Tag Archives: Nevada

The Associated Press reports: Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo unexpectedly vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have required voters in the swing state to show a photo ID at the polls — a conservative priority across the country and something that has long been on the governor’s legislative wish list. The move brings a dramatic end to one of …

Las Vegas’s CBS affiliate reports: President Donald Trump has pardoned former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore weeks before her sentencing for wire fraud, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned. In October 2024, a jury convicted Fiore, suspended in July 2024 from her position as justice court judge in Nye County, after deliberating for two hours. The panel convicted …

The New York Times reports: Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu that is distinct from the version that has been spreading through herds over the last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday. The finding indicates that the virus, known as H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at least …

The Associated Press reports: A highly decorated Army soldier who died in an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left a note saying it was stunt to serve as “wakeup call” for the country’s ills, investigators said Friday. Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado Springs, Colorado, also wrote in the note that …

The Associated Press reports: The person inside the Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel suffered a gunshot to the head before the explosion, officials said Thursday. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference that a handgun was found at the feet of the man who’s been identified as Matthew Livelsberger. …

The Associated Press confirms earlier social media posts: The person who authorities believe died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. Two law enforcement officials identified the man inside the …

CNN reports: Nevada prosecutors have refiled criminal charges against the six Republican “fake electors” who tried to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat in that state. The retooled charges were announced Thursday by Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat. His original case, filed last year, was thrown out by a Las Vegas judge who concluded it was filed in the …

The Associated Press reports: Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen has won reelection, beating Republican Sam Brown in a tight but unusually quiet race for the battleground state. The first-term senator had campaigned on abortion rights and positioned herself as a nonideological politician, a formula that also worked for the state’s senior senator, Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, in her own reelection …

The Nevada Current reports: With the passage of Question 6, Nevadans signaled their support for enshrining the right to an abortion into the state constitution. Unofficial results listed the measure as receiving 63% in support and 37% opposed, as of late Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race for ‘yes.’ Voters will have to pass Question 6 again in the …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: With Election Day quickly approaching, the exterior of the world-famous Sphere in Las Vegas will illuminate with messaging for the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris. This will mark the first time that the Exosphere will display a political campaign. “In the campaign’s final days, this Sphere activation will help the Harris campaign turn …

The Nevada Independent reports: Former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore was convicted of federal fraud charges Thursday after she used donations intended for a fallen police officer’s memorial for her personal gain, marking a downfall for the firebrand conservative who nearly became Nevada’s treasurer two years ago. A Las Vegas jury convicted Fiore, 54, of six counts of wire …

“The Nevada Republican Party strongly condemns the deplorable statue of President Donald J. Trump recently hung from a crane along Interstate 15. “While families drive through Las Vegas, they are forced to view this offensive marionette, designed intentionally for shock value rather than meaningful dialogue. “President Trump and Republicans are focused on delivering results that matter—reducing inflation, securing our borders, …

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein’s last-ditch request to be included on the ballot in Nevada, a key swing state. The court in a brief unsigned order left in place a decision by the Nevada Supreme Court that blocked Stein from appearing on the ballot over a dispute concerning whether the …

CNN reports: The 2024 presidential campaign’s home stretch kicks off with a mixed outlook across six key battlegrounds, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in each state. Vice President Kamala Harris holds an advantage over former President Donald Trump among likely voters in Wisconsin and Michigan, while Trump has the edge in Arizona. The two split likely voters …

ABC News reports: A former Nevada politician was found guilty Wednesday of killing journalist Jeff German in September 2022. As the jury’s foreperson read out the verdict, Robert Telles stared downward and shook his head. Prosecutors said former Clark County public administrator Telles, 47, stabbed the Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter to death after German exposed corruption in his office, destroying …

The New York Times reports: Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada, a Democrat seeking re-election to her seat for the first time, is pulling ahead of her Republican challenger, Sam Brown, in a race that was once considered a feasible pickup for the G.O.P., according to several polls released this week. New polling from the Cook Political Report released Thursday morning, …

The Nevada Independent reports: A new poll of likely Nevada voters found Vice President Kamala Harris with a nearly 6 percentage point lead over former President Donald Trump — the largest lead for a Democrat in any presidential poll of Nevadans this cycle. While Nevada polls have been relatively scarce since Harris replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, …

Las Vegas’s CBS affiliate reports: An inmate killed in a prison fight Tuesday was a white supremacist who was involved in a prior prison riot in a separate facility, the 8 News Now Investigators confirmed Wednesday. Three inmates died, and nine were injured, in the fight at the Ely State Prison on Tuesday morning, the Nevada Department of Corrections confirmed. …

From the Justice Department: A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a former Las Vegas city councilwoman and current Nye County, Nevada, justice of the peace for her alleged scheme to defraud donors to a charity to memorialize police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. According to the indictment, Michele Fiore, 53, of Pahrump, …

The Associated Press reports: A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, potentially killing the case with a ruling that state prosecutors chose the wrong venue to file the case. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford stood in …