Latest Nevada Headlines
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Nevada Highway Patrol Promoting Safety Around Big Rigs in Vegas Area
Nov 5 2014 // The Nevada Highway Patrol is planning a “Badge on Board” enforcement blitz this week in the Las Vegas area to promote traffic safety around big rig trucks. Trooper Loy Hixson says the effort comes after Nevada...
George Named Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations Administrator
Nov 3 2014 // Steve George has been named administrator of Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations. George was appointed to fill the vacancy in October after previous administrator Don Soderberg was named director of the Nevada...
Nevada Official Says 11 Drivers Cited so Far For Uber
Oct 28 2014 // Nevada drivers with the ridesharing company Uber are picking up passengers despite a judge’s order blocking the rides until at least until Nov. 7. Nevada Taxicab Authority spokeswoman Teri Williams told the Las Vegas...
Parents in Nevada Bullying Suicide Sue District
Oct 27 2014 // The parents of a seventh-grader who shot herself dead last December are suing the Las Vegas-area school district, alleging that administrators failed to inform them that their daughter was bullied at her middle...
Ridesharing Uber Halted in Nevada For Now
Oct 27 2014 // It didn’t take long for Uber to come to a screeching halt in Nevada. District Court Judge James Russell in Carson City has blocked Uber from offering any rides in the state through at least Nov. 7. A hearing is set...
Minor Quake Shakes Nevada, Felt in Las Vegas
Oct 6 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake shook southwest Nevada, about 15 miles from Las Vegas. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The USGS reported on its website that the quake happened at...
Federal Judge Won’t Block Fracking in Nevada
Oct 6 2014 // A federal judge has refused to block the release of oil and gas leases in Nevada that critics say will be used for hydraulic fracturing that could harm sage grouse and cause more environmental damage than the Bureau of...
Federal Judge Won’t Block Fracking In Nevada
Sep 29 2014 // A federal judge has refused to block the release of oil and gas leases in Nevada that critics say will be used for hydraulic fracturing that could harm sage grouse and cause more environmental damage than the Bureau of...
Flood Victims in Vegas Area Offered Free Legal Assistance
Sep 25 2014 // The Nevada State Bar says free legal assistance is available for people dealing with government agencies, insurance companies, landlords, contractors and banks after recent flooding in Clark County and the Moapa Paiute...
Families of Nevada Helicopter Crash Victims Awarded $16M
Sep 24 2014 // A jury has awarded $16 million to the families of four passengers who were killed in a December 2011 helicopter crash near Lake Mead in Nevada. The jurors ruled against Sundance Helicopters Inc. in a wrongful death case...
Forecast Calls for More Drought Next Year Across West
Sep 23 2014 // Forecasters say severe drought or worse will continue into next year across much of the West, including parts of western Utah, most of Nevada and practically all of California. Below-normal precipitation and normal or...
Nevada Truck Firm in Amtrak Crash Could Pay $4.5M+
Sep 18 2014 // A Nevada trucking company could be forced to pay more than $5.5 million if a judge formalizes a jury verdict that found one of its drivers caused a 2011 crash with an Amtrak train that killed six people and injured...
As Lake Mead Water Levels Drop West Braces
Aug 14 2014 // Once-teeming Lake Mead marinas are idle as a 14-year drought steadily drops water levels to historic lows. Officials from nearby Las Vegas are pushing conservation but also are drilling a new pipeline to keep drawing water...
Aim of Nevada Anti-Fracking Suit to Block Drilling
Jul 21 2014 // A rural Nevada group is asking a federal judge to block the sale of oil and gas leases they say will be used for hydraulic fracturing and other development that poses a much greater threat to sage grouse and other wildlife...
ITC Expands Comparative Rating System, TurboRater, to Nevada
Jul 11 2014 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a provider of marketing, rating and management software and services, has expanded its comparative rating system TurboRater with its release of automated insurance rating...
Aim of Nevada Anti-Fracking Suit to Block Drilling
Jul 8 2014 // A rural Nevada group is asking a federal judge to block the sale of oil and gas leases they say will be used for hydraulic fracturing and other development that poses a much greater threat to sage grouse and other wildlife...
Nevada Driver Cards Draw Nearly 49,000 to Take Tests
Jul 2 2014 // Nearly 49,000 Nevada residents have taken written tests since January to obtain state driver authorization cards, and just under 16,400 people have gotten the documents as of June 11, state Department of Motor Vehicles...
Jury Awards Nevada High-Tech Firm $10.7M in Patent Case
Jun 9 2014 // A Nevada company that makes equipment to manage power supplies for computer data centers has won a $10.7 million judgment in a 7-year-old patent infringement case. A federal jury awarded the money to Reno-based Server...
Employers Names Mikulsky Senior Vice President in Nevada
May 19 2014 // Employers named Aaron Mikulsky as senior vice president of business process and policyholder services. He will be based out of Employers’ headquarters in Reno, Nevada. Mikulsky has more than 19 years of experience in...
Immigrants in California Study for Driver Test Months Out
May 19 2014 // There’s a lot riding on a California law to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally, and supporters are already preparing prospective drivers in the most populous U.S. state to pass the...
