Brett Forrest
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New bill seeks to decriminalize ‘shrooms’ and MDMA in Nevada to study health benefits
A new bill introduced this week in the Nevada Legislature seeks to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people in possession of four ounces or less. → Read More
NASCAR pushes diversity recruitment, athletes joining pit crew teams
More women are seen making their way down the race track to kick off the Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas. → Read More
Breaking down the latest effort to bring the lottery to Nevada
It would seem that every legislative session, a lawmaker makes an attempt to bring the lottery to Nevada. → Read More
Las Vegas City Council pushes vote over cannabis lounge regulations
On Wednesday, Las Vegas City Council delayed a vote on the long-awaited cannabis lounge regulations until their March 1 meeting.Councilwoman Victoria Seaman sai → Read More
State of the Union guests allow Nevada leaders to make statements on policy positions
Though many may see the focus of Tuesday night's State of the Union address solely on President Biden, Nevada's Congressional leaders are utilizing the opportun → Read More
Some Nevada legislative priorities are same song, different tune for GOP and Dems
Education, affordable housing, public safety, and improving education.These are some of the issues both Republican and Democratic leaders said are their priorit → Read More
Nevada Democratic lawmaker to introduce bill raising age to purchase assault weapons
A Democratic lawmaker in the Nevada State Assembly plans to file a bill that will raise the age limit to purchase an assault weapon from 18 to 21.Assembly Major → Read More
Nevada Republicans want Voter ID, but why is it so controversial?
Out of all Governor Joe Lombardo’s proposals during his Jan. 23 State of the State address, election reforms are some of his most controversial, according to De → Read More
Clark County DA answers questions on violent Oregon kidnapping suspect’s Nevada jail time
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson is defending the 2021 plea deal given to a man now suspected of violent kidnapping, attempted murder, and two homic → Read More
Catholic Charities in Las Vegas puts out call for more refugee youth mentors
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada is putting out the call for more refugee youth mentors.The program, which began three years ago, matches community volunte → Read More
News 3 Exclusive: Governor Lombardo sits down for first TV interview
Governor Joe Lombardo sat down with News 3 for his first one-on-one TV interview since taking office. He spoke from his Southern Nevada office in the Grant Sawy → Read More
Lombardo confirms in-person meeting with A's ownership, MLB Commissioner
Governor Joe Lombardo confirmed he had an in-person meeting with Oakland A’s ownership and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred.Details and specifics → Read More
A look into the Clark County CARE team helping the homeless on the Las Vegas Strip
In October 2022, Clark County launched a CARE Team focused on the Las Vegas Strip “in response to an increase in homelessness.” → Read More
Breaking down Gov. Lombardo's gas tax holiday and other claims of lower taxes
In Gov. Joe Lombardo's first State of the State address, he proposed suspending the state gas tax for one year while also promising to → Read More
Healthcare labor shortage means laid off Desert Springs staff has options
The announcement this week that Desert Springs Hospital would be shutting down its inpatient operations and laying off nearly 1,000 employees sent ripples throu → Read More
The future of Nipton lottery sales after Spiegelworld purchase
With the second largest Mega Millions jackpot in history set to be drawn Friday night, long lines of Southern Nevadans will likely persist in Primm and other bo → Read More
How can renters take advantage of Vegas rent as prices finally decrease?
For the first time in a decade, the Las Vegas rental market saw its first decrease after years of continual growth.In the fourth quarter of 2022, Vegas rent dec → Read More
How CES tech can address Nevada drought and water crisis
CES 2023 kicked off in Las Vegas on Thursday with an expected 100,000 attendees and over 3,200 exhibitors. → Read More
Comeback year for CES as tech show expects 100,000, starts Thursday
CES 2023 (Consumer Electronics Show) is set to harken back to pre-pandemic days as what is typically the largest convention in Las Vegas kicks off this week.The → Read More
Calls to address first responder mental health as spending bill brings more funding
Mental health advocates are calling for a change of first responder culture to better deal with trauma and PTSD. → Read More