Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada
The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevadaโs Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill Stein on the ballot in the battleground state.
All welcome: Advocates fight to ensure citizens not fluent in English have equal access to elections
As demographics shift, advocates from Las Vegas to Alaska are fighting to make voting accessible for citizens who speak different languages.
Takeaways from AP's report on how Duck Valley Indian Reservation's water and soil is contaminated
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation have long grappled with contaminants in the soil and water.
A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?
The remote Duck Valley reservation that straddles Nevada and Idaho has battled toxic contaminants on its land for decades.
Nevada inmate was pepper-sprayed and held face down before he died. His death was ruled a homicide
An autopsy report shows that a Nevada prisoner died after he was pepper-sprayed, shackled and held face down.
Death of woman on 1st day of Burning Man festival under investigation
Authorities are investigating the death of a woman who was participating in the counterculture festival known as Burning Man in the northern Nevada desert.
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will lose same amount of Colorado River water next year as in 2024
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will continue to live with less water next year from the Colorado River after the U.S. government Thursday announced water cuts preserving the status quo.
As Colorado River states await water cuts, they struggle to find agreement on longer-term plans
The federal government is expected to announce water cuts soon that would affect some of the 40 million people reliant on the Colorado River.
Why Trump's and Harris' proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact
If nothing else, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on one thing, at least: Both say they want to eliminate federal taxes on workersโ tips.
Nevada man accused of hate crime acknowledged in police interview that he referenced 'hanging tree'
A criminal complaint says a Nevada man accused of a hate crime admitted he mentioned a โhanging tree" during a verbal altercation with a Black man near Reno.
Three people arrested in rural Nevada over altercation that Black man says involved a racial slur
Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with a verbal altercation last week in Virginia City, Nevada, during which a Black man said a racial slur was directed at him by a man who also said โthey have a hanging treeโ for people like him.
Judge rejects GOP challenge of Mississippi timeline for counting absentee ballots
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block Mississippi from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after after it.
Tourist suffers 3rd-degree burns to his feet after losing flip-flops in Death Valley
A visitor got third-degree burns on his feet while walking barefoot on the sand dunes in California's Death Valley National Park.
Las Vegas hits record of fifth consecutive day of 115 degrees or greater as heat wave scorches US
A prolonged heat wave has baked Las Vegas in its record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees or greater.
Fake elector case in Nevada dismissed over venue question, state attorney general vows appeal
A Nevada judge has dismissed a criminal indictment against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the stateโs 2020 presidential election.
Shiny monolith removed from mountains outside Las Vegas. How it got there still is a mystery
A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities.
Gleaming monolith pops up in Nevada desert, the latest in a series of quickly vanishing structures
A strange monolith has been found jutting out of a remote mountain peak near Las Vegas.
Eagles turning Las Vegas Sphere into โHotel Californiaโ with 4-weekend residency
The Las Vegas Sphere will be giving southern California vibes later this year when the Eagles take over the iconic venue for a four-weekend residency that starts on Friday, Sept. 20.
Biden campaign calls on GOP to drop lawsuits over mail ballots, citing Trump's new fondness for it
President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is calling on Republicans to drop lawsuits targeting mail voting now that Donald Trump has embraced the method.
Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results
Nevada election officials can start tabulating in-person Election Day votes as they come in, rather than waiting for polls to close.
Nevada abortion-rights measure has enough signatures for November ballot, supporters say
Abortion access advocates in Nevada say they have submitted almost twice the number of petition signatures needed to qualify a measure for the November ballot that would enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.
Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day
The Republican National Committee is suing to stop Nevada from being able to count mail ballots received in election offices after Election Day.
US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower
The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S. That's assuming it can withstand anticipated legal challenges from conservationists who fear it will lead to the extinction of an endangered Nevada wildflower near the California line.
Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists
Nevada's Supreme Court has handed setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists in two new rulings.
Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change
It will be a very tiny big-game hunt for one of the largest animals in North America.
DaRon Holmes II and Dayton rally from 17 points down to beat Nevada 63-60 in March Madness
DaRon Holmes II and seventh-seeded Dayton staged a huge March Madness rally, closing with a 24-4 run to erase a 17-point deficit and beat 10th-seeded Nevada 63-60 in the West Region.
New ban on stopping on Las Vegas Strip bridges targets people with disabilities, lawsuit alleges
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is suing the county that includes Las Vegas over its new ban on standing or stopping while crossing pedestrian bridges on the Strip.
Elon Musk's Neuralink moves legal home to Nevada after Delaware judge invalidates his Tesla pay deal
Elon Muskโs brain implant company Neuralink has moved its legal corporate home from Delaware to Nevada.
โThrough the roof:โ Taylor Swift dominates sports bets ahead of Super Bowl Sunday
While Super Bowl viewers wonโt be able to place actual bets on Swift, Forbes Betting has released a list of Taylor Swift-themed prop bets for fans.
Why AP called the Nevada GOP caucuses for Trump: Race call explained
Former President Donald Trump has easily won Thursdayโs Nevada caucuses, the second Republican presidential contest held in the state in just three days, but the only one that will have an official impact on the race for the GOP nomination.
Donald Trump wins Nevadaโs Republican caucuses after being the only major candidate to participate
Donald Trump has won Nevadaโs Republican presidential caucuses after he was the only major candidate to participate.
Only in Vegas: Man climbs Las Vegas Sphere to raise money for cause
Right before Las Vegas hosts the Super Bowl this weekend, a man was arrested for climbing to the top of the Las Vegas Sphere on Wednesday afternoon, according to reports.
Haley pushes forward after Trump's allies in Nevada ensured her loss to 'none of these candidates'
Even without Donald Trump on Nevadaโs Republican ballot, Nikki Haley was still denied her first victory.
Why AP called the Nevada Democratic primary for Joe Biden
President Joe Biden has easily won Tuesdayโs Democratic presidential primary in Nevada, his second lopsided victory in four days over a mostly unknown field of challengers.
Why AP called the Nevada GOP primary for 'None of these candidates'
The top vote-getter in Tuesdayโs Republican presidential primary in Nevada wasnโt former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, the only major candidate on the ballot still in the race.
Nikki Haley is trounced by the 'none of these candidates' option in Nevada's Republican primary
Nikki Haley has been swamped in Nevadaโs symbolic Republican presidential primary as GOP voters resoundingly picked the โnone of these candidatesโ option on the ballot.
Nevada attorney general launches go-it-alone lawsuits against social media firms in state court
Nevadaโs attorney general has launched a go-it-alone legal fight accusing TikTok, Snapchat and Meta of creating what one lawsuit calls โan addiction machineโ that exploits children too young to have self-control.
A thinned-out primary and friendly voting structure clear an easy path for Trump in Nevada
Nevada's Republican delegates are essentially locked in for Donald Trump weeks before voters make their choice.
Nevada Supreme Court panel won't reconsider โDances With Wolvesโ actor Nathan Chasing Horse case
A panel of Nevada Supreme Court justices wonโt reconsider former โDances With Wolvesโ actor Nathan Chasing Horseโs request to dismiss an indictment that accuses him of leading a cult, taking underage wives and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls.
Harris to kick off 2024 with stops in Nevada, South Carolina, home to some of Democrats' first votes
Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Nevada and South Carolina next month, two of the earliest states on the Democratic presidential calendar.
Nevada high court upholds sex abuse charges against โDances With Wolvesโ actor Nathan Chasing Horse
The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors in Las Vegas can proceed with their criminal case against โDances With Wolvesโ actor Nathan Chasing Horse.
Some Trump fake electors from 2020 haven't faded away. They have roles in how the 2024 race is run
The man who will oversee elections in one rural county in Nevada next year has pleaded not guilty, along with five fellow Republicans, on charges that they submitted false paperwork claiming Donald Trump had won the state in 2020.
New Google geothermal electricity project could be a milestone for clean energy
Google announced Tuesday that an advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada electric grid to feed Google data centers there.
MLB owners approve Aโs move from Oakland to Las Vegas, with a new ballpark to open in 2028
The Oakland Athleticsโ move to Las Vegas has been approved by Major League Baseball team owners in a 30-0 vote.
Nevada's attorney general is investigating fake electors in 2020 for Trump, AP source says
Nevadaโs attorney general is investigating six Republican electors who submitted paperwork to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election.
After deadly Nevada crash, federal investigators want cars to warn drivers if they're speeding
Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they go over the speed limit.
Gambling pioneer Steve Norton, who ran first US casino outside Nevada, dies at age 89
Steve Norton, who ran the first U.S. gambling facility outside Nevada โ Atlantic City's Resorts casino โ has died.
Nevada's Republican governor criticizes the state GOP holding a caucus despite a separate primary
Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is criticizing his state partyโs plan to forge ahead with a caucus despite the state-run primary occurring two days prior.
The campaign spotlight this weekend is on Nevada, where dueling elections could confuse GOP voters
Nevada is a pivotal early state on the 2024 election calendar, but itโs gotten much less attention than leadoff Iowa and New Hampshire.
Pence will skip the Nevada GOP caucus and instead run in the primary, giving up chance for delegates
Former Vice President Mike Pence will skip the Nevada caucuses run by the state Republican Party and will instead compete in a state-run primary contest.
Nevada must hold a GOP presidential primary, despite a party-run caucus occurring 2 days later
The Nevada secretary of stateโs office will hold a presidential primary for Republican voters, despite the Nevada GOP saying theyโll only honor the results of their party-run caucus to choose the GOP presidential nominee two days later.
US moves closer to underground testing of nuclear weapons stockpile without any actual explosions
Scientists charged with making sure the United States' aging stockpile of nuclear weapons are good to go, if needed, say theyโll start shipping key components to the Nevada desert next year.
Nevada Republicans have approved rules for their presidential caucus seen as helping Donald Trump
The Nevada Republican Party has approved new rules for their presidential caucus that many suspect are meant to help former President Donald Trump.
Nevada Republicans brace for confusion as party eyes election rules that may favor Trump
Former President Donald Trumpโs push to bend state Republican parties to his will โ and gain an advantage in his effort to return to the White House โ is coming to a head in Nevada.
Indictment alleges man threatened mass shooting at Stanley Cup game in Las Vegas
A Nevada grand jury has indicted a man on felony charges that he threatened to carry out a mass shooting in June at a Stanley Cup Final hockey game on the Las Vegas Strip.
No longer stranded, tens of thousands clean up and head home after Burning Man floods
The traffic jam leaving the Burning Man festival has eased up considerably as the exodus from the mud-caked Nevada desert entered a second day following massive rain that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded there for days.
Wait times to exit Burning Man drop after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert
The traffic jam leaving the Burning Man festival has eased up considerably as the exodus from the mud-caked Nevada desert entered a second day Tuesday following massive rain that left tens of thousands of of partygoers stranded there for days.
UAE creates federal authority for 'commercial gaming' as casino giants flock to Gulf Arab nation
The United Arab Emirates has created a federal authority to potentially run a national lottery and what it describes as โcommercial gaming,โ likely a sign that it is on the verge of allowing gambling as major casino operators flock to the Gulf Arab nation.
Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing
New Mexico Attorney General Raรบl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are uniting in support of efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing.
Western states will not lose as much Colorado River water in 2024, despite long-term challenges
Federal officials said Tuesday they will ease water cuts for Western states reliant on the Colorado River next year.
Jeff Gunter, a dermatologist who was Trump's ambassador to Iceland, is running for Nevada Senate
A dermatologist who was ambassador to Iceland during Donald Trumpโs administration is running for U.S. Senate in Nevada.
FBI looks for more possible victims after woman escapes from cinder block cell in Oregon
Authorities say a man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locked her in a cinder block cell until she bloodied her hands breaking the door to escape.
Progress made against massive California-Nevada wildfire but flames threaten iconic Joshua trees
Firefighters aided by rain have made progress fighting a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and is threatening the regionโs famous spiky Joshua trees.
Casino mogul Steve Wynn fined $10M to end fight over claims of workplace sexual misconduct in Nevada
Casino mogul Steve Wynn has ended his long legal fight with Nevada gambling regulators over claims of workplace sexual misconduct by paying a $10 million fine.
9th Circuit denies bid by environmentalists and tribes to block Nevada lithium mine
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the latest bid by conservationists and tribal leaders to block construction of a huge lithium mine already in the works along the Nevada-Oregon line.
US to reopen review of Nevada geothermal plant near endangered toad while legal battle is on hold
Federal officials have decided to reconsider the 2021 environmental review that cleared the way for construction of a geothermal power plant in Nevada where an endangered toad lives.
Nevada secures $285M opioid settlement with Walgreens, bringing total settlements to $1 billion
The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chainโs role in the opioid epidemic.
NASA opposes lithium mining at Nevada desert site used to calibrate satellites
The latest challenge to lithium mining in Nevada in the push for cleaner energy comes from a place where no opposition has arisen before: space.
Blood-red crickets invade Nevada town, residents fight back with brooms, leaf blowers, snow plows
The small town of Elko in rural northeastern Nevada is being invaded by a swarm of blood-red crickets.
Bill Cosby accusers seek to expand time frames for lawsuits by sex-assault victims
A group of women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault and were dismayed when he had his conviction overturned and left prison are trying again to seek justice in the courts.
Bill Cosby sued by 9 more women in Nevada for alleged decades-old sexual assaults
Nine more women are accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault in a lawsuit that alleges he used what they call his โenormous power, fame and prestigeโ to victimize them.
Nevada Republican governor approves abortion protections in cross-party move
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed a bill enshrining existing protections for out-of-state abortion patients and in-state providers.
A's, Nevada leaders reach tentative ballpark agreement
Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a preliminary agreement between his office, legislative leaders in the state and the Oakland Athletics for a stadium funding plan.
Actor Jeremy Renner wants tax credits for film projects in northern Nevada, but he may have to wait
Actor Jeremy Renner spent Monday pitching an amendment to Nevada lawmakers to include his home region in a tax deal to expand the film industry to Las Vegas.
Far-right activist Ammon Bundy's latest standoff is in court
A far-right activist best known for his showdowns with federal law enforcement in Oregon and Nevada is now waging a one-sided standoff of a different kind in Idaho.
Election denier Jim Marchant running for US Senate in Nevada
A Nevada Republican who led a movement of candidates who promoted Donald Trump's lies of a stolen 2020 election says he will run for the U.S. Senate next year against Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen in the swing state.
Nevada governor's support for ambitious bills is uncertain
As a slate of bills from the Democrat-controlled Nevada Legislature edges closer to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardoโs desk, little is known about how he will use his veto power.
Las Vegas-to-California bullet train gets bipartisan backing
A bipartisan congressional group from Nevada and California is asking the Biden administration to fast-track federal funds for a private company to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area.