Where does your dollar stretch the furthest in Nevada? See rankings

A trip to the grocery store, filling your gas tank and paying rent may bring to mind how far your dollar stretched in 2014 compared to a little more than a decade later. SmartAsset, a financial technology company, used data from the Council for Community …

Farm to Fork Summit scheduled for March 7 in Nevada

The seventh annual Farm to Fork Summit will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 7, at the Nevada Community Center, 200 North Ash St. General admission is $45 online and $50 at the door. Beginning farmers with 10 years or less experience can …

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New genotype of H5N1 virus found in Nevada dairy cattle

Broilers & Turkeys Diseases & Health Avian Influenza Confirmed by whole genome sequence by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories, this is the first detection of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1 in dairy cattle. All previous detections in …

Nevada proposal would add selling deadly fentanyl to first-degree murder charge

Law could change to add fatal-drug sale to highest murder penalties LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A proposal at the Nevada Legislature would amend a charge of first-degree murder to include providing fentanyl to a person who dies from an overdose. Senate Bill 153 …

Energy bill turns focus on Nevada’s ‘untapped geothermal potential’

Harnessing the heat far below Nevadans’ feet may become easier with the reintroduction of a bill that failed to make it through the last Congress. Sponsored by U.S. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, the Streamlining …

Trans people in Nevada and Trump-fueled antagonism square off

For the last seven months, Frankie Perez has been collecting paperwork, scheduling appointments and taking every needed step to return to the Air National Guard.  Perez, 38, had previously served four years in active duty before leaving in 2015. While he …

Goodwill of Southern Nevada Celebrates 50 Years of Service With Golden Anniversary Gala Presented by PNC Bank

Goodwill of Southern Nevada (Goodwill®) will celebrate 50 years of service by hosting supporters, partners, program alumni, and team members at the Golden Anniversary Gala presented by PNC Bank on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Keep Memory Alive Event Center. …

New Report Finds Nevada’s Lithium Mine Permit Violates Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s decision to permit Lithium Americas to mine at Thacker Pass in Nevada violated Indigenous people’s rights, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union said in a report released today. The nearly 18,000 acre …

New bird flu strain found in dairy cattle from Nevada