Latest Nevada Headlines
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Nevada Man Charged in Connection with Violent Tesla Arson in Las Vegas
Mar 28 2025 // A Las Vegas resident appeared in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, to face federal charges related to an arson at a Tesla collision business. Paul Hyon Kim, 36, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of...
Washington, Nevada and Oregon Saw Biggest US Vehicle Theft Drops in 2024
Mar 27 2025 // Washington, Nevada and Oregon had the biggest percentage drops in vehicle thefts in the U.S. in 2024, according to a new report that shows vehicle thefts nationally fell by 17% in 2024 from a year earlier, marking the...
Nevada Division of Insurance Recovered $9.4M in 2024
Jan 10 2025 // The Nevada Division of Insurance’s Consumer Services section recovered $9.4 million for Nevada consumers during 2024, the division announced this week. The Consumer Services team processed a significant number of...
People Moves: LP Insurance Services in Nevada Names Drach IT Director
Nov 27 2024 // David Drach LP Insurance Services LLC named David Drach director of information technology. His role includes overseeing the IT team and interacting with external IT partners, as well as advising leadership in the...
People Moves: LP Insurance Services Names Reed to Commercial Team in Nevada
Nov 12 2024 // Travis Reed LP Insurance Services LLC named Travis Reed to its commercial lines team in northern Nevada. Reed has more than 10 years of industry experience, most recently as a sales executive with Alpine Insurance...
Viewpoint: Landmark Workers’ Comp Subrogation Decision in Nevada
Oct 15 2024 // In one of the most pro-subrogation decisions in a generation, the Nevada Supreme Court has overnight turned Nevada into one of the most favorable states for workers’ compensation subrogation. With the stroke of a...
Efforts to Build More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Nevada Sputtering
Sep 25 2024 // At the 2016 dedication of the first state-sponsored electric vehicle charging station in Beatty, former Gov. Brian Sandoval demonstrated how easy it was to charge an electric Ford Focus. “This is the first electric...
Hundreds Able to Return Home After Fleeing Wildfire Along California-Nevada Line
Aug 15 2024 // Hundreds of people were allowed to return home this week after being forced to flee a wildfire west of Reno that also shut down Interstate 80 along the California-Nevada line. About 170 firefighters continued to work to...
Overnight Fire Damaged or Destroyed 15 Boats at Nevada Marina
Jun 13 2024 // Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged or destroyed about 15 boats at a Lake Mead National Recreation Area marina in Nevada. National Park Service officials said the fire began around 12:30...
Former Raiders Coach Loses Nevada High Court Ruling in NFL Emails Suit
May 17 2024 // Former NFL coach Jon Gruden lost a Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit he filed against the league after he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021, but his lawyer said he will...
Crest Insurance Group Enters Nevada with Crossroads Acquisition
May 13 2024 // Crest Insurance Group acquired trucking and transportation specialist Crossroads Insurance Services in Henderson, Nevada. The Henderson location will become the hub of the Crest’s trucking and transportation division...
Nevada Launches Home Insurance Tool to ID Carriers by ZIP
May 9 2024 // The Nevada Division of Insurance is launching a web-based tool that enables Nevada consumers to identify insurance carriers that are currently accepting home insurance applications by specific ZIP code. The NVDOI said its...
Nevada Casino Settles for $500K for Incidents Involving Security Officers
Mar 26 2024 // Nevada gambling regulators fined a hotel-casino in Laughlin a record $500,000 in a settlement with the state Gaming Control Board stemming from a pair of incidents involving security officers who roughed up a patron and a...
Freight Train Carrying Corn Derails Near Amtrak Stop in Nevada, No Injuries Reported
Mar 1 2024 // Sixteen railroad freight cars carrying corn derailed early Wednesday under a key railroad overpass in the northeast Nevada city of Elko, but no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved, authorities...
Nevada Issues First License for Recreational Cannabis Lounge in Las Vegas
Feb 22 2024 // Nevada regulators have issued the first license to operate a lounge where cannabis can be consumed recreationally, marking the first of what are expected to be dozens of such operations. The state Cannabis Compliance Board...
Nevada Jury Awards $130M to 5 People With Liver Damage After Drinking Bottled Water
Feb 13 2024 // A Nevada jury awarded about $130 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by five people who suffered liver damage after drinking bottled water marketed by a Las Vegas-based company before the product was recalled from store...
Nevada Drivers Can Now Add Symbol Identifying Certain Medical Conditions on License
Jan 2 2024 // Nevada drivers can now add a symbol that identifies certain medical conditions on their driver licenses, in an effort to improve safety on the roads, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles announced this month. The...
Catholic Nuns Sue Smith & Wesson to Halt its Assault-Style Weapons Sales
Dec 6 2023 // A group of Catholic nuns have sued the board of Smith & Wesson to try to force the gunmaker to abandon the manufacture, marketing and sales of assault-style rifles that have been used in U.S. mass shootings. The nuns,...
Nevada to Pay $340K in Settlement Over Prison Firefighting Conditions
Nov 22 2023 // Nevada must pay $340,000 total to the ACLU of Nevada and eight people on a prison firefighting crew in a settlement reached earlier this week, but clears the state of admitting to claims including negligence, intentional...
Nevada High Court Postpones NFL Appeal in Gruden Emails Lawsuit Until January
Nov 8 2023 // The Nevada Supreme Court has pushed back to Jan. 10 the date for oral arguments in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit filed against the NFL by former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden. Postponement of the...
