In 2020, President Biden won Nevada by bringing together a broad Democratic coalition. But he faces tough headwinds this year, as the state’s economy has lagged relative to the country. Polls show Trump with an edge on the economy, a dynamic Biden will have to change to win reelection. For over fifteen years, Nevada has […]
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Meet the candidates running for Iowa House District 51 in Nevada, Huxley, Maxwell
Three candidates are running in the primary election to represent Iowa House District 51, which includes Nevada, Maxwell and Huxley. Two candidates are running for the Republican party nomination in the June primary: Brett Barker and Martin Chitty. The winner will face Democrat Ryan Condon in the November general election. Incumbent Republican Rep. Dave Deyoe […]
Korean Air sells five jets to U.S. aerospace firm Sierra Nevada
SEOUL (Reuters) – Korean Air will sell five of its planes to U.S. aerospace firm Sierra Nevada Corporation, the airline said in an exchange filing on Wednesday. Sierra Nevada recently won a $13 billion U.S. Air Force contract to develop a successor to the E-4B Nightwatch, known as the Doomsday plane due to its ability […]
‘Black Widow’ files lawsuit against state of Nevada after conviction for murdering husband overturned
An antiques store owner who became known as “The Black Widow of Las Vegas” when she was convicted of the murder of her millionaire husband has filed a wrongful conviction lawsuit against the state of Nevada after being freed by a federal judge. Margaret Rudin, now 80, was accused of shooting real estate developer Ron […]
Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from brief but potent California storm
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada. The wet weather system had mostly moved out of the state by Sunday morning, but officials warned that roads […]
Nevada State University 2024 graduates are first class since university designation
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada State University’s most recent graduates made history as they walked the during its commencement ceremony at the Thomas and Mack Center Saturday morning. The class of 2024 is the first graduating class since the school became a university in the summer of 2023. NSU president Dr. DeRionne Pollard addressed the […]
Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Republican National Committee on Friday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day, as the state’s law currently permits. The law, passed by Democrats in 2021, permits the tallying of mail ballots received up to four days after Election Day, provided the […]
Man convicted of kidnapping resulting in girlfriend’s death in Nevada desert
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – More than four years after a Pennsylvania man was accused of kidnapping his girlfriend, bringing her to Nevada, and then killing her, a federal grand jury has found him guilty. John Matthew Chapman was on trial and charged with kidnapping resulting in the death of Pennsylvania resident Jaime Feden. He was […]
Nevada Parents Arrested After 11-Year-Old Son with Autism Found Locked in Filthy Metal Cage
Police alleged in an arrest declaration that the cage was “similar to a jail cell” Henderson Police Dept. Jeffery Scanlan, Misty Scanlan Two Nevada parents have been arrested after police were called to their home about school truancy issues and allegedly discovered the couple’s 11-year-son locked inside a filthy cage, authorities said. On April 23, […]
US Air Force awards $13 billion Doomsday plane contract to Sierra Nevada
(Reuters) -The U.S. Air Force said on Friday that it has awarded a $13 billion contract to Sierra Nevada Corp to develop a successor to the E-4B, known as the Doomsday plane due to its ability to survive a nuclear war. The Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) project is intended to replace the aging 1970s-era […]
Sierra Nevada wins $13B contract to build Air Force ‘doomsday plane’
The Department of the Air Force on Friday said it awarded Sierra Nevada Corp. a $13 billion contract to replace the service’s aging E-4B Nightwatch “doomsday planes” that would fly during a nuclear war. The company will develop and produce the Survivable Airborne Operations Center, the name for the aircraft that will succeed the E-4B, […]
11-year-old Nevada boy with autism kept in metal cage at home, parents charged with child abuse
A Nevada couple was arrested on Tuesday after authorities found their 11-year-old son with autism held in a metal cage, wearing only a diaper with feces smeared on the cage’s floor. Henderson police officers went to the boy’s home to conduct a wellness check at 10:15 a.m on Tuesday morning, when the Clark County School […]