Spurred by a seasonal wind shift, the North American monsoon season brings thunderstorms to the desert Southwest. But some wildlife experts say the monsoons are changing, and they are seeing the ...

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

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

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

Nevada stations brace for impact as Senate advances bill clawing back public media funding. Read more from The Nevada ...

The largest share, at more than 27% of the state’s population, or nearly 870,000 people, were born in Nevada. California-born ...

Social media can be an ugly place. But then again, so can politics. No wonder the obsessively online world of political discourse resembles the ramblings of basement-dwelling trolls more than an ...

For the safety — in every sense of the word — of all Nevadans, it’s time to modernize how we celebrate Independence Day. Unlike many of our national “traditions,” such as the national anthem and ...

While national debates rage over immigration policy, few Americans feel the impact as directly as Nevadans. In a state where tourism, hospitality, agriculture and construction are lifelines of the ...

Truckers fear job loss over new English rules; Nevada groups’ language classes could help. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Bills with budget implications are tagged with a dreaded fiscal note and get referred to their own version of death row in the Senate Finance or Assembly Ways and Means committees. ... most will ...

Participating in 287(g) agreements is voluntary, according to the Congressional Research Service. The 287(g) program enables Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to partner with state and local ...