A family that was stymied for almost a year trying to recover the remains of their murdered brother from the grounds of Lake Mead took their frustrations straight to the top on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly approved a landmark bill Wednesday to refurbish the Veterans Affairs Department and improve veterans’ health care.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, who has a ready network of libertarian-minded supporters in Nevada, is gearing up for a possible presidential run with 2015 the target date to announce his plans.
A man suspected in a deadly 2012 stabbing was indicted by a Clark County grand jury Wednesday.
WASHINGTON — A bill advancing in the U.S. House on Wednesday would create more than 73,000 acres of wilderness in Northern Nevada counties while making available land to support a copper mine in Lyon County.
A family that was stymied for almost a year trying to recover the remains of their murdered brother from the grounds of Lake Mead took their frustrations straight to the top on Wednesday.
A fire burning between two mines in Elko county Tuesday night led to an evacuation of underground mine work, according to the Bureau of Land Management.
Two people died and one was critically wounded after a two home invasions that led to an officer-involved shooting in the southeast valley Tuesday morning, according to Las Vegas police.
An intriguing offer to have two winners from disputed Nevada pageant compete in Orlando, Fla., did not come to pass.
The Southern Nevada veterans medical center that opened two years ago at a cost of $1 billion is failing to fulfill its promise because of VA scandal, and because it was not properly outfitted, Sen. Harry Reid, said Tuesday.
A Northern Nevada wilderness and development bill left for dead earlier this year is getting new life in Congress.
Messy executions in Arizona and Ohio that made national headlines could buoy efforts by death penalty opponents to stave off capital punishment for some 80 Nevada inmates awaiting execution.
Assemblywoman Lucy Flores, D-Las Vegas, has hired her third campaign manager in five months since she announced her bid for Nevada lieutenant governor on March 1.
As director of the Shenker Academy, a preschool in Summerlin, Specht stays busy even when school’s out. She’s working now with her staff on the curriculum for the upcoming school year and hosting several daily tours for prospective families.
The new and improved Interstate 15 has a flaw — a “collector-distributor” that sends eastbound Beltway traffic into a bottleneck.