Latest Nevada Headlines

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$1.6M Settlement Reached in Nevada in Handcuffed Prisoner’s Death

Apr 27 2023 // The family of a handcuffed inmate who was shot and killed in 2014 by a prison guard trainee reached a $1.6 million settlement with Nevada prison officials, capping a nearly decadelong legal battle that raised questions...

Third Time’s a Charm for Nevada’s Captive-Focused Insurance Commish

Apr 3 2023 // Scott Kipper’s list of LinkedIn experiences runs 14 items long, but that’s not so much him bragging. He’s moved around a lot in a career that stretches back more than 30 years.He could have just left off...

Lawsuit: Officials ‘Mocked’ Nevada Prison-Firefighter Burns

Mar 28 2023 // A group of prison firefighters said their feet burned and their socks melded to their feet during a gruesome fire clean-up assignment that left several unable to walk, stand or shower without assistance for days, according...

Third Time’s a Charm for Nevada’s Captive-Focused Insurance Commish

Mar 17 2023 // Scott Kipper’s list of LinkedIn experiences runs 14 items long, but that’s not so much him bragging. He’s moved around a lot in a career that stretches back more than 30 years.He could have just left off...

FEMA Urges California and Nevada Residents to Heed Flood Warnings

Mar 13 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is cautioning residents in parts of central California and western Nevada to pay attention to local officials as additional heavy rains and flooding are predicted.The National...

Family Hurt in Helicopter Crash Suing Nevada Firm

Mar 3 2023 // Four family members from Australia who were injured during a crash-landing of a sightseeing helicopter in Southern Nevada in December have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. seeking more than $400,000 in damages from the tour...

Nevada Board Voting on $330M in Additional Tesla Tax Breaks

Mar 1 2023 // Tesla may receive over $300 million in tax abatements over the next two decades for a massive new expansion of its northern Nevada facility, the product of a 2014 deal for when the company first came to the area on the...

NTSB Says Medical Plane Apparently Broke Apart Before Deadly Crash in Nevada

Feb 28 2023 // A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground, authorities said.The...

5 Dead, Including Patient in Medical Flight Crash in Nevada

Feb 27 2023 // All five people aboard a medical transport flight, including a patient, were killed in a plane crash in northern Nevada, according to an air ambulance company.The Lyon County Sheriff’s office said authorities began...

Scott Kipper Returning as Nevada’s Insurance Commissioner

Feb 21 2023 // Scott Kipper will become the Insurance Commissioner at the Nevada Division of Insurance for the third time.Department of Business and Industry Director Terry J. Reynolds named Kipper to the role on Tuesday. His appointment...

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...