Latest Nevada Headlines

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People Moves: LP Insurance Services Names Reed to Commercial Team in Nevada

Nov 12 2024 // LP Insurance Services LLC named Travis Reed to its commercial lines team in northern Nevada.Reed has more than 10 years of industry experience, most recently as a sales executive with Alpine Insurance Associates. He...

Viewpoint: Landmark Workers’ Comp Subrogation Decision in Nevada

Oct 15 2024 // In one of the most pro-subrogation decisions in a generation, the Nevada Supreme Court has overnight turned Nevada into one of the most favorable states for workers’ compensation subrogation. With the stroke of a...

Efforts to Build More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Nevada Sputtering

Sep 25 2024 // At the 2016 dedication of the first state-sponsored electric vehicle charging station in Beatty, former Gov. Brian Sandoval demonstrated how easy it was to charge an electric Ford Focus.“This is the first electric...

Hundreds Able to Return Home After Fleeing Wildfire Along California-Nevada Line

Aug 15 2024 // Hundreds of people were allowed to return home this week after being forced to flee a wildfire west of Reno that also shut down Interstate 80 along the California-Nevada line.About 170 firefighters continued to work to...

Overnight Fire Damaged or Destroyed 15 Boats at Nevada Marina

Jun 13 2024 // Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged or destroyed about 15 boats at a Lake Mead National Recreation Area marina in Nevada.National Park Service officials said the fire began around 12:30...

Former Raiders Coach Loses Nevada High Court Ruling in NFL Emails Suit

May 17 2024 // Former NFL coach Jon Gruden lost a Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit he filed against the league after he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021, but his lawyer said he will...

Crest Insurance Group Enters Nevada with Crossroads Acquisition

May 13 2024 // Crest Insurance Group acquired trucking and transportation specialist Crossroads Insurance Services in Henderson, Nevada. The Henderson location will become the hub of the Crest’s trucking and transportation division...

Nevada Launches Home Insurance Tool to ID Carriers by ZIP

May 9 2024 // The Nevada Division of Insurance is launching a web-based tool that enables Nevada consumers to identify insurance carriers that are currently accepting home insurance applications by specific ZIP code. The NVDOI said its...

Nevada Casino Settles for $500K for Incidents Involving Security Officers

Mar 26 2024 // Nevada gambling regulators fined a hotel-casino in Laughlin a record $500,000 in a settlement with the state Gaming Control Board stemming from a pair of incidents involving security officers who roughed up a patron and a...

Freight Train Carrying Corn Derails Near Amtrak Stop in Nevada, No Injuries Reported

Mar 1 2024 // Sixteen railroad freight cars carrying corn derailed early Wednesday under a key railroad overpass in the northeast Nevada city of Elko, but no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved, authorities...

Nevada Issues First License for Recreational Cannabis Lounge in Las Vegas

Feb 22 2024 // Nevada regulators have issued the first license to operate a lounge where cannabis can be consumed recreationally, marking the first of what are expected to be dozens of such operations.The state Cannabis Compliance Board...

Nevada Jury Awards $130M to 5 People With Liver Damage After Drinking Bottled Water

Feb 13 2024 // A Nevada jury awarded about $130 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by five people who suffered liver damage after drinking bottled water marketed by a Las Vegas-based company before the product was recalled from store...

Nevada Drivers Can Now Add Symbol Identifying Certain Medical Conditions on License

Jan 2 2024 // Nevada drivers can now add a symbol that identifies certain medical conditions on their driver licenses, in an effort to improve safety on the roads, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles announced this month. The...

Catholic Nuns Sue Smith & Wesson to Halt its Assault-Style Weapons Sales

Dec 6 2023 // A group of Catholic nuns have sued the board of Smith & Wesson to try to force the gunmaker to abandon the manufacture, marketing and sales of assault-style rifles that have been used in U.S. mass shootings.The nuns,...

Nevada to Pay $340K in Settlement Over Prison Firefighting Conditions

Nov 22 2023 // Nevada must pay $340,000 total to the ACLU of Nevada and eight people on a prison firefighting crew in a settlement reached earlier this week, but clears the state of admitting to claims including negligence, intentional...

Nevada High Court Postpones NFL Appeal in Gruden Emails Lawsuit Until January

Nov 8 2023 // The Nevada Supreme Court has pushed back to Jan. 10 the date for oral arguments in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit filed against the NFL by former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden.Postponement of the...

$228M to Some Plaintiffs Who Sued Nevada Bottled Water Company After Liver Illnesses

Oct 12 2023 // A jury has awarded more than $228 million in damages to several plaintiffs who sued a Las Vegas-based bottled water company after its product was linked to liver illnesses, a newspaper reported.The Las Vegas Review-Journal...

Fire Restrictions Across Much Of Western Nevada Lifted After Six Weeks

Sep 11 2023 // Cooler temperatures and increasing moisture levels allowed state and federal public land managers last week to lift fire restrictions that have been in place across much of western Nevada since late July.An unusually mild...

Wynn Resorts in Nevada to Settle Sexual Harassment Inaction Claim From Female Salon Workers

Sep 11 2023 // Wynn Resorts and nine unnamed women are settling a lawsuit alleging the casino company failed to investigate allegations that female employees were sexually harassed by former company CEO Steve Wynn, according to a court...

Nevada Division of Insurance Recovers $6.1M in 2023

Sep 7 2023 // The Nevada Division of Insurance announced it recovered over $6.1 million in Fiscal Year 2023. The Division’s Consumer Services and Enforcement teams investigate thousands of consumer complaints each year, as well as...