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Nevada Traffic Deaths Mysteriously Jump in 1st Quarter of 2012
Apr 16 2012 // The number of Nevada traffic deaths jumped by nearly 25 percent in the first quarter of 2012 when compared with the same period last year, according to figures from state public safety officials. From January through...
$13.6M Settlement OK’d With Nevada Freeway Contractor
Apr 5 2012 // The Nevada Board of Examiners approved a $13.6 million settlement with the contractor of the first phase of the Carson City bypass, ending a legal dispute that officials said could have cost more than three times the...
$581K Study to Look At Safety On Las Vegas Strip
Apr 5 2012 // Elected officials concerned about safety and the image of the Las Vegas Strip are funneling $581,000 in hotel room tax money into a three-month study of pedestrian areas on the tourist corridor. The Clark County Commission...
Nevada Traffic Deaths Jump in 1st Quarter Of 2012
Apr 4 2012 // The number of Nevada traffic deaths jumped by nearly 25 percent in the first quarter of 2012 when compared with the same period last year, according to figures from state public safety officials. From January through...
Nevada Approves Regulations for Self-Driving Cars
Mar 5 2012 // Nevada is becoming the first of the U.S. states to regulate self-driving vehicles on its roadways. The state’s legislative commission has approved regulations that were vetted by car manufacturers, insurance...
Nevada Workers’ Comp Loss Costs to See 1% Increase
Mar 1 2012 // Many Nevada employers will see a small increase in the premiums they pay for workers’ compensation insurance in 2012. Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper has approved a filing from the National Council on...
Vegas Hepatitis C Outbreak Cases Get Settlements
Feb 23 2012 // Court-ordered talks have yielded settlements in 41 lawsuits involving drug companies blamed for supplying an anesthetic to Las Vegas medical clinics where health officials say patients contracted incurable hepatitis C...
Nevada Approves Regulations For Self-Driving Cars
Feb 17 2012 // Nevada is becoming the first of the U.S. states to regulate self-driving vehicles on its roadways. The state’s legislative commission on Wednesday approved regulations that were vetted by car manufacturers, insurance...
Whittemore Accused of Embezzling From Ex-Partners
Jan 31 2012 // Former business partners of Nevada developer and lobbyist Harvey Whittemore have sued him, claiming he embezzled and misappropriated more than $40 million. In its lawsuit filed Friday in Clark County District Court, the...
Arcing Power Lines Caused Big Nov. 18 Fire In Nevada
Jan 31 2012 // Fire investigators have confirmed arcing power lines caused the wind-blown blaze that destroyed dozens of homes in Reno in November. The brush fire caused about $7.6 million in property damage and more than $1.5 million in...
Consumer Group Charges Auto Insurers with ‘Disparate Treatment’ of Low Income Families
Jan 30 2012 // A consumer group on Monday issued a study that alleges “disparate treatment” of low-to moderate-income families by auto insurers nationwide. The group is asking state insurance commissioners to consider...
Ex-Partners Cite Nevada Developer in Funds Lawsuit
Jan 30 2012 // Former business partners of Nevada developer and lobbyist Harvey Whittemore have sued him, claiming he misappropriated millions of dollars. In its lawsuit filed last week in Clark County District Court, the Wingfield...
Disaster Loan Deadline Nears For November Nevada Fire
Jan 27 2012 // The deadline is nearing for Nevada residents and businesses affected by November’s brush fire in Reno to apply for Small Business Administration disaster loans. The Caughlin Fire burned more than 3 square miles and...
Pacific Storm Brings Winter Back to West
Jan 23 2012 // The remnants of a Pacific storm that moved into the West are continuing to create weather hazards and bring back winter-like conditions following a long period of warm weather throughout the region today into tonight,...
Nevada Doctors Sue Woman, Claim She Embezzled
Jan 17 2012 // A group of Reno, Nev. emergency physicians has sued a woman who oversaw its billing and accounting, claiming she has embezzled more than $700,000 since 1999. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported the Reno Emergency Physicians...
600 Nevada Flood Victims Get Share of $10 Million Settlement
Jan 17 2012 // About 600 victims of a flood caused by the failure of a century-old irrigation canal in Fernley, Nev. in 2008 have received their share of a $10 million settlement. The settlement funds distributed last month stemmed from...
Report: Fewer Traffic Deaths in Nevada In 2011
Jan 9 2012 // Despite a slight increase in pedestrian deaths, the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety says the number of people killed in traffic accidents in Nevada plunged in 2011 and will end the year at slightly more than half of the...
Report: Fewer Traffic Deaths in Nevada In 2011
Dec 21 2011 // Despite a slight increase in pedestrian deaths, the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety says the number of people killed in traffic accidents in Nevada plunged in 2011 and will end the year at slightly more than half of the...
Nevada Caughlin Ranch Fire Claims Exceed $16 Million
Dec 16 2011 // Nevada’s insurance carriers have reported they have received around 600 claims as a result of the Caughlin Ranch Fire resulting in more than $16 million in claims, Nevada’s insurance commissioner said on...
Health Report Ranks Nevada 42nd Among States
Dec 8 2011 // A study finds that Nevada climbed five spots, to 42nd, in an annual ranking comparing states, residents and health. The 2011 America’s Health Rankings was released Tuesday by United Health Foundation, along with the...
