Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
M3.6 Quake Jolts Northern Nevada Desert
May 10 2016 // A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in a remote part of the northern Nevada desert, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The U.S.G.S. says the quake hit at 1:53 a.m. Sunday about 14 miles northeast of Gerlach (GEHR-lack)....
Nevada Worker Fired For Not Accepting Scientology, Suit Says
May 5 2016 // A Catholic woman fired from her job at a bottled water company led by a Nevada lawmaker has filed a federal lawsuit against the business, saying she was pressured to watch videos on Scientology and was denied pay raises...
Police in Nevada Ticket 75 Distracted Drivers During 3-Week Blitz
Apr 29 2016 // Henderson, Nev., police say officers looking for distracted drivers during a three-week enforcement blitz ticketed 75 motorists for infractions like texting, checking emails, accessing the Internet or talking on...
Retrofitting in Utah, Nevada Spurred by Earthquake Report
Apr 26 2016 // A new report raising the likelihood of a destructive earthquake striking Salt Lake City, Utah in the next half century has underscored the urgency to retrofit more than 30,000 older brick homes and other unreinforced...
Sierras Along California, Nevada Line Long Overdue for Big Quake
Apr 20 2016 // Scientists say the Sierra’s eastern front is long overdue for a large earthquake along the California-Nevada line, where a magnitude-7 event expected on average every 30 years hasn’t occurred in six...
Nevada Donor Network Sued by Family with Claims of Fraud
Apr 18 2016 // Three sisters have filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Donor Network claiming the nonprofit was misleading when a representative convinced them to allow tissue to be harvested from their mother. Kristine Fagone and her...
Nevada Donor Network Sued by Family with Claims of Fraud
Apr 5 2016 // Three sisters have filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Donor Network claiming the nonprofit was misleading when a representative convinced them to allow tissue to be harvested from their mother. Kristine Fagone and her...
First Autonomous Urban Drone Delivery in Nevada
Mar 30 2016 // A drone has delivered a package to a residential location in a small western Nevada town in what its maker says is the first fully autonomous, federally approved urban drone delivery in the United States. Flirtey CEO Matt...
Water District in Nevada County Hit With Cyber-Attack
Mar 9 2016 // The Clark County Water Reclamation District in Washington has been hit with a cyber-attack but officials say operations haven’t been disrupted and no customer or employee information was hacked. The agency said in a...
Nevada Insurance Commissioner Approves Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
Mar 7 2016 // Acting Nevada Insurance Commissioner Amy L. Parks approved a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an average decrease of 5.5 percent for Nevada workers’ compensation voluntary insurance loss...
Nevada Insurance Commissioner Approves Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
Feb 29 2016 // Acting Nevada Insurance Commissioner Amy L. Parks approved a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an average decrease of 5.5 percent for Nevada workers’ compensation voluntary insurance loss...
Richardson Named Nevada Insurance Commissioner
Feb 19 2016 // Barbara Richardson has been appointed as commissioner of the Nevada Division of Insurance. Richardson will join the Division in March. The appointment comes after a long nationwide recruitment to fill the vacancy after the...
LP Insurance Services Hires Krauser in Nevada
Feb 16 2016 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has hired Ryan Krauser on its Northern Nevada sales team. Krauser is responsible for developing new business relationships as well as retaining and servicing existing clients. Krauser, formerly...
Lyft Makes Deal to Join Uber Serving Nevada Airport
Feb 1 2016 // Ridesharing company Lyft has locked in a deal to operate at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The Reno-Gazette Journal reported that Lyft obtained an agreement Friday to expand operations and will get to join Uber in doing...
A.M. Best Downgrades Specialty Auto Writer Nevada General
Dec 16 2015 // A.M. Best has downgraded the issuer credit rating to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) of Nevada General Insurance Co. The outlook for the ICR has been...
Uber Eyes Both Nevada and California Sides of Lake Tahoe Before 2016
Dec 7 2015 // Uber plans to bring ridesharing to either side of Lake Tahoe before the end of the year. A recent agreement with Nevada allowed the company to launch simultaneously on the California and Nevada sides of Lake Tahoe, the...
Suit Accuses Nevada Special Education Teacher of Abusing 2 Children
Dec 1 2015 // Two families are suing a Reno, Nev. area school district, a teacher and a principal for what their lawsuit says was abuse at a school for children with disabilities. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported the lawsuit filed in...
Nevada Issues Health Guidelines Following Cryotherapy Spa Death
Nov 24 2015 // Nevada has created health guidelines for cryotherapy after a Las Vegas spa worker was found dead in a tank that subjects users to subzero temperatures, a treatment that experts say has been growing in popularity but is...
County in Nevada Reconsidering Uber, Lyft Driver Registry Rule
Nov 24 2015 // Clark County, Nev. commissioners plan to reconsider a controversial ordinance requiring companies such as Uber and Lyft to hand over a list of their drivers every month. Commissioner Steve Sisolak requested Wednesday that...
Nevada State Senator Condemns Clark County Fee for Rideshare Companies
Nov 20 2015 // Republican state Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson is calling for an investigation into whether Clark County’s new fees for Uber and Lyft drivers are legal. Roberson issued a strongly worded statement this...