The state is dropping 15 years of opposition to the EPA’s push to add a toxic, World War II-era copper mine, to the priority list of the most polluted Superfund sites in the nation. Gov. Brian Sandoval said in a letter to the EPA, reported by The Associated Press, that he’s “Cautiously concurring,” with the…… MORE
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Charter Schools Closed For Measles, Reopens
A Nevada City charter school was closed, because a child at the school has a confirmed case of measles. The unvaccinated child had the measles while at Yuba River Charter school on the 17th of March, so classes and after school programs were put on hold until today. Only kids that have been vaccinated for…… MORE
NV Officials Attend Geothermal Plant Dedication
The Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, joined Governor Sandoval, Senator Dean Heller and other dignitaries, at the formal dedication of the only geothermal power plant in the world that combines geothermal energy with two kinds of solar technology. That’s the Stillwater Geothermal Plant near Fallon. Italy was the site of the first geothermal experiment…… MORE
Bundy Family Fighting Extradition
Two members of the Bundy family are fighting government efforts to extradite them from Oregon to Nevada, to face federal charges in the 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement near their father’s ranch in Bunkerville. Lawyers for Ammon and Ryan Bundy, are asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a court order…… MORE
Opponents Want Court To Keep Blocking School Choice
Opponents of Nevada’s “Education Savings Accounts,” asked the Nevada Supreme Court to uphold the injunction blocking implementation of the school choice program. Parents opposed to the program cited the Republican-backed “Education First,” amendment in the state Constitution, that requires lawmakers to fund public schools before and to the exclusion, of anything else. Sylvia Lazos, policy…… MORE
Nevada To Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse
The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health has received almost a million dollars from the Centers for Disease Control. It’s to implement the data and surveillance components of the State’s plan to reduce prescription drug abuse. The plan will improve safe prescribing practices and better address prescription drug misuse and overdoses. This funding comes…… MORE
Judge Rules Against Solar Ballot Measure
A judge in Carson City has ruled against a proposed ballot measure that would reverse Nevada’s rooftop solar rate hike. Judge James Russell ruled yesterday that a petition filed by the No Solar Tax PAC and backed by rooftop solar panel companies doesn’t qualify as a referendum but should be classified as an initiative petition.…… MORE
Want to Own a Small Nevada Town?
The small town of Cal-Nev-Ari is for sale. It’s around an hour from Las Vegas, and was established as town way back in 1965. One of the original founders is selling, and you can get it, and some of its infrastructure, for only $8 million dollars. The town covers around 500 acres, and comes with…… MORE
Little Caesars Location Robbed at Gunpoint
Reno police are looking for a man who robbed the clerk at a pizza shop in Stead. Police say about 9:30AM Monday, the man walked into the Little Caesar’s on Stead Boulevard and showed a gun to the clerk. He got away with cash and rode off on a bicycle. Witnesses describe the robber as…… MORE
Police Looking For Credit Card Fraudster
Police are looking for a woman accused of fraudulently using stolen credit cards. According to the Sparks Police Department, the credit cards were stolen in a vehicle burglary at the Safeway on Vista Parkway, near North D’Andrea. The suspect then used the credit cards to make several purchases on March 10th, including at the Target…… MORE
