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Nevada state senator announces bid for U. S. House seat
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (270+ words) Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 | 10: 45 a. m. Republican state Sen. Carrie Buck announced this morning that she is launching a bid for Nevada's 1st Congressional District, setting up a potential challenge against longtime Democratic incumbent Dina Titus. Titus, who has represented the district since 2013, is Nevada's…...
Few veterans remain in Nevada Legislature, but their new caucus will champion those who served
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (549+ words) Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 | 2 a. m. Amid historically low veteran representation in Carson City, a small group of legislators is creating a new caucus focused on issues affecting those who served, are currently in the armed services and their families. Assemblymember Reuben D'Silva, a…...
Nevada lawmakers push for US crackdown on $466 M retail crime wave
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (913+ words) Friday, April 10, 2026 | 2 a. m. U. S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev. , was browsing the cosmetics section of a Las Vegas-area Walgreens when she watched a man stuff the store's entire supply of eyelash extensions into a bag and bolt out the door, hopping onto an…...
Number of active voters in Nevada down by nearly 100, 000 in March
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (225+ words) Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 1: 16 p. m. The total number of active registered voters in the state in March was2, 040, 752, a 4. 66% decreasefrom February, the releasestated." The decrease is due in large part tolist maintenance conducted by the Clark County Election Department, noticeswere sentto 117, 650 voters, and about…...
Henderson-based blind children's nonprofit in crisis after state grant cut
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (913+ words) Sunday, July 13, 2025 | 2 a. m. A Henderson nonprofit organization that teaches life skills to blind youths is rethinking how it will provide its services after losing the state grants that made up more than a third of its funding. Maribel Garcia, executive director…...
Poll finds Trump's economic policies eroding Latino support in Nevada, key states
14+ hour, 3+ min ago (498+ words) Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 2 a. m. Latino voters in key battleground states, including Nevada, are turning against President Donald Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms, according to new polling released Monday. The survey by Somos Votantes, an organization focused on Latino voter engagement,…...
First flu death of season reported amid over a dozen hospitalizations in Southern Nevada
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (276+ words) Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 | 1: 26 p. m. The Southern Nevada Health District announced the first flu-related death of a Clark County resident this season, as flu activity is increasing for the 2025-26 period." The man who died was in his 80s, the health district said. Though reports…...
Nevada delegation rallies after Trump floats nuclear testing at U. S. sites again
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (581+ words) Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 | 2 a. m. U. S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. , isn't buying the Trump administration's clarification of the president's nuclear testing comments. "We need the president himself to make that clarification," said Rosen, who also told reporters Tuesday there was "zero evidence" that explosive…...
Rosen visits Nevada nuclear site, pushes against resuming explosive testing
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (365+ words) Monday, April 13, 2026 | 9: 55 a. m. U. S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. , visited the Nevada National Security Site last week to observe how scientists certify the nation's nuclear stockpile without detonating weapons, her office said this morning in a news release. The site, 65 miles northwest of…...
Average price of regular gas in Nevada tops $5
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (156+ words) Elko Daily Free Press, Nev. (TNS) Friday, April 10, 2026 | 9: 23 p. m. The average price of a gallon of regular gas in'Nevada'topped $5 this week, according to'AAA. The organization ranked'Nevada'fifth most expensive in the nation. The state average on Friday was $5. 003, down slightly from Thursday,…...