All the headlines from our Nevada Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 26 2014 // Uber Technologies Inc. was blocked from operating in Nevada by a judge in Reno after regulators succeeded in getting the case taken from a judge in Las Vegas who had refused the halt the mobile car-booking service.Nevada...
Nov 24 2014 // Seismologists have taken steps to better track an earthquake swarm in the sparsely populated northwest corner of Nevada near Oregon and California.Ken Smith of the University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Seismological...
Nov 10 2014 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has named Terry Eleftheriou executive vice president and chief financial officer.Eleftheriou is responsibile for the company’s financial reporting, treasury, corporate...
Nov 6 2014 // A moderate earthquake hit northwest Nevada late Tuesday night, but there were no reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.9 temblor about 11:30 p.m. was centered 41 miles east-southeast of...
Nov 5 2014 // The Nevada Highway Patrol is planning a “Badge on Board” enforcement blitz this week in the Las Vegas area to promote traffic safety around big rig trucks.Trooper Loy Hixson says the effort comes after Nevada...
Nov 3 2014 // Steve George has been named administrator of Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations. George was appointed to fill the vacancy in October after previous administrator Don Soderberg was named director of the Nevada...
Oct 28 2014 // Nevada drivers with the ridesharing company Uber are picking up passengers despite a judge’s order blocking the rides until at least until Nov. 7.Nevada Taxicab Authority spokeswoman Teri Williams told the Las Vegas...
Oct 27 2014 // The parents of a seventh-grader who shot herself dead last December are suing the Las Vegas-area school district, alleging that administrators failed to inform them that their daughter was bullied at her middle...
Oct 27 2014 // It didn’t take long for Uber to come to a screeching halt in Nevada. District Court Judge James Russell in Carson City has blocked Uber from offering any rides in the state through at least Nov. 7. A hearing is set...
Oct 6 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake shook southwest Nevada, about 15 miles from Las Vegas. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The USGS reported on its website that the quake happened at...
Oct 6 2014 // A federal judge has refused to block the release of oil and gas leases in Nevada that critics say will be used for hydraulic fracturing that could harm sage grouse and cause more environmental damage than the Bureau of...
Sep 29 2014 // A federal judge has refused to block the release of oil and gas leases in Nevada that critics say will be used for hydraulic fracturing that could harm sage grouse and cause more environmental damage than the Bureau of...
Sep 25 2014 // The Nevada State Bar says free legal assistance is available for people dealing with government agencies, insurance companies, landlords, contractors and banks after recent flooding in Clark County and the Moapa Paiute...
Sep 24 2014 // A jury has awarded $16 million to the families of four passengers who were killed in a December 2011 helicopter crash near Lake Mead in Nevada.The jurors ruled against Sundance Helicopters Inc. in a wrongful death case...
Sep 23 2014 // Forecasters say severe drought or worse will continue into next year across much of the West, including parts of western Utah, most of Nevada and practically all of California.Below-normal precipitation and normal or...
Sep 18 2014 // A Nevada trucking company could be forced to pay more than $5.5 million if a judge formalizes a jury verdict that found one of its drivers caused a 2011 crash with an Amtrak train that killed six people and injured...
Aug 14 2014 // Once-teeming Lake Mead marinas are idle as a 14-year drought steadily drops water levels to historic lows. Officials from nearby Las Vegas are pushing conservation but also are drilling a new pipeline to keep drawing water...
Jul 21 2014 // A rural Nevada group is asking a federal judge to block the sale of oil and gas leases they say will be used for hydraulic fracturing and other development that poses a much greater threat to sage grouse and other wildlife...
Jul 11 2014 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a provider of marketing, rating and management software and services, has expanded its comparative rating system TurboRater with its release of automated insurance rating...
Jul 8 2014 // A rural Nevada group is asking a federal judge to block the sale of oil and gas leases they say will be used for hydraulic fracturing and other development that poses a much greater threat to sage grouse and other wildlife...