 2023 after being repealed in 2019.

A mail-in ballot drop box at Galena High School.

Nevada will still accept mail ballots post-Election Day after US Supreme Court ruling

In a 5-4 decision, the nation's highest court disagreed with Republicans who argued Mississippi's acceptance of mail ballots after Election Day ran afoul of federal laws that set election dates.

Veterans exposed to radiation unite Nevada congressional delegation in fight for benefits

No one wants to oppose the effort to secure benefits for veterans who got sick after on-the-job radiation exposure. Why hasn't it passed Congress?

Public schools are closing all over Nevada as enrollment drops

After more than four decades serving the Gardnerville community, C.C. Meneley will close as Douglas County School District consolidates schools amid declining enrollment and financial pressure.

'Difficult and daunting': Nevada prisons struggle to address inmates' medical needs

Nevada is spending millions more on medical care in prisons, as state officials acknowledge they don't have the staff to meet every inmate's needs. Advocates say it's creating a dangerous culture of neglect.

Food servers plate food for clients at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada.

Refugees to Nevada drop to a trickle as Trump program favors white South Africans

For years, Nevada has accepted thousands of refugees from conflict-ridden countries. A new program for South Africans and federal cap on refugees could affect the efforts of Nevada's three resettlement organizations.

Signage at the entrance to the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center

Nevada data center rush drives request for a novel type of gas power plant

Just weeks after a developer asked state energy regulators to let it build its own temporary natural gas plant to power Northern Nevada data centers, another developer is asking regulators to approve an even larger, permanent gas plant to power additional data centers.