Latest Nevada Headlines
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Woman Wounded in Las Vegas Shooting Drops ‘Bump Stock’ Maker from Suit
Dec 12 2017 // The maker of a rapid-fire gun accessory that police say was used in the Oct. 1 mass shooting that killed 58 people and left hundreds injured at an open-air concert on the Las Vegas Strip has been removed from a wounded...
Evergreen Acquires Pro Surety Bond in Nevada
Nov 2 2017 // Evergreen Insurance & Risk Management has acquired the assets Pro Surety Bond Inc. of Las Vegas, Nev. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Pro Surety Bond delivers web-based insurance solutions with a focus on...
Emergency Response to Vegas Shooting Projected at $4M
Oct 27 2017 // The costs of emergency police, fire and other services related to the Las Vegas shooting massacre were projected Wednesday at about $4 million and climbing. The disclosure came amid pledges by the federal government to...
Database in Nevada Aims to Accurately Depict Opioid Crisis
Oct 16 2017 // Officials say a new state database will help paint a better picture of the opioid crisis in Nevada, as existing data shows opioid-related deaths dropped in 2016 even though hospitalizations and prescription rates rose. The...
Fines for Workplace Deaths in Nevada Reduced Often
Oct 2 2017 // Companies that contested Nevada workplace safety citations after an employee died on the job received reduced fines about half the time. An analysis of state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Database in Nevada Aims to Accurately Depict Opioid Crisis
Sep 29 2017 // Officials say a new state database will help paint a better picture of the opioid crisis in Nevada, as existing data shows opioid-related deaths dropped in 2016 even though hospitalizations and prescription rates rose. The...
New Bridge Design Tested by Nevada Quake Lab Following Mexico Quake
Sep 22 2017 // Scientists at a Nevada earthquake lab this week tested new bridge designs with connectors they say are innovative and created to better withstand violent temblors and speed reconstruction efforts after major quake...
Fire That Threatened 100 Homes in Nevada Began at Construction Site
Sep 21 2017 // Fire investigators say a blaze on the west edge of Reno, Nev. that threatened as many as 100 homes and destroyed two construction trailers started at a home construction site. Truckee Meadows Fire Chief Charlie Moore says...
Fines for Workplace Deaths in Nevada Reduced Often
Sep 15 2017 // Companies that contested Nevada workplace safety citations after an employee died on the job received reduced fines about half the time. An analysis of state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Nevada Gambling Regulators Don’t Want Marijuana in Casinos
Sep 4 2017 // Nevada’s gambling regulators are grappling with how to deal with the state’s latest legal vice — recreational marijuana — and they’ve made it clear that pot doesn’t belong in casinos. In...
Nevada Gambling Regulators Don’t Want Marijuana in Casinos
Aug 28 2017 // Nevada’s gambling regulators are grappling with how to deal with the state’s latest legal vice – recreational marijuana – and they’ve made it clear that pot doesn’t belong in casinos. In the...
Tesla Developing Self-Driving Long Haul, Electric Truck
Aug 15 2017 // Tesla Inc. is developing a long-haul, electric semi-truck that can drive itself and move in “platoons” that automatically follow a lead vehicle, and is getting closer to testing a prototype, according to an...
Nevada Issuing Marijuana Distribution Licenses to Non-Liquor Wholesalers
Aug 14 2017 // Nevada marijuana regulators have decided to start issuing pot distribution licenses to businesses other than liquor wholesalers to keep up with overwhelming demand since legal recreational sales began July 1. The Nevada...
More Counties Could Be Without an Obamacare Insurer in 2018
Aug 1 2017 // With Republican efforts to dismantle Obamacare in disarray, hundreds of U.S. counties are at risk of losing access to private health coverage in 2018 as insurers consider pulling out of those markets in the coming...
As California Wildfire Wanes, Evacuees Return and Damage is Measured
Jul 13 2017 // Relief was arriving after a rough stretch of wildfires all around the U.S. West, with firefighters slowly surrounding once-fierce blazes and evacuees starting to stream back home. Authorities surveying the damage from a...
Nevada Regulators Will Consider Emergency Pot Distribution Rules
Jul 10 2017 // Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has authorized state regulators to consider emergency rules that would allow officials to determine whether the state has enough marijuana distributors to keep its retail shops supplied. The...
BCU Risk Advisors Adds Marsh’s Shapiro in Nevada
Jun 30 2017 // BCU Risk Advisors has named Kerry Shapiro director of marketing and development in its newly opened Las Vegas, Nev. office. Shapiro most recently ran the national sales office for Marsh PCS. He was previously with Azumidex...
Weed Warning: Legalizing Marijuana Tied to Rise in Crashes in 3 States by HLDI
Jun 23 2017 // Legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington has resulted in collision claim frequencies that are about three percent higher overall than would have been expected without legalization, a new...
Nevada’s Recreational Marijuana Sales Launch Hinges on Court Decision
Jun 20 2017 // Nevada’s marijuana regulators are working furiously to launch recreational sales on July 1, a fast-approaching deadline that could hinge on a court deciding whether the powerful liquor industry should be guaranteed a...
Nevada Family of Abused Autistic Son Awarded Nearly $1M
Jun 16 2017 // The family of an autistic student will receive $900,000 from the Clark County School District to settle claims the student was improperly restrained by a teacher’s aide during the 2011-12 school year. The Las Vegas...
