Category: Nevada

Vegas Terrorism Suspect Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Girl

LAS VEGAS—A Las Vegas man has been sentenced to federal prison for sexually abusing a young girl. Stephen Thomas Parshall, 38, was ordered to serve 33 years in a federal prison Monday, court records show. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey in Las Vegas also sentenced Parshall to lifetime supervision upon his release. The years-long sexual…


Biden in Las Vegas Touts Lower Prescription Drug Prices From Inflation Reduction Act

President Joe Biden spoke on March 15 about new prescription drug cost savings under his administration, part of a wider effort by the commander in chief to sell the country on his achievements in office. “It makes a difference in people’s lives, what we’re doing,” said at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “I’ve been…


Nevada Democrats Unseat Socialist State Party Chair in Campaign to Repair Party Rift

The Nevada Democratic Party has elected Nevada State Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno to lead the party, ousting the incumbent chair Judith Whitmer, a self-styled democratic socialist. Democratic Party members elected Monroe-Moreno by a vote of 314–99 over Whitmer on Saturday. Monroe-Moreno ran as the moderate candidate, leading a slate of self-styled “unity” candidates to lead the…


Construction Begins on Lithium Mine in Nevada After Appeals Court Denies Lawsuit

Lithium Americas Corp. announced on Thursday that it began construction of the largest lithium mine in the United States in Humboldt County, Nevada, after a court denied the latest attempt by tribes and environmental groups in their yearslong effort to block the project. The announcement comes after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a…


Prepared for the Worst, Survival Shelter Companies Waiting for Collapse of Society

RENO, Nevada—Set against a rocky slope, Fortitude Ranch resembles almost any other desert grange scattered along the barren highway in northwestern Nevada, far from any city or town. On this 174-acre privately owned spread are free-roaming cattle, pens for raising sheep and chickens, a main house, and other living quarters under construction. The ranch has…


Prepared for the Worst, Survival Shelter Companies Wait for Collapse of Society

RENO, Nevada—Set against a rocky slope, Fortitude Ranch resembles almost any other desert grange scattered along the barren highway in northwestern Nevada, far from any city or town. On this 174-acre privately owned spread are free-roaming cattle, pens for raising sheep and chickens, a main house, and other living quarters under construction. The ranch has…


Nevada Crash Is 3rd Fatal One Tied to Air Medical Service

RENO, Nev.—The company that owns the medical transport aircraft that crashed in northern Nevada last week, killing all five people aboard, has been tied to two other fatal crashes in the last four years. A review of records shows that with the latest crash, 11 people total have now died on planes owned and operated…


Nevada Approves $330 Million in Tesla Tax Abatements Over Gigafactory Expansion

Tesla Inc. will receive more than $300 million in tax abatements over the next 20 years, a Nevada board approved on Thursday, commending the automaker’s investment in an existing manufacturing site in Storey County that is projected to create thousands of jobs. In a statement on Mar. 2, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced the tax deal, which…


Family: Nevada Plane Crash Pilot Had ‘Affinity for Aviation’

RENO, Nev.—The pilot of a medical transport plane that crashed during a winter storm in Nevada, killing all five people on board, was following in the footsteps of his grandfather who flew bombers in World War II. All five on board died from multiple blunt-force injuries in the crash near rural Stagecoach, including pilot Scott…


5 People Killed in Nevada Medical Transport Flight Crash Identified

The five people who were killed when a medical transport flight en route to Salt Lake City crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada on Friday have been identified. The five individuals on board included the pilot, the flight nurse, and a paramedic, along with a patient and a family member of the patient, according to a statement from Care…