Victor Villalta waited eight years to prove in court he was innocent of sexually assaulting two girls, 6- and 9-year-old sisters in Las Vegas. Now he’s a free man.
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Legislation that would expand hunting and fishing access on federal land failed to advance in the U.S. Senate last week over a political battle on gun rights.
Washoe County District Attorney Richard Gammick has ruled police officers were justified when they fatally shot an active-duty Army soldier in Reno while he was visiting family last year.
Henderson Township Constable Earl Mitchell’s salary is something of a mystery, even though he’s an elected official.
A 3-month-old girl who died in the the southeast valley on Friday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Rhylee Brown.
A bid by two Nevada lawmakers to cut off funding and close the doors for good on the Yucca Mountain Project was slapped away on Thursday in the House.
A host of dignitaries, U.S. Navy veterans and others turned out at the state Capitol in Carson City on Friday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the launching of the famed battleship U.S.S. Nevada.
The Nevada Policy Research Institute released a report this week claiming to have found 33 ways to improve Nevada’s education system without spending more taxpayer money.
Bruce Gilbert, the new executive director of the Silver State Health Exchange, says he’s undaunted by the big job of fixing the troubled Obamacare agency
Nevada wildlife officials say a black bear with a rap sheet had to be killed after it turned up at Lake Tahoe again this week posing a safety threat to beachgoers.
As Nevada celebrates its 150th year of statehood, one of her storied namesakes — the battleship USS Nevada — is marking an anniversary as well.
Savaged by drought, Lake Mead has shrunk to its lowest level since the Great Depression.
A Thursday story about a bill to help clean up the Three Kids Mine in Henderson incorrectly stated the relationship between two of the people leading the effort. Bob Unger and Mindy Unger-Wadkins are brother and sister and partners in the project.
Clark County firefighters will have body armor when they aid law enforcement officers in situations involving active shooters and mass casualties, fire officials said Thursday.
A new report from a national organization dedicated to fighting hate groups and racism takes the government to task for mishandling the April 12 armed showdown with Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy, but its authors were equally critical of Bundy and his militia supporters.
