Las Vegas declares an emergency with less than 50 days of clean water supply left after wildfires contaminated the Gallinas River, its main water supply.

Nevada — home to Las Vegas, the self-proclaimed wedding capital of the world — has enshrined the right to marriage equality in its constitution.

A 25-year-old was infected twice with the coronavirus earlier this year, scientists in Nevada have confirmed. It is the first confirmed case of so-called reinfection with the virus in the U.S. and the fifth confirmed reinfection case worldwide.

Wildlife regulators say they're real and are working to keep them out of Nevada.

Starting in 2020, Nevada employers cannot refuse to hire a job applicant for failing a marijuana screening test, making it the first state to pass such a law. "It is unlawful for any employer in this State to fail or refuse to hire a prospective employee because the prospective employee submitted to a screening test and the results of the screening test indicate the presence of marijuana," states the law, signed by Gov. Steve Sisolak on June 5.

Clark County, Nevada — home to Las Vegas, as well as most of the state's population — is making good on its promise to use legal cannabis revenue to fund programs designed to help disadvantaged residents. This Tuesday, Clark County commissioners voted unanimously to direct nearly $1.8 million in cannabis business license fees to create new housing opportunities for the homeless and people suffering from medical problems.

Brothel-owner Dennis Hof, who presented himself as an 'American pimp', beat Democrat Lesia Romanov to a seat in Nevada's state assembly with 68 per cent of the vote. The trouble is, he died on October 16.

A man spent millions on an enormous plot of land near Reno. Now he wants to build a community based on the blockchain technology introduced by Bitcoin.

Hoover Dam helped transform the American West, harnessing the force of the Colorado River – along with millions of cubic feet of concrete and tens of millions of pounds of steel – to power millions of homes and businesses. It was one of the great engineering feats of the 20th century. Now it is the focus of a distinctly 21st-century challenge: turning the dam into a vast reservoir of excess electricity, fed by the solar farms and wind turbines that represent the power sources of the future.

Someone is killing wild burros near the Nye County town of Beatty. Over the past 10 days, 13 burros have been found shot to death on public land within about 10 miles of the town 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Bureau of Land Management is investigating with assistance from the Nye County Sheriff’s Office, which fielded the first report of three dead burros on May 5.

Two counties are trying to gather enough signatures to make brothels illegal. If successful, the measures would be on the ballot in November and, if passed, would eliminate 40% of the state's brothels.

Regulating and funding mental health services in Nevada is complicated at best. But from state officials to community groups, people are looking to address state-specific issues through legislation. “I think this is an issue on people’s radars,” said Nancy Brune, executive director of the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities. The center has released reports on mental health services and recommendations on how to best approach some of the challenges.

Nevada's governor has endorsed a state of emergency declared for recreational marijuana regulations, after the state's tax authority declared that many stores are running out of weed. The Nevada Tax Commission said in a statement it will consider emergency regulations on July 13 to provide a structure for marijuana distribution to retailers. It would allow for liquor wholesalers to get in on the marijuana business.

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A series of moderate earthquakes rocked the Nevada-California border, shaking residents in both states but producing no reports of major damage or injury.