The Nevada Department of Corrections is looking for a minimum security inmate who walked from a work detail at the Stewart Conservation Camp in Carson City. 49-year-old Martin Eric Joseph was sentenced in December 2014. He was serving 19 to 48 months for Grand Larceny. He was approved for parole in 2015 but violated it…… MORE
Federal Flood Help Approved
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide funds to help Nevada communities recover from ongoing flooding that resulted from severe winter storms in February. FEMA designated as eligible Douglas County, including the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California within the State of Nevada, Elko including the South Fork Band of Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone,…… MORE
Flood Project Begins in the Stead Area
The City of Reno is continuing emergency flood-protection measures for the industrial buildings that surround Silver Lake in the Stead area. The City of Reno is deploying “HESCO” barriers in anticipation of snowmelt runoff from Peavine Mountain within the West Lemmon Valley watershed, which feeds Silver Lake. These protection measures will assist in preventing flooding…… MORE
Meet and Greet Some Real Heroes
Join the Reno-Tahoe International Airport and the High Fives Foundation in welcoming 22 injured U.S. military veterans and athletes, seven of whom are local, as they begin a week-long adaptive ski program, Military to the Mountains, taking place at Squaw Valley Ski Resort. Each of the military veterans was critically injured during their service to…… MORE
Prepaid Tuition Program Deadline March 31
The state treasurer is reminding you, you can lock in tomorrow’s college tuition at today’s rates for your child before open enrollment for the Nevada Prepaid Tuition program closes March 31st. Payments are affordable and will not change regardless of future tuition increases. Families can choose to pay a one-time lump sum, pay over five…… MORE
Business Owners “Brimming with Confidence”
A Nevada State Bank survey says small business owners are brimming with confidence about the economy. 77% believe Nevada’s economy is headed in the right directions, 69% believe the same about the national economy. That confidence level was less than 41% last year. Also nearly 36% of businesses say they plan to increase staffing in…… MORE
Dems Reject Open Primary Bill
Democrats have rejected an open primary bill, promoted by Republican James Settlemeyer. His bill, SB 103 would have created a primary in which the top two vote getters, regardless of party, advance to the general election, and the primary would be open to all registered voters, regardless of affiliation. Currently in Nevada each of the…… MORE
Testimony Begins on Solar Bill
Advocates for Nevada’s clean energy economy, local jobs, and cleaner air, testified in favor of Assembly Bill 270, which would restore Nevada’s rooftop solar industry. A December 2015 regulatory decision to change the rules on how solar customers are compensated for the energy they generate, put solar out of reach for Nevada consumers and gutted…… MORE
Governor Meets With Rick Perry, Talks Yucca
Governor Brian Sandoval got together with his friend Rick Perry, the former Texas Governor, who is now Energy Secretary, to talk about Yucca Mountain. The Governor says they had a frank conversation on a number of issues. Sandoval says he reaffirmed his unwavering opposition to any progress toward developing Yucca Mountain as a high level…… MORE
Raiders Move to Vegas Approved
The NFL has approved the Raiders move from Oakland to Las Vegas. The vote among owners was 31-1 to allow the relocation to sin city, only Miami ownership opposed it. The NFL was once so against legal sports gambling, it refused Las Vegas tourism ads during the Super Bowl. The Raiders are getting 750 million…… MORE
