A proposal in the Nevada Legislature would amend the state’s vehicular homicide law to kick in after a person’s first DUI conviction should they then drive impaired and kill someone – right now, ...

Hundreds of Filipino community members packed the Clark County Commission meeting this morning to support the creation of a ...

Ghost Adventures’ star Aaron Goodwin’s wife attended a hearing on Tuesday, March 25, after allegedly hiring a hitman to kill ...

A disciplinary panel declined to strip Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones’ law license, an action the State Bar of Nevada ...

Jhone Ebert, now serving as Nevada's superintendent of public instruction, will lead the Las Vegas-based district, the nation ...

Around 17% of the Nevada state budget goes to education, with millions each year coming from the U.S. the Department of ...

According to the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps report, 96 percent of county residents live near a park or recreational ...

Reno teacher named Nevada winner of prestigious ‘Oscars of teaching’ award. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Those services are now more urgently needed. A new ordinance that went into effect in Clark County on Feb. 1 made homeless ...

Senate Bill 263 supporters want even fictional portrayals of children engaged in sexual acts outlawed. Opponents say that goes against Supreme Court.

The Clark County school board will move ahead with three finalists who could become the next superintendent. The board selected ...

Officials will advance digital equity work in coming months, and initiatives to improve residents’ experience — in person, ...