Nevada News

Nevada Gold Mine Criticized for 61 Workplace Safety Violations

An assistant U.S. secretary of labor is criticizing a Nevada gold mine for failing to protect its workers after federal inspectors issued 61 citations and orders for health and safety violations at Elko County’s Jerritt Canyon mine. A new inspection …

Most Fail Test For Driver Authorization Card: Nevada DMV

Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles officials have advice for immigrants seeking a driver authorization card: study. They estimate 75 percent of applicants have failed the written test needed for the card under a new law that made the state the …

Nevada Mine Pollution Deal Brings Residents $19.5M

Rural neighbors of an abandoned World War II-era copper mine that has leaked toxic chemicals in northern Nevada for decades have won up to a $19.5 million settlement from companies they accused of covering up the contamination. Atlantic Richfield Co. …

Nevada DMV Approves Final Rules For Driver Cards

People living in Nevada without legal residency can begin logging on to a state website for information about a driver authorization card program set to begin Jan. 2. Department of Motor Vehicles officials say a state Legislative Commission approved final …

Willis Names Long Regional Placement Officer in West

Willis North America named Linda Leigh Long regional placement officer in its West region. Long will lead a team insurance placement professionals across Willis’ West region, which includes operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. She …

Self-Driving Cars Could Be on U.S. Roads by 2020

Cars that drive themselves could be on U.S. roads by the end of this decade. But don’t take your foot off the pedal just yet. Automakers, universities and others are at various stages in the development of autonomous cars. Google …

Las Vegas Sands Appealing $70M Nevada Jury Award

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is asking a Nevada judge to throw out a second jury verdict awarding a former consultant a $70 million settlement in a breach-of-contract case. Attorneys for the largest U.S. casino company have come up with 12 …

USDA Offering Drought Loans in 4 Nevada Counties

Federal agriculture officials have declared Storey County a primary natural disaster area due to drought, making farmers and ranchers in four Nevada counties eligible for emergency loans to bolster their operations. Farm Service Agency chief Clint Koble in Reno said …

Nevada County Pays $75,000 To Settle Police Case

Washoe County in Nevada has paid $75,000 to settle a civil case involving a college student who claimed a sheriff’s deputy “manhandled” her and used excessive force during an arrest at Lake Tahoe. Lauren Kettell, a student at the University …

Wildfire Nears Las Vegas Area

Fire crews burned forest undergrowth near homes in the mountains northwest of Las Vegas to protect them from one of two large Nevada wildfires while local casino owners offered rooms to evacuees. The wildfire burning northwest of Las Vegas was …