Associated Press A federal judge has cancelled more than $125 million in oil and gas leases on public lands that are home to the declining bird species greater sage grouse, in a ruling that said the Trump administration illegally curtailed public comment. The ruling doesn’t prevent the administration from selling the leases at a later date. But opponents hope the delay … [Read more...]
No one to vote? Nevada Democrats puzzle over empty precinct
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — What if a neighborhood precinct was voting in Nevada’s presidential caucuses and nobody came? Democrats in one county were left scratching their heads about the possibility they had stumbled onto a phantom precinct during the party’s third-in-the-nation presidential contest last week. Not only did no one cast a ballot during … [Read more...]
Payouts for Vegas victims a ‘cold, mathematical calculation’
By Ken Ritter and Brian Melley Associated Press LAS VEGAS — They may have been united by a love for country music, but the people gunned down two years ago at a Las Vegas concert will not be seen as equals when up to $800 million is paid out from a legal settlement. The administrator overseeing the process will have the icy task of calculating the value of a life based … [Read more...]
Appeal denied for man on death row for 5 Nevada murders
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — The state Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a 31-year-old death row inmate convicted of murdering five northern Nevada residents during a 2013 rural Mother’s Day weekend rampage. Jeremiah Bean initially agreed to plead guilty to the slayings in a deal that would have spared him the death penalty, but later changed his … [Read more...]
Lincoln County Photo Festival offers two days of hands-on workshops
Lincoln County, Nevada will once again host photographers for two days of hands-on learning and adventure during the second annualLincoln County Photo Festival. Created by the Lincoln County Authority of Tourism (LCAT), the Photo Festival invites photography enthusiasts to in-the-field photography workshops, where they will hone skills in a beautiful high-desert … [Read more...]