LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — It’s the start of a new month and for residents in Nevada, that means a minimum wage increase. “Everybody needs a raise,” Crown & Anchor Pub, General Manager, Art Christenson told 8 News Now. Nevada’s minimum wage is now up $12 an hour all thanks to an assembly bill signed into […]
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Stockton police cite 39 sex workers in operation near Sierra Nevada Street, Wilson Way
A human trafficking and prostitution operation resulted in dozens of citations and a handful of arrests over the weekend, according to the Stockton Police Department. On Saturday, Stockton police were on the lookout for people engaging in sex work. The department said its operation targeted Sierra Nevada Street, Wilson Way, and the Martin Luther King […]
After judge tosses Nevada fake electors case, AG says he will appeal ‘immediately’
A Nevada judge has dismissed charges against six Republicans who falsely declared that Donald Trump won the 2020 election in the battleground state, after ruling that the case was brought in the wrong jurisdiction. Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus on Friday sided with the defense attorneys’ argument that Las Vegas was the […]
Nevada judge dismisses Trump ‘fake electors’ case
A Nevada judge on Friday dismissed a case against six false electors who declared former President Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election. Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus ruled from the bench that the state had filed the case in the wrong jurisdiction, the state attorney general’s office confirmed to NBC News. […]
Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, potentially killing the case with a ruling that state prosecutors chose the wrong venue to file the case. Nevada Attorney […]
Aero Fire triggers evacuations in Sierra Nevada foothills
(FOX40.COM) — In just a few hours, the Aero Fire became one of the largest in California this year, prompting the evacuation of communities near Copperopolis in Calaveras County. The blaze started on Monday afternoon around 3:20 p.m. just north of Copperopolis, near the intersection of Rock Creek Road and Highway 4, on a day […]
JD Vance ‘disrespecting the dead’ with bump stock remarks, Nevada senator says
Political ripples from the supreme court’s decision to overturn a Trump White House-era ban on sales of “bump stocks” – a spring-loaded stock that uses recoil to in effect turn a semi-automatic firearm into a machine gun – continued to radiate on Monday when Jacky Rosen took exception to comments on the issue made by […]
Trump-backed John Lee wins GOP primary in competitive Nevada House race
Former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee has won the Republican primary for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District and will face incumbent Democrat Rep. Steven Horsford in the November general election. Lee, who is backed by former President Donald Trump, was leading his closest competitor, Air Force veteran David Flippo, when the Associated Press called the […]
Runner-up criticizes Nevada GOP Senate nominee Sam Brown while other former rivals back him
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The bitter primary that saw nearly a dozen Republican Senate candidates swipe at retired Army Capt. Sam Brown is fading out of view for some, who say their quest to take down incumbent Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen trumps any intra-party grievances from a bitter Republican primary. Not runner-up Jeff Gunter. “The […]
Incumbent fends off far-right challenge in local Nevada race with potential elections implications
A Republican incumbent on a commission that oversees elections in a major swing county in Nevada has fended off a far-right challenge and secured her party’s nomination in a race that could have had implications for national elections. Heading into Nevada’s primary on Tuesday, the incumbent, Clara Andriola, had been facing a challenge from the […]
Trump ‘scooped’ the Nevada GOP Senate nominee on proposing to get rid of taxes on tips
Amid talk of electrocutions and sharks at a scorching outdoor Las Vegas rally over the weekend, former President Donald Trump tucked in a new policy announcement with significant implications in a state with a massive service industry: get rid of taxes on tips. Some Democrats were quick to dismiss it as a wild, unattainable Trump […]
Sam Brown wins GOP Senate primary in Nevada, setting up a key race this fall
Army veteran Sam Brown clinched the Republican nomination for the Senate in Nevada on Tuesday, NBC News projects, setting up a faceoff with Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen in what’s expected to be one of the most competitive Senate races in the country this year. Republicans have viewed Nevada, where former President Donald Trump has consistently […]