In the mid-1970s, a lawsuit seeking to halt construction of the Tellico Dam to protect the snail darter made its way up to ...

Questions emerge about NYC gunman's mental health and his security-sensitive Vegas job. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Nevada senators press Trump administration to address starvation in Gaza. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Nevada has a tax rate of 10% on recreational marijuana retail sales, which is lower than the other western states the report ...

Students say Nevada schools rank low because youth aren’t engaged. Here’s their solution. Read more from The Nevada ...

Los Angeles’ longitude is -118.18 degrees, meaning six state capitals lie west of the city. Those state capitals are Carson ...

A 2025 report by the Guinn Center for Policy Priorities found that since 2018, Nevada’s two marijuana taxes have raised ...

Washoe County Commission Chair Alexis Hill, a Democrat, told The Nevada Independen t on Monday that she plans to formally launch a run for governor in the coming weeks. The surprising development ...

A Las Vegas festival promised ways to cheat death. Two attendees left fighting for their lives. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

The Indy’s Nevada Policy Tracker is a guide to the storylines expected to make the biggest splash in the coming months. Hundreds of proposed bills are being debated, amended, voted on and potentially ...

Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) and House Republicans passed an amendment to sell off hundreds of thousands of acres of public land in Nevada without getting proceeds earmarked for Nevada or land designated ...