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Hidden Henderson museum tells the Silver State’s mining story

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These 12 Nevada historic sites may go extinct, historians say

By Janna Karel / Las Vegas Review-Journal

October 26, 2018 - 11:55 am

Updated October 26, 2018 - 1:46 pm

In Nevada, October 31 isn’t just Halloween. It also marks Nevada Day.

Nevada Day commemorates the day that Nevada joined the union and became a U.S. state — but do you know when that happened?

Test your knowledge and see if home means Nevada for you.

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Contact Janna Karel at jkarel@reviewjournal.com. Follow @jannainprogress on Twitter.

Billionaire with Las Vegas ties nominated as next US ambassador to Italy

By David Danzis / RJ

December 23, 2024 - 12:47 pm

Tilman Fertitta is the chairman, chief executive officer and owner of Landry’s Inc., the Houston-based hospitality and entertainment company which operates three Golden Nugget casino hotels in Nevada.

ICE: Wrong-way driver in crash that killed Metro officer ordered to leave US in 2021

By Estelle Atkinson and Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

December 23, 2024 - 2:15 pm

The wrong-way driver who fatally collided with a Metropolitan Police Department officer was ordered to leave the country by a Texas judge in 2021, according to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson.

Hidden Henderson museum tells the Silver State’s mining story

By Alan Halaly / RJ

December 23, 2024 - 7:02 am

Only open the first Saturday of every month, The Mine Experience was once just a thought in a Henderson teacher’s head.

These 12 Nevada historic sites may go extinct, historians say

By Alan Halaly / RJ

December 23, 2024 - 7:00 am

Nevada historians have listed these 12 historical places and things as most likely to be lost in the near future.

Employees of Kimmie Candy pack products at the manufacturing facility in Reno, Nevada. (Courtes ...

How Nevada small business are dealing with the ‘burden’ of inflation-fueled higher prices

By McKenna Ross / RJ

December 23, 2024 - 6:01 am

Sticky inflation has been the talk of the last two years in the U.S. economy. For Nevada small business owners, those increases have forced them to trim budgets and push costs onto their consumers.

Copper Mountain Solar in El Dorado Valley, pictured on Sept. 5, 2024, in Boulder City. (Bizuaye ...

Almost 32M acres are available for solar in the West. Will Trump push back?

By Alan Halaly / RJ

December 21, 2024 - 2:57 pm

The Biden administration finalized the plan on Friday despite its unpopularity in Nevada — the state with the most acreage available by far.

Family members of Nevada inmates share health concerns with state board after violations found

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

December 20, 2024 - 8:04 pm

Inmates’ family members shared their concerns about the health of their incarcerated loved ones at a meeting of the state’s Board of Prison Commissioners.

Fiore’s suspension without pay extended

By Noble Brigham / RJ

December 20, 2024 - 11:15 am

The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline has extended the suspension of Pahrump Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore after a federal jury found her guilty of wire fraud.