Latest Nevada Headlines
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Disaster Loan Deadline Nears For November Nevada Fire
Jan 27 2012 // The deadline is nearing for Nevada residents and businesses affected by November’s brush fire in Reno to apply for Small Business Administration disaster loans. The Caughlin Fire burned more than 3 square miles and...
Pacific Storm Brings Winter Back to West
Jan 23 2012 // The remnants of a Pacific storm that moved into the West are continuing to create weather hazards and bring back winter-like conditions following a long period of warm weather throughout the region today into tonight,...
Nevada Doctors Sue Woman, Claim She Embezzled
Jan 17 2012 // A group of Reno, Nev. emergency physicians has sued a woman who oversaw its billing and accounting, claiming she has embezzled more than $700,000 since 1999. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported the Reno Emergency Physicians...
600 Nevada Flood Victims Get Share of $10 Million Settlement
Jan 17 2012 // About 600 victims of a flood caused by the failure of a century-old irrigation canal in Fernley, Nev. in 2008 have received their share of a $10 million settlement. The settlement funds distributed last month stemmed from...
Report: Fewer Traffic Deaths in Nevada In 2011
Jan 9 2012 // Despite a slight increase in pedestrian deaths, the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety says the number of people killed in traffic accidents in Nevada plunged in 2011 and will end the year at slightly more than half of the...
Report: Fewer Traffic Deaths in Nevada In 2011
Dec 21 2011 // Despite a slight increase in pedestrian deaths, the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety says the number of people killed in traffic accidents in Nevada plunged in 2011 and will end the year at slightly more than half of the...
Nevada Caughlin Ranch Fire Claims Exceed $16 Million
Dec 16 2011 // Nevada’s insurance carriers have reported they have received around 600 claims as a result of the Caughlin Ranch Fire resulting in more than $16 million in claims, Nevada’s insurance commissioner said on...
Health Report Ranks Nevada 42nd Among States
Dec 8 2011 // A study finds that Nevada climbed five spots, to 42nd, in an annual ranking comparing states, residents and health. The 2011 America’s Health Rankings was released Tuesday by United Health Foundation, along with the...
Leading By Creating
Dec 5 2011 // Top 100 Agency Profile Agency Name: Confie Seguros, trading under Freeway Insurance Headquarters: New York, N.Y. Year Founded: 2008 Additional Locations: California, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Texas, New York, New...
Perfect Storm of Conditions Fueled Big Reno Fire
Dec 5 2011 // Nevada’s governor and insurance commissioner praise response from insurance community. One of the worst fires in Nevada’s history was nearly a perfect storm of unfavorable conditions and unfortunate...
$79k EPA Fine for Nevada Company’s Hazardous Waste Facility
Dec 2 2011 // Federal environmental regulators have fined a Nevada company $79,500 for mishandling the storage of hazardous waste at a facility in Fernley. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the fine late Wednesday...
Kipper’s Back as Nevada Insurance Commissioner
Nov 21 2011 // The second-time commissioner has captives on his mind at the center of a plan to make Nevada more business, and insurance, friendly. Scott Kipper has returned to his role as Nevada’s insurance commissioner, and now...
Nevada Declares Emergency Over Wildfire
Nov 18 2011 // Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday declared a state of emergency associated with the Caughlin Ranch fire, which has so far reportedly destroyed 20 structures, forced 9,500 people from their homes and was blamed for the...
Kipper Made Nevada Insurance Commissioner, Again
Oct 24 2011 // Scott Kipper has returned to his role as Nevada’s insurance commissioner, an appointment that takes effect today. Kipper was named to the post by Terry Johnson, Nevada’s director of business and industry, who...
Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash
Oct 17 2011 // In July, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. A Toyota Prius had hit a Prius, and that Prius hit an Accord, which hit an Accord, which hit a...
Nevada Young Agents Group Grows the Old-Fashioned Way
Oct 17 2011 // The Nevada Young Agents Committee started out small with a young insurance agent collecting and passing out a few cards around the state, and it’s now a rapidly growing organization that has garnered a bit of...
Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash
Oct 3 2011 // In July, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. A Toyota Prius had hit a Prius, and that Prius hit an Accord, which hit an Accord, which hit a...
Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash
Sep 13 2011 // Last month, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. According to later reports, a Toyota Prius had hit a Prius, and that Prius hit an Accord, which hit an...
Teens Arrested in Nevada Fire
Aug 19 2011 // Authorities have arrested two teens on felony third-degree arson charges as firefighters continue battling a wildfire burning about 3 square miles south of Gardnerville, Nev. Douglas County Sheriff’s officials say...
Nevada Trucking Company Countersues Amtrak Over Crash
Aug 2 2011 // RENO, Nev. _ A Nevada trucking company has countersued Amtrak and Union Pacific, claiming they failed to maintain a safe railroad crossing at the site where one of its drivers plowed into an Amtrak train last month,...
