Latest Nevada Headlines
All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Temporary Ban on Insurers Using Credit Scores
Feb 17 2023 // The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the Nevada Division of Insurance’s temporary ban on using credit information to help set insurance rates. The division in 2020 imposed the temporary ban, concluding that the pandemic...
Nevada Mine Cited for Major Safety Violation in Worker Death
Feb 14 2023 // Federal investigators cited a Nevada gold mine for safety violations in the death of an underground worker, including inadequate inspections and a defective rearview camera on the truck she backed into a deep hole before...
Nevada Lawsuit with Ex-ACLU Observer Settled for $250K
Feb 10 2023 // The Reno City Council approved a $250,000 settlement Wednesday with a former American Civil Liberties Union official who was shot by police with rubber bullets while serving as a legal observer at a 2020 civil rights...
Investigators Say Burst Pipeline Killed Nevada Gold Mine Worker
Feb 7 2023 // Two miners were trying to remove a water pipeline at a gold mine in northeast Nevada last month when the pipe burst, killing one and injuring the other, according to a preliminary report issued by federal safety...
Tesla Confirms Nevada Expansion to Make More Electric Trucks
Jan 27 2023 // Tesla confirmed it intends to invest $3.6 billion to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Nevada for “high-volume” production of electric semi-trucks and make enough cell batteries for 2 million light-duty...
Nevada Cannabis Regulators Issue Pesticide Advisory for Products
Jan 24 2023 // Nevada marijuana regulators have issued a health and safety advisory about widely available legal cannabis products produced in the Las Vegas area during the last 16 months using plants treated with an unapproved...
Three Hurt as SUV Hit Small Plane After Nevada Highway Landing
Jan 10 2023 // A small plane clipped an SUV as it made an emergency landing on a highway north of Las Vegas, sending three people to a hospital as a precaution. Nevada State Police said the two-seater plane was having mechanical issues...
Nevada Insurance Commissioner Departs, and Interim Commissioner Named
Jan 5 2023 // Department of Business and Industry Director Terry Reynolds announced the appointment of Nick Stosic as Interim Insurance Commissioner at the Nevada Division of Insurance. Stosic’s appointment becomes effective on...
Judge Dismisses $6.5M Suit in 2016 Nevada Plane Crash
Oct 31 2022 // A federal judge has ruled against the family of a pilot killed in 2016 who sought more than $6.5 million from in a lawsuit that blamed air traffic controllers for a fatal plane crash near Reno-Tahoe International...
Big Legal Battle Brews Over Nevada Dorm Blast as Students Return
Aug 22 2022 // Three years after a gas explosion ripped through a University of Nevada dormitory, hundreds of students will start moving into the remodeled building this week as a legal battle looms over more than $100 million in...
People Moves: OIP in Nevada Names Executives; Alliant Adds Aicher
Aug 12 2022 // Outsource Insurance Professionals had announced senior leadership changes. The following roles will be assumed by OIP leadership: Martina Seferovic, President & Chief Executive Officer, OIP. Prior to this role,...
Fire Victims Seek $85M for Damages in Fire that Covered California and Nevada
Aug 8 2022 // People who lost their homes and property in last summer’s Tamarack Fire in northern Nevada and California have filed a claim against the U.S. Forest Service seeking more than $85 million. The filing by attorney Bill...
Nevada Ending Emergency Declarations, Business Restrictions for Pandemic
May 24 2022 // COVID-19 emergency declarations for Nevada have ended as the public health agency for metro Las Vegas noted that the pandemic isn’t over and said it will continue to monitor spread of the virus and provide assistance...
First Light Acquires NTIS in Nevada
May 5 2022 // First Light Program Managers Inc. and NTIS Inc. dba NTIS Transportation Insurance Services of Las Vegas Nevada have entered into an agreement for First Light Program Managers to acquire substantially all of...
Nevada Casino to Pay $8M For Serving Chemicals Instead of Beer
Mar 28 2022 // A jury in Las Vegas has awarded $8 million to a middle school special education teacher who sued after being permanently injured when he was served cleaning solvents instead of tap beer at a casino bar. Lon Enwright, 38,...
People Moves: Cragin & Pike in Nevada Makes Rongavilla Partner; Kerestesi to CEO, Morse to COO
Mar 25 2022 // Cragin & Pike in Nevada announced numerous C-level promotions, including the agency’s first woman/first Hispanic shareholder partner, Dulcinea Rongavilla who is also named executive vice president. Scott...
Nevada Utility to Inspect Power Lines Near 2020 Reno Wildfire
Mar 7 2022 // Nevada’s largest utility plans to inspect power lines near a Reno neighborhood where a 2020 wildfire destroyed five homes and damaged two dozen others, a blaze that investigators blamed on arching power lines in gale...
Trustees OK $9M Settlement in Nevada Bus Driver Sex Crimes Case
Feb 15 2022 // School trustees in Las Vegas have approved a $9 million settlement in a case involving a former school bus driver who was sent to prison in 2018 for sexually assaulting special education preschoolers. The Clark County...
Citations for Driving 100 Mph-Plus Climbing in Nevada
Feb 7 2022 // The number of drivers ticketed in Nevada for putting the pedal to the metal in violation of speed limits continues to climb. Nevada Office of Traffic Safety data indicates over 5,100 citations were issued in 2021 to...
BTIS Launches Expanded Workers’ Comp Coverage in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, Texas
Feb 2 2022 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Inc. announced access to an expanded workers’ compensation coverage option, which is now available in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada and Texas. BTIS...
