The Interior Department has unveiled a plan to protect the threatened sage grouse. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the strategy Monday for the bird that has suffered a dramatic population decline across its 11-state range. The plan gives Western states greater flexibility in mining, logging and other economic development where it now is prohibited. Zinke…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Faraday Future Announces Plans to Build Vehicles in California
Electric car maker Faraday Future says it has decided to build vehicles at a factory in California. The decision comes less than a month after the company scrapped a plan to build a $1 billion factory in southern Nevada. Faraday said Monday it signed a lease on a 1 million-square-foot factory in Hanford, California, about…… MORE
Dozens Tested After School Employee Dies From Tuberculosis
Dozens of people have been tested for tuberculosis after a Las Vegas school employee died of the disease last month. Dr. Joseph Iser is head of the Southern Nevada Health District, he told the Las Vegas Review-Journal the woman was unable to speak by the time health officials learned of her case. The Clark County…… MORE
Anthem Leaves Nevada Health Exchange, Cites Trump Uncertainty
Health insurer Anthem will no longer offer insurance plans on Nevada’s state exchange. Hundreds of U.S. counties are at risk of losing access to private health coverage in 2018 as insurers consider pulling out of those markets in the coming months. Nevada had said in June that residents in 14 counties out of 17 in the…… MORE
Police Release The Name of The Man Found Dead in Paradise Park
Police have released the name of the man who was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds at Paradise Park early Friday morning. The reports of “shots fired” near Carville & Paradise came in about 3:45 a.m. Police found a 21-year-old local resident named Trezelle Holloway dead with multiple gunshot wounds. They say there are no…… MORE
Multiple Lightning Sparked Fires Burning Around The Region
Evacuations have been lifted as the Prater Fire moves away from homes east of Sparks and heads north toward the site of the Earthstone Fire from a few weeks ago. According to Sierra Front, Sparks Fire, Reno Fire and the Bureau of Land Management are fighting the flames. Ambulances are no longer being diverted from…… MORE
Sen Heller Hopes Bill Will Help Reduce Wildfires in The West
Senator Dean Heller is co-sponsoring the Emergency Fuel Reduction Act. The proposal helps prevent wildfires by expediting the review process for prevention projects. Heller’s legislation arrives as Nevada and other Western states continue to battle a number of intense wildfires during the summer season. In just the first seven months of this year, a total…… MORE
Recreational Marijuana Sales Delayed in Carson City
If you live in Carson City, you’ll have to travel to Reno, Sparks, or Incline Village to get your recreational marijuana for the time being. The Carson City Board of Supervisors decided last Thursday to hold off on allowing those sales until January 1st, 2018. The ordinance is expected to get final approval at the…… MORE
Police Looking For Suspect Involved in Peppermill Shooting
Police are still looking for a suspect in a Sunday morning shooting at the Peppermill Resort Hotel. The shooting happened about 5:30 a.m. One person was taken to the hosptial with a gunshot wound police described as non-life threatening.… MORE
Las Vegas Not a Sanctuary City, According to Department of Justice
(KOH) – County officials in Las Vegas say they have proof that they’re not a “sanctuary city.” Assistant US Attorney General Alan Hanson sent a letter saying the Department of Justice “found no evidence that Clark County is out of compliance” with federal immigration laws. Neither the county nor City of Las Vegas has declared…… MORE
