Honoring our Veterans
Sparks officials were on hand Monday morning for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza at the Sparks Marina that included an Iwo Jima reenactment on Veterans Day. The Northern Nevada State Veterans Home also honored America’s Heroes that day as its residents received a certificate and pin as well as having their photos displayed on a big screen in the … [Read more...]
Sage Grouse Court Order Trims Energy Lease Auction in Nevada
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — U.S. land managers have withdrawn more than 500 square miles (1,295 sq. kilometers) of public land from a swath of eastern Nevada where oil and gas drilling leases are set to go to auction. The move came after a judge blocked a Trump administration attempt to curtail protection of habitat for endangered sage grouse in seven … [Read more...]
Nevada News Briefs
2 Flu-Related Deaths Confirmed in Nevada LAS VEGAS — Health officials have confirmed the first two flu-related deaths this season — one each in Clark and Washoe counties. The Washoe County Health District says the unidentified patient contracted Influenza A and died between Sept. 29 and Oct. 26 of this year. A total of nine people were hospitalized with the flu in … [Read more...]
Audit: Inmates Granted Parole Remain Behind Bars for Longer Over Housing Issues
By Riley Snyder The Nevada Independent Every week, dozens of inmates eligible for parole nonetheless remain incarcerated months longer than they should be, according to a recent audit of mental health services in the state’s prison system that identified potential ways to reduce recidivism and save taxpayers more than $4 million a year. Those findings and other … [Read more...]
Citing Security, Nevada Keeps Dams’ Emergency Plans Secret
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Nevada keeps emergency response plans for potential dam failures secret for the same reason the U.S. government refuses the state’s demands for information about weapons-grade plutonium shipped to the Las Vegas area: It’s confidential for security purposes, even for dams at golf course ponds. A two-year investigation by The … [Read more...]
Harris Zeroes in on Health Care Before Union
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Presidential candidate Kamala Harris zeroed in on the Democratic Party’s debate over health insurance Friday as she made her pitch to one of Nevada’s most powerful political forces, the casino workers’ union. Leaders and members of the Culinary Union and its parent organization, Unite Here, have made it clear they … [Read more...]
Top Seeds Prevail in First Week of Regional Playoffs
The higher seeds all prevailed in the Northern Regional playoff quarterfinals on Friday as the top four teams in the north will now meet for a chance at the league title. Top seeded Spanish Springs held off a game Wooster club with a strong second half after the teams traded scores in the first. The Cougs led just 21-14 at the break before scoring the games final 20 points … [Read more...]