Nevada will give up 50,000 acre-feet of Colorado River water a year over the next two years under a federal operating framework released Friday that cuts distributions to three states.
Most vehicle safety regulations were written decades ago, always with the assumption that there would be a human driver behind the wheel. They're trying to catch up with autonomous vehicles, which don't need all the traditional car's features.
During a recent interview, Superintendent Tiffany McMaster said part of the reason she applied for the job was to bring stability to the district after going through significant superintendent turnover, and prevent it from falling behind.
Advocates had a lot of ideas about what questions should go before voters this year, although only a few have successfully qualified for the ballot. We track it all here.
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The lawsuit claims that the police department violates transparency laws by incorporating employees' salaries into the fees they charge the public for accessing documents.
On Thursday, a California-based panel of judges ruled that the administration's policy of locking up nearly everyone in deportation proceedings is unlawful.
A $70M investment from ex-MLB pitcher Chan Ho Park, the actor who portrayed 'The Hangover's' Mr. Chow and a BTS member could increase Asian visitation.
In a move that officials stressed is not consolidation, Reno and Sparks city councils have unanimously voted to join their fire departments under one chief.
Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar (D) kept the door open for collaboration with the federal government to remove noncitizens from Nevada's voter rolls, but also expressed skepticism about the assertions that thousands of noncitizens are voting.
Minja Yan victory was unexpected for some on election night. Despite a lack of institutional support, some say she has has what it takes to win in November.
One of the largest data center development companies in Northern Nevada is trying to subvert the normal regulatory process, a move that could potentially increase customer costs, according to a new lawsuit filed by NV Energy
The bill comes as protections for DACA recipients have eroded during the second Trump administration. In its first 10 months, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained more than 260 DACA recipients.
A year after North Las Vegas former city manager Ryann Juden came under fire for a lucrative contract, another former city employee was handed a consulting contract less than a month after he left office.
Since the state's Native American waiver program was established in 2021, it's grown from about 170 recipients in its first year to nearly 700 recipients during the 2024-25 school year.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife's Karelian Bear Dogs have become indispensable components of the department's operations, flushing bears from urban dens, locating injured bears and hazing human-habituated bears by chasing and nipping at them as they are released back into the wild. The goal is to ensure bears can still live in places such as Tahoe that are now teeming with humans.