January 23, 2023 Nevada to consider bill allowing noncitizens to serve on police forces amid staffing shortages The Nevada Assembly will consider a bill that would open the ranks of police officers in the state to noncitizens who are eligible to work in the U.S. and pass a background check.
January 23, 2023 Las Vegas judge who resigned to settle ethics investigation commits suicide by gunshot A Nevada judge who resigned to settle a discipline investigation after getting entangled in a double-murder case has died. Her death was ruled as a suicide.
January 18, 2023 NV construction project to impede traffic on state’s busiest highway for 18 months A $305 million construction project on Interstate 15, Nevada’s busiest highway, begins Tuesday. The project will obstruct traffic for 18 months.
January 17, 2023 TSA finds undeclared 84 mm caliber weapon in checked luggage at Texas airport Transportation Security Administration officers confiscated what appears to be an 84 mm caliber weapon in checked luggage on Monday. The owner did not declare the weapon, which is required when flying.
January 16, 2023 In NV, gun-detecting dog employed at Washoe County School District Security is planning to add a dog that can smell out firearms at Washoe County School District in Nevada. The decision came after a first grader shot his teacher in Virginia last week.
January 16, 2023 Plane makes emergency landing in NV, sinks to bottom of Lake Mead A plane carrying two people made an emergency landing in Nevada after experiencing engine failure. The plane was found three months later at the bottom of Lake Mead.
January 13, 2023 NV lithium mine used in EV production receives $700M conditional loan from US Energy Department A Nevada lithium mine may receive a $700 million loan contingent on an environmental impact statement, as the project could damage an endangered flower species.
January 13, 2023 In Nevada, $1,000 reward offered in search for suspect in deer poaching case A reward of $1,000 is being offered in exchange for information leading to an arrest in a deer poaching case in Nevada. Authorities believe a mule deer was killed illegally.
January 13, 2023 Nevada’s Highway 208 to close for months after heavy rain triggers huge landslide Nevada’s Highway 208, which stretches 10 miles long, is expected to be closed for months after Wilson Canyon area saw the heaviest precipitation there in over a century.
January 13, 2023 NV Gov. Joe Lombardo orders indefinite freeze on new state regulations Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed an order freezing new state regulations. Agencies will be required to recommend 10 eliminations to streamline regulation processes.