Latest Nevada Headlines

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Federal Judge Won’t Block Fracking in Nevada

Oct 6 2014 // A federal judge has refused to block the release of oil and gas leases in Nevada that critics say will be used for hydraulic fracturing that could harm sage grouse and cause more environmental damage than the Bureau of...

Federal Judge Won’t Block Fracking In Nevada

Sep 29 2014 // A federal judge has refused to block the release of oil and gas leases in Nevada that critics say will be used for hydraulic fracturing that could harm sage grouse and cause more environmental damage than the Bureau of...

Flood Victims in Vegas Area Offered Free Legal Assistance

Sep 25 2014 // The Nevada State Bar says free legal assistance is available for people dealing with government agencies, insurance companies, landlords, contractors and banks after recent flooding in Clark County and the Moapa Paiute...

Families of Nevada Helicopter Crash Victims Awarded $16M

Sep 24 2014 // A jury has awarded $16 million to the families of four passengers who were killed in a December 2011 helicopter crash near Lake Mead in Nevada. The jurors ruled against Sundance Helicopters Inc. in a wrongful death case...

Forecast Calls for More Drought Next Year Across West

Sep 23 2014 // Forecasters say severe drought or worse will continue into next year across much of the West, including parts of western Utah, most of Nevada and practically all of California. Below-normal precipitation and normal or...

Nevada Truck Firm in Amtrak Crash Could Pay $4.5M+

Sep 18 2014 // A Nevada trucking company could be forced to pay more than $5.5 million if a judge formalizes a jury verdict that found one of its drivers caused a 2011 crash with an Amtrak train that killed six people and injured...

As Lake Mead Water Levels Drop West Braces

Aug 14 2014 // Once-teeming Lake Mead marinas are idle as a 14-year drought steadily drops water levels to historic lows. Officials from nearby Las Vegas are pushing conservation but also are drilling a new pipeline to keep drawing water...

Aim of Nevada Anti-Fracking Suit to Block Drilling

Jul 21 2014 // A rural Nevada group is asking a federal judge to block the sale of oil and gas leases they say will be used for hydraulic fracturing and other development that poses a much greater threat to sage grouse and other wildlife...

ITC Expands Comparative Rating System, TurboRater, to Nevada

Jul 11 2014 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a provider of marketing, rating and management software and services, has expanded its comparative rating system TurboRater with its release of automated insurance rating...

Aim of Nevada Anti-Fracking Suit to Block Drilling

Jul 8 2014 // A rural Nevada group is asking a federal judge to block the sale of oil and gas leases they say will be used for hydraulic fracturing and other development that poses a much greater threat to sage grouse and other wildlife...

Nevada Driver Cards Draw Nearly 49,000 to Take Tests

Jul 2 2014 // Nearly 49,000 Nevada residents have taken written tests since January to obtain state driver authorization cards, and just under 16,400 people have gotten the documents as of June 11, state Department of Motor Vehicles...

Jury Awards Nevada High-Tech Firm $10.7M in Patent Case

Jun 9 2014 // A Nevada company that makes equipment to manage power supplies for computer data centers has won a $10.7 million judgment in a 7-year-old patent infringement case. A federal jury awarded the money to Reno-based Server...

Employers Names Mikulsky Senior Vice President in Nevada

May 19 2014 // Employers named Aaron Mikulsky as senior vice president of business process and policyholder services. He will be based out of Employers’ headquarters in Reno, Nevada. Mikulsky has more than 19 years of experience in...

Immigrants in California Study for Driver Test Months Out

May 19 2014 // There’s a lot riding on a California law to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally, and supporters are already preparing prospective drivers in the most populous U.S. state to pass the...

NORCAL Mutual Expands Medical Professional Liability Coverage to Nevada

May 19 2014 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. is now offering medical professional liability insurance to Nevada physicians. For the past eight years, Nevada healthcare professionals have been offered coverage from Medicus Insurance Co., a...

NORCAL Mutual Expands Medical Professional Liability Coverage to Nevada

May 6 2014 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. is now offering medical professional liability insurance to Nevada physicians. For the past eight years, Nevada healthcare professionals have been offered coverage from Medicus Insurance...

University Of Nevada Dorms Raise Quake Safety Concerns

May 5 2014 // The more than a century-old Manzanita and Lincoln resident halls at the University of Nevada, Reno are steeped in history, but their vulnerability in the event of an earthquake is causing some concern about the students...

Employers Names Two Key Executives in its Nevada Headquarters

May 5 2014 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers named Larry Rogers senior vice president and chief underwriting officer and Frank Buonomo vice president of IT infrastructure and operations. Rogers has more than 25 years of experience in the...

Leavitt Group’s Hires Krauser in its Nevada Office

Apr 28 2014 // Leavitt Group has hired Ryan Krauser in the agency’s Reno, Nev. office as a business insurance agent. Krauser’s responsibilities include risk management, customer service, policy administration and general new...

Immigrants in California Study for Driver Test Months Out

Apr 28 2014 // There’s a lot riding on a California law to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally, and supporters are already preparing prospective drivers in the most populous U.S. state to pass the...