Category: Nevada

Nevada Official Robert Telles Charged With Murder of Journalist

A Nevada elected official was charged with the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German during an appearance in court on Sept. 13. Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, a Democrat, was arrested last week on a charge of “open murder” following a search of his home by authorities which led to a positive match…


County Official in Nevada Arrested in Connection With Murder of Las Vegas Reporter: Report

Police officers have arrested a county official in Nevada in connection to the recent murder of a Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter who had written articles about the official, the newspaper reported. The murdered reporter, Jeff German, was found dead outside his home on Sept. 3. He died of “multiple sharp force injuries” in a homicide, the Clark…


Police Search Home of Official Who Was Investigated by Murdered Reporter

Police in Nevada on Sept. 7 executed search warrants at a residence of an official who was the subject of multiple stories written by an investigative reporter who was recently killed. Officers searched the home of Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who has in the past castigated Jeff German, the reporter who was stabbed to…


Sisolak Slammed as COVID-Test Scam—‘Biggest Scandal in Our History’—Emerges in Nevada Governor’s Race

Democrat candidates in November races nationwide are seizing on perceived post-Roe repeal momentum to pound away at Republican opponents they say will, whether they admit it or not, ban abortion. Incumbent Democratic Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak is following that game plan, regularly attacking GOP challenger Joe Lombardo’s pro-life stance as a wedge in a race…


Las Vegas Incumbent Democrat Scrambles for Seat as Blue District Goes Purple

As Floridians and New Yorkers voted in primaries on Aug. 23, House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) were in Las Vegas to boost their party’s odds of winning the chamber’s majority in the midterm elections. The House leaders were in town to double down on the bets…


Post-Roe Bump Lifts Cortez Masto in Tossup Nevada US Senate Race

A tossup U.S. Senate seat in Nevada, one of five where Republicans have targeted Democrat incumbents, is among the November midterm races across the country that could be influenced by voter response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June repeal of Roe v. Wade. The ruling, which kicked abortion regulation back to the states, appears to…


Nevada’s Cortez Masto Gets Post-Roe Bump in Tossup US Senate Race

A tossup U.S. Senate seat in Nevada, one of five in which Republicans are focused on ousting Democratic incumbents they see as vulnerable, is among the November midterm races that could be influenced by voter response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June repeal of Roe v. Wade. First-term Democrat U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)…


Gilbert Challenges Trump-Endorsed Lombardo’s GOP Gubernatorial Win in Nevada Lawsuit

During a rally in a circus tent spiked into the sun-broiled blacktop of an East Las Vegas shopping center two days before Nevada’s June 14 primary elections, Joey Gilbert claimed there was fraud afoot in his Republican gubernatorial primary against Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. Gilbert, a Reno attorney and former professional boxer endorsed by…


Ethics Allegations Cloud Primary Race in Battleground Nevada Congressional District

Two-term incumbent Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.) wants to talk about protecting abortion rights while her Republican challenger April Becker wants to keep the focus on inflation and gas prices. But with campaigns gearing up for the final 100-day run to November’s elections, both Nevada Congressional District 3 (CD 3) candidates are fending off ethical allegations…


Take a Reno-Tahoe Adventure Road Trip

The Reno-Tahoe territory in California is an eclectic mix of awe-inspiring contrasts and dramatic landscapes that range from pristine lakes to rugged mountains to expansive desert valleys. An impressive diversity of activities and attractions are in this area, all within a short distance of one another, which makes for an adventure road trip unlike any…