Nevada News

The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped nearly 12 cents over the past three weeks.

A federal judge in Nevada has temporarily barred a Nevada prison from refusing to serve Kosher food to an Orthodox prisoner.

As more loopholes are added to the tax structure, the principles of simplicity, transparency, and neutrality would be broken.

When Rep. Mark Amodei explains his undiminished support for the Stop Online Piracy Act , he makes reference to a band rarely identified with its Nevada roots: The Killers.

Frustrated sales workers, rejoice. You no longer have the hardest sell in town. The new front-runner for the most ridiculous, laughable, are-you-kidding-me pitch in Nevada? The Clark County School District.

With a crucial water rights decision pending, the Southern Nevada Water Authority is revising its request to Nevada's top water rights official - asking to raise by almost 80 percent the amount of groundwater Las Vegas can draw from rural valleys in counties north of the city.

The museum was founded 20 years ago by teacher Lynnette Sawyer who placed a few items in a display case at St.

The Elko Daily Free Press reports the Nevada Mining Association survey shows most industry jobs pay an average of $83,000 annually.

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When it comes to jobs, the current economic situation continues to be dire, the worst in our lifetime.

If it's dry and cold where you live, work or play, it's winter skin season, but the... Harvey Whittemore, center, cheers for the Nevada basketball team in 2007 with then-U.S. Rep.

People forget the promises the alleged great communicator made during his run for the presidency years ago, yet complain that it took overnight to count caucus votes.

Ann Romney took care of the thank yous. She praised the Nevada volunteers, the leaders of the state campaign and offered "a special shout-out to Dema Guinn," the wife for former Nevada Gov.

This Valentine's Day, home shoppers can choose what they love during Ryland Homes' My Favorite Places sales event.

Tribune/Dan McGee Senator Dean Heller makes a point about his efforts to stop limits regarding access to public lands during a meeting Friday at the Peppermill.

A federal judge issued an injunction Friday that bars the Nevada Department of Corrections from serving its new "common fare" menu to an Orthodox Jewish inmate who adheres to a kosher diet.

Be prepared to steer clear or get trapped in more highway horror. The Nevada Department of Transportation's second straight marathon closure weekend will shut down a portion of U.S. 95 and Rainbow Boulevard, giving drivers another case of detour dj vu.

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Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. Motorists this weekend may want to avoid the U.S. 95 southbound off-ramp to Craig Road, which will be closed until Saturday evening.

Maine has been caucusing for a week now and will announce the results tomorrow. Turnout tends to be very, very low, and Paul was third there in 2008 with 18 percent, one of his best states when it was still a three-way race then.