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Nevada Democrats want to hold the first presidential primary in 2024. Here's why it matters.
National Democrats could decide as soon as this Friday which state will hold the first contest in the 2024 presidential nomination process. → Read More
Clark County reports first flu deaths of season as cases increase in Southern Nevada
One of the women was in her 40s and the other in her 60s, according to Southern Nevada health officials. → Read More
Lawsuit: Joey Gilbert fighting 'rogue founder' of America's Frontline Doctors for control
A lawsuit details how a financial audit sparked a public fight for control of a group that rose to prominence by spreading COVID-19 misinformation. → Read More
Nevada Gov.-elect Joe Lombardo announces Ben Kieckhefer as incoming chief of staff
Nevada's incoming governor, Joe Lombardo, announced his chief of staff on Monday — a former Republican state senator and current gaming commissioner. → Read More
Barbara Cegavske delivers final canvass report; Nevada Supreme Court certifies election
"Election administration is a team effort," Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske said Tuesday at her final canvass before she leaves office. → Read More
Nevada prison officials searching for inmate who left Las Vegas transitional facility
Ashley Daniels, 32, was expected to return to Casa Grande Transitional Housing after a work shift on Sunday. He was discovered missing 5 a.m. Monday. → Read More
Patricia Lee appointed as first Black and Asian American woman on Nevada Supreme Court
Patricia Lee, a Las Vegas attorney, has been appointed by Gov. Steve Sisolak as the first Black judge and Asian American woman to serve on the Nevada Supreme Court. → Read More
Final Nevada midterm election results for federal, statewide offices
Nevada's 17 counties have certified the votes cast on Election Day. → Read More
Las Vegas man at center of viral GOP voter fraud claim completes probation, avoids jail time
Donald Hartle was originally charged with two felony counts accusing him of using his dead wife's ballot in the 2020 presidential election. → Read More
Las Vegas Starbucks employees launch first unionizing effort in Nevada
The Las Vegas store hopes to join a nationwide organizing effort led by Starbucks Workers United. → Read More
Republican Joe Lombardo, governor-elect of Nevada, delivers victory speech in Las Vegas
The Trump-backed sheriff defeated Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, a first-term Democrat seeking reelection, by more than 16,000 votes. → Read More
Trump-backed Adam Laxalt concedes to Cortez Masto in pivotal Nevada U.S. Senate race
Cortez Masto, once considered the most endangered Democrat in the Senate, defeated Laxalt by less than a single percentage point — 48.8% to 48%. → Read More
Democrat Conine wins reelection as Nevada treasurer; Fiore personally calls to concede
Typically an overlooked race on the ballot, the fight for control of Nevada's government finances this cycle attracted an unusual amount of attention. → Read More
Catherine Cortez Masto wins reelection in Nevada — and Senate power for the Democrats
With Senate power on the line, Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was considered the most vulnerable Democrat in the chamber throughout the cycle. → Read More
Nevada's vulnerable House Democrats clinch sweeping reelection victories
The AP called the races Friday night in Nevada's 1st, 3rd and 4th Congressional Districts after Clark County released additional election results. → Read More
Two days after Election Day, about 100,000 mail ballots in Nevada still need to be counted
With Senate races already called in other key states — like Pennsylvania and Ohio — the nation's eyes have zeroed in on Nevada's ongoing count. → Read More
Election results: Will Nevada's reform-minded attorney general defeat tough-on-crime rival?
Nevadans head to the polls tonight to decide the heated attorney general's race between incumbent Democrat Aaron Ford and GOP rival Sigal Chattah. → Read More
Early ballot measure results: Nevadans so far vote in favor of 3 ballot measures
Tonight, Nevada voters will weigh in on three ballot measures, including one that would dramatically reshape the way elections are conducted. → Read More
Democrat Steve Sisolak trails Joe Lombardo in Nevada's gubernatorial race
Election Day caps off a brutal campaign season for a race that remained close until the very end. → Read More
Can Laxalt flip Cortez Masto's highly-coveted Senate seat? We likely won't know for days.
The nation's eyes will be on Nevada today as voters decide whether to retain incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto or flip her U.S. Senate seat red. → Read More