The Sierra Nevada wring moisture from winter storms that develop over the Pacific and travel west with the jet stream, while the Rocky Mountains shield the state from any moisture moving up from the ...

Voters passed a ballot measure to implement voter ID while opposing another to implement ranked-choice voting and open ...

A Nevada politics expert has predicted that Vice President Harris will narrowly clinch the Silver State in the 2024 presidential election. Jon Ralston, the CEO and editor of The Nevada Independent ...

There is no state income tax in Nevada. Nevada also has a fairly low median property tax rate. There are no estate or inheritance taxes in the state. [Data for this state tax guide was gathered ...

For the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium-boron mine has been approved for a Nevada project ... about potential harm to the flower. Acting Deputy U.S ...

RENO, Nev.— A coalition of environmental and Tribal groups sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management today to challenge its authorization of the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine in Nevada’s Esmeralda ...

Nevada's U.S. Senate race has been unusually quiet for a contest in the presidential swing state LAS VEGAS -- In a presidential swing state where elections are typically intense contests ...

The University of Nevada, Reno announced it will not forfeit its upcoming women's volleyball game against San Jose State Oct. 26 despite multiple requests from players to do so. A university ...

By Joseph Ax, Gram Slattery, Alexandra Ulmer and Stephanie Kelly ATLANTA (Reuters) -Republican Donald Trump was leading in ...

Democrat Kamala Harris has called for Americans to “stop pointing fingers at each other” as she tried to push past a negative ...

Abortion access is a top issue this election at both the state and federal ... access in Arizona and here in Nevada could boost turnout. On the trail, Harris is drawing sharp contrasts between ...

A public service department within the Department of Geography at the University of Nevada, Reno, the Nevada State Climate Office (NSCO) provides timely, accurate and relevant information and ...