A new report is giving Nevada a high-five for improving online transparency of government spending....

Republicans surprised their Democratic colleagues on Friday by tacking a provision raising Nevada’s minimum wage to $9 an hour to a bill that would repeal a law limiting the regular workday to eight hours.T...

At 100 years old, Hilman Tobey fashions stone into American Indian art in a form he learned late in life. In a quietly reflective video, Tobey shows an apprentice how his pieces take shape and inspiration for use in traditional ceremonies. A Nevada Arts Council grant helped create “Pipe Makers of the Great Basin.” The film premiered in February and is now online at nac.nevadaculture.org under Nevada Stories.

Jim Rackley of Winnemucca, Nev. has won the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioner’s 2014 Wayne E. Kirch Conservation award. Rackley’s commitment to Nevada’s wildlife resources was recognized during the March 20, 2015 Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioner’s meeting in Reno, Nevada, where he received the award.

Rackley was nominated for the award by Nevada Muleys a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the conservation of mule deer and their habitats in Nevada. According to the nomination, in 2014 Rackley had a “very impressive record of time and commitment to Nevada’s wildlife.”

Republicans blindsided Democrats on a Nevada Senate committee Friday when they amended an overtime bill to raise Nevada’s minimum wage to $9 an hour, which would be a 75-cent increase for workers who do not receive employer-paid insurance.....

Schock in recent days announced plans to resign, citing controversy surrounding allegations that he improperly accounted for travel and other contributions from donors and mileage reimbursements for a personal car he purchased with campaign funds....

Will C has been featured in Gone Girl, Mom, Hello Ladies, Ragtag, Kill Em’ All, Wendall and Vinnie, Monk, Numb3rs, Knight Rider, MANswers, Family Jewels, Storage Hunters, Yes Man, Seven Pounds, Never Surrender, Article 99, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, Inherent Vice, Wizards Dream, The Vatican Files, Purge 2, and Murder of a Cat. He’s presently working on Revival and just wrapped shooting Hail Caesar with the Coen brothers. With his quick wit, over the top goofiness, and his ability to relate to his audiences, Will has become a favorite at clubs, colleges, and military bases everywhere.

Republicans have added a surprise minimum wage hike to a bill that would repeal a law limiting the regular workday to eight hours. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Energy approved an amended version of ......

Bolstering city government’s truck fleet Thursday accompanied two separate reports to Carson City’s Board of Supervisors regarding lack of snow melt but no lack of state legislation.

It’s the International Day of Happiness and I hope song and dance make you happy. Carson City is awash with live music and theater tonight. Local favorite Stereo Galaxy teams up with Southern California performer, Loc Lion, for a show at Sassafras. You’ll find the Remains at Westside Pour House, and Jaime Rollins keeps it rollin at Living the Good Life. Just Sayin’ is this months featured talent in the Brewery Arts Center’s Eclectic Electric Series.

This year's municipal election in Las Vegas will largely come down to how voters feel about a single issue — failed plans for a $200 million downtown soccer stadium ......

The Nevada Senate held a three-hour hearing Thursday to comb through details and raise technical concerns about Gov. Brian Sandoval’s business license tax plan, which could be ready for a vote ...

State senators raised questions Thursday over Gov. Brian Sandoval’s plan to raise business license fees to fund education, with critics saying the increases would hit small businesses hard....

If money is any guide — and in politics, it usually is — the race for a west-side City Council seat has turned into Henderson’s most competitive campaign this year. But the city’s two other incumbent council members also face challengers as early voting is set to begin Saturday....

People think of elephants, tigers and sharks as a bellwether for how the environment is doing, but monster fish, two dozen species of large freshwater fish weighing more than 200 pounds, are an alarming indicator of the health of aquatic ecosystems around the world.

“These big fish are in a steep decline,” Zeb Hogan, conservation biologist and researcher in the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Science, said. “The disappearance of aquatic animals is a freshwater extinction crisis.”

Democratic support for Hillary Clinton’s expected presidential campaign is softening amid controversy over her use of personal email when secretary of state, but most Democrats are for now sticking by their party’s presumed candidate....

The president whose major policy achievement is mandatory health insurance thinks maybe voting should be mandatory, too....

The Carson Chamber Singers, directed by Michael Langham, continues its 30th season with a pair of Spring Concerts in Carson City and Reno.
The first concert will be on Saturday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m., at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 314 N. Division Street in in Carson City.

One day after he advocated for his tax plan, Gov. Brian Sandoval is under assault on Northern Nevada talk radio for "strong-arming" his plan and keeping it secret from voters during the campaign season.
The ad, attached here, is paid for by Stop the Sand...

The Western Nevada College arts and humanities exhibition Always Lost: A Meditation on War returns to the Nevada Legislative Building ​April 6-22 ​during the 2015​ Legislative​ session.​ Always Lost will be on display in the second floor atrium​ of the Legislative Building​. A special opening ceremony is planned for Monday, April 6 from 10-10:30 a.m. in Room 1214.

Scheduled to speak at the opening are ​Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson, Assembly Speaker John Hambrick, Nevada Military and Veterans Policy Director Caleb Cage and Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell.

This story has been updated. Nine people have been arrested and approximately 300 grams of methamphetamine has been seized in drug sales operation on Carson City's east side. Go here for the updated story.
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The Carson City Sheriff's Office SWAT team and the Special Enforcement Team assisted Tri-Net in a search warrant operation Thursday morning in the Woodside Drive area, said Carson City Sheriff's Lt. Brian Humphrey. It is part of an ongoing drug investigation.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors meet today at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center.

A Multi-faith invocation will launch “Earth Day” celebrations in Reno on April 26. Religious statesman Rajan Zed will direct this special multi-faith invocation; which will include Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Native American and Baha’i prayers focused on healthier environment and respecting the nature of the planet we live on.

This over 20-years old annual all-day (10 am to 6 pm) free event in Reno’s about 40-acres Idlewild Park is expected to attract over 20,000 people from all over the region in Nevada and nearby California.

The three city council members running for re-election this year — Debra March, Gerri Schroder and Sam Bateman — see the city on the upswing after several lean years ......