ELKO – Fire restrictions will decrease in northeast Nevada on Tuesday, Oct. 1, on public lands and unincorporated private lands in Elko, Lander, and Eureka Counties.
RENO — Across Nevada, 51 schools and eight school districts are being recognized for their outstanding efforts in promoting positive behavior and supporting student success. These schools utilize the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) frameworks to create a positive, proactive and inclusive learning environment for all students.
Eight miles of defunct, lead-sheathed telecommunication cables will be removed from the bottom of Lake Tahoe by the end of this year. The cables — copper wires coated in lead — were first found in the lake more than a decade ago by scuba divers. The cables span from Baldwin Beach to Rubicon Bay along the West Shore and are estimated to weigh 63 tons.
The Western battle with Mormon crickets dates back to the earliest days of European settlement. During outbreaks, which occur seasonally during a several-year period, the flightless insects can cause everything from headaches for homeowners and drivers to substantial economic loss for ranchers and farmers. This year, sludge from crushed crickets caused slick roadways in Eureka County, leading to multiple accidents. At Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko, staff used leaf blowers, brooms and, at one point, even a tractor with a snowplow on it to push piles of crickets out of the way.
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 highway in the United States,” the Republican then-governor said during the ceremony at the new charging station outside of Eddie World on U.S. Highway 95. “It’s significant steps like this that show the rest of the country that we are tech savvy, especially when it comes to electric cars and autonomous vehicles.”
Early voting isn’t scheduled to begin for another 25 days, but the first votes in Nevada’s 2024 election cycle have started to roll in through the state’s digital absentee voting system. As of Monday, in a historic first, two ballots have been cast via the digital application by Native American voters living on a reservation or colony.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), along with the Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Care, are saddened to inform the public that the Davis Bear’s condition worsened substantially since Friday, Sept. 20.
CARSON CITY, Nev. – As Nevada positions itself as a global hub for innovation, international companies are seizing upon the unique opportunities to contribute to our vibrant economy. During the 2024 Select USA Investment Summit, five international companies have announced business development in Nevada in key strategic sectors, including battery technology, sustainable mining and research services, and other energy-efficient manufacturing. The companies’ visions align with our five-year economic development strategy to realize Nevada’s electric, innovative and connected future.
Nevada Medicaid will now cover medically necessary abortion services after state officials did not appeal a judge’s ruling requiring the health insurance program to cover the procedure. The decision, seen as a victory for abortion rights advocates, ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada, which filed a lawsuit last August seeking to reverse the state’s limits on abortion coverage for Medicaid recipients on behalf of Silver State Hope Fund, a Nevada nonprofit that provides abortion services. The insurance program already covers abortion for cases involving rape, incest or when the mother’s life is in danger.
As child care costs rise faster than wages, new polling indicates a bipartisan majority of Nevadans support implementing policies to assist families with those expenses. The survey, conducted in Spanish and English by the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, shows that a majority of Democrats and Republicans in Nevada support increasing child tax credits, expanding free universal preschool programs, subsidizing child care for low and middle-income families and enacting a national 12-week paid family and medical leave program.
After years of Republican-led pushes to implement voter ID laws in Nevada, the question will be posed to voters this November. Voter ID is among the many election-related policies that have pitted Democrats against Republicans nationwide for years. Republicans have argued it is a necessary measure to ensure election security, while Democrats have said it could disenfranchise voters who do not have a form of identification. IDs are about $20 from a DMV.
Donald Trump’s campaign and other GOP groups have filed a lawsuit alleging that Nevada fails to remove noncitizens from its voter rolls — Republicans’ fourth lawsuit challenging the state’s electoral procedures this year. In the new lawsuit filed in Carson City District Court on Thursday, the Trump campaign, Nevada GOP, Republican National Committee and a Clark County voter are accusing Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar of improper list maintenance and failing to investigate if registered voters are noncitizens.
The American Pickers are excited to return to Nevada! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in November 2024.
Nevada Outdoor School is the proud recipient of a $5,000 Union Pacific Railroad, Community Ties Giving Program grant, which will promote outdoor education in rural Nevada through Nevada Outdoor School’s Nature in my World programming, increasing students’ time spent outdoors and overall well-being.
As the nationwide problem of skimming and cloning Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) fraud continues to affect vulnerable Nevadans, the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) urges recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to take additional steps to protect their benefits.