Lyon County commissioners voted 3-1 Thursday to approve a zoning change needed to build the massive Monarch Data Center near Yerington, clearing a hurdle for a data center development even as many other jurisdictions in the state look to pause or re-assess data center buildout.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking to lease 25 new parking spaces in Las Vegas according to a federal notice, potentially hinting at further plans to expand the agency's footprint in the city.
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The suit, filed in Clark County District Court in early July, alleges that there were no violations of state ethics laws and that the ethics complaint centered "mostly on unsubstantiated claims."
The Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to force the state to immediately issue decisions on whether crime victims are eligible for compensation.
Audit report reveals that a former juvenile director, fired for racial remarks, took a job at a company with a contract he had overseen while in office.
The Reno office typically has between five and six full-time attorneys overseeing prosecutions. But in the past year, the number of lawyers has dwindled from six to zero.
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.
The lawsuit claims that the police department violates transparency laws by incorporating employees' salaries into the fees they charge the public for accessing documents.
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.
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.
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.
It's a saga that raised questions over how a 30-year-old building could fall into such disrepair, and whether the state made the right call in pulling the plug on the complex altogether.
"This is not a change in direction," said Taylor Adams, president and CEO of the organization, now called Northern NV Now, a name meant to be action-oriented and forward-thinking. "It is a clearer way to say who we have become."
The comments, made at a closed-door event for veterans July 2, come as ICE arrests have surged nationwide. The New York Times has reported that the agency made more than 10,000 arrests during a five-day period in June.