New Nevada Law to Begin Fast-Track Opioid Data CollectionNevada is expanding provisions of a prescription medication registry designed to fast-track the collection of information about overdose deaths, flag excess dispensing of powerful painkillers, and help curb a nationwide opioid epidemic.
Feds to Corral Wild Burros Near PahrumpFederal land managers say they plan to corral about 75 wild burros during the next several weeks in rural southern Nevada west of Las Vegas.
Man Falling From 2nd-Story Rail Caught By Nevada Jail GuardTwo Nevada sheriff's deputies are being credited with preventing a man from serious injury when he let himself fall backward from a second-story rail inside a county jail.
Prosecutor: Nevada Doctor Indicted in Opioid Pill Mill CaseFederal prosecutors say a Nevada doctor is the first to face criminal drug distribution and Medicaid fraud charges for allegedly dispensing large amounts of powerful opioid medications with no legitimate medical purpose.
Nevada Boosts Ads Ahead of Health Insurance Sign Up DeadlineNevada officials are hoping that additional advertisements, health fairs and other efforts will encourage more residents to sign up for subsidized health insurance during the last few days of this enrollment season.
126 Nevada Inmates Bound For California Wildfire LinesMore than 100 minimum security inmates at prison camps in Nevada are being deployed to Southern California to help fight a series of raging wildfires.
First 2 Flu-Related Deaths of Season in Washoe CountyWashoe County has confirmed its first two flu-related deaths of the new winter season.
Judge Leaves Nevada Execution on Hold That Could Last MonthsA judge in Las Vegas kept a condemned prison inmate's execution on hold Tuesday over concerns about a never-before-tried three-drug combination planned for use during Nevada's first execution in more than 11 years.