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Honoring a Legacy: Aug. 2 proclaimed Don Laughlin Day
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo named Aug. 2 Don Laughlin Day, in honor of the man who opened the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino on the same day in 1966. Initially, it had eight motel rooms, 12 slot machines, two table games and “all-you-can-eat” chicken dinners for 98 cents.
Laughs and views: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival entertains crowd with comedy
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – As the sun sets at Lake Tahoe’s Sand Harbor State Park on Friday, July 12, Shakespeare enthusiasts wait patiently to watch the opening night at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Laughs can still be heard from the beach, while festival crew members work furiously to...
Interstate 15 Shut Down Near Nevada-California Border Due to Semi-Truck Fire, Disrupting Travel Plans
Travelers planning to use Interstate 15 near the Nevada/California state line, found themselves at a standstill as the major thoroughfare was closed in both directions south of the boundary, following an incident where a semi-truck hauling lithium-ion batteries caught fire. The shutdown extended from Afton Canyon to Basin roads after the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to the blaze on northbound I-15 at mile marker 113, between Barstow and Baker, News 3 LV reported.
Nevada election officials certify enough signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear on ballot
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada election officials verified enough signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign to appear on the Nevada ballot, the state’s top election official confirmed Friday, likely bringing his insurgent quest to shake up Republican and Democratic dominance of U.S. elections to a crucial battleground state. Kennedy has gained traction with a famous name and a loyal base, and he has the potential to do better than any independent presidential candidate in decades. Strategists from both major parties fear he could tip the election against them, though a big blow to his campaign came when he did...
Nevada regulators grill Penn Entertainment over compliance issues
Nevada gaming regulators Thursday chastised Penn Entertainment executives over nationwide compliance issues dealing with minors in their casinos, self-excluded individuals playing at their properties, and delays in updating policies and practices to deal with ongoing problems. Story continues below. The Nevada Gaming Commission criticized Penn when considering a routine matter...
Michele Fiore suspended as justice of the peace after federal indictment on fraud charges
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline has suspended Nye County Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore as she faces federal charges in an alleged charity scheme. In a Wednesday order, the commission suspended Fiore, 53, of Pahrump, after she was indicted on federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges earlier this month. The commission is required to suspend with pay judges who are facing felony charges at the state or federal level. ...
July 26, 1894: Pregnant woman shoots, kills Nevada state senator
A version of this article originally appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal on April 1, 1990. Born in England in 1864, Alice Marion Hartley was the central figure in one of Reno's most sensational scandals in the summer of 1894. She also was among the first women to be incarcerated in the Nevada...
PRC Commissioner says DeJoy did not reveal impact of changes to mail processing and distribution centers
WASHINGTON D.C. (KOLO) - PRC Commissioner Ashley E Poling revealed during a Congressional hearing that Postmaster Louis DeJoy did not provide the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission with data or information on the impacts on mail delivery from proposed changes to local mail processing and distribution centers. The allegation was made...
Sam Brown cancels campaign visit to Elko for Bitcoin conference in Nashville
Nevada Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown was scheduled to speak in Elko Saturday, part of his campaign’s “Rural Tour.” But the “Rural Tour” campaign stop was canceled due to, as the Elko County Republican Party put it on social media, “unintended circumstances.” The unintended circumstances, it turns out, is a cryptocurrency conference in Tennessee. […]
Indy Environment: Inside the push to make Nevada's green energy development go brown
According to a new report by the Nature Conservancy, there are nearly 400,000 acres — about four times the area of the City of Las Vegas — in Nevada that have already been affected by development and extraction that are suitable for renewable energy development.
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