Nevada News

A winter storm packing wind gusts more than 80 mph knocked out power to thousands of northern Nevadans, grounded flights and contributed to a fatal pile-up that shut down a stretch of U.S. Interstate 80.

Motorists traveling Nevada highways over the Thanks-giving holiday can receive instant, free information on road conditions with the Nevada Department Transportation's 511 Nevada Travel Info system.

A national organization says Nevada is currently a hot spot for UFO activity. And it says one is ongoing with video evidence and witnesses.

" Nevada's tax system hits hardest at low and middle-income wage earners and gives the rich a break, according to a new tax study.

Five months after Sen. John Ensign admitted to having an extramarital affair with a staffer , the scandal is still in the headlines - in large part because the husband of his onetime lover keeps making them.

LAS VEGAS The Southern Nevada Health District will begin offering vaccine to all members of the priority groups identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for immunization against H1N1 beginning with clinics to be held Saturday, Nov.

A growing number of Nevadans are having their power shut off or are negotiating payment plans as the weak economy makes it harder to pay bills.

Years of underground nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site have left hundreds of craters filled with radioactive rubble.

A former Las Vegas resident has been charged with federal conspiracy and fraud charges for his involvement in a Nevada mortgage fraud scheme involving straw buyers and falsified mortgage loan documents, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.

A national think tank warned Nevada legislators today against making decisions that could prolong rather than shorten the recession.

The GOP is pushing back on recent stories that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's re-election isn't going to be tough.

The owner of a Nevada brothel featured on the HBO reality show "Cathouse" said Thursday he fears one of his employees is among the four people whose bodies were found in a burning house in Oklahoma City.

Two abortion-rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday to block an initiative petition aimed at banning abortion in Nevada.

In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings.

The Nevada State Museum celebrates "El Dia de Los Muertos" or Day of the Dead from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday in what museum officials say is a multicultural celebration of life through death.

Nevada casinos saw winnings from gamblers decline in September for the 21st month in a row, another sign that the state's tourism-dependent economy continues to suffer in the recession, gambling regulators reported Tuesday.

Nevada's correctional system will avoid furloughs under a plan approved today to transfer money from a inmate fund and seeking to lease an empty Southern Nevada prison to a private company.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-TALK . The number for the Nevada Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-877-855-HOPE . More information is available at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org . Risk factors for suicide include: Depression and other mental disorders, or a substance-abuse disorder .

" Health care costs are rising but half of Nevada hospitals are losing money. Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, said some charges by physicians are "exorbitant" and the problem exists primarily in Clark County.

A $24 billion economic stimulus bill signed Friday by President Barack Obama should bring much-needed relief to Nevadans who are out of work or interested in purchasing a new residence.