Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

LAS VEGAS – According to authorities, a man sustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by a train in the central Las Vegas valley. Saturday at 2:06 p.m., a southbound Union Pacific train at West Wyoming Avenue and Industrial Drive spotted a man standing next to the rails, according to police....

NEVADA – On Thursday, several schools in Nevada were placed on lockdown due to reports of an active shooter. A national trend known as “swatting” is proliferating on social media, in which a caller reports an active shooter, but the calls are bogus and the shooters do not exist. Despite...

NEVADA – The Sparks Fire Department reported that an early Saturday morning fire in a west Sparks apartment severely destroyed the building and injured the resident. A call came in at 5:03 AM reporting a fire on A Street between the 1900 and 1800 blocks, not far from Interstate 80....

NEVADA – Friday night, a fire in the West University area of northwest Reno claimed the lives of two dogs. According to the Reno Fire Department, the home is still livable and no one was forced to relocate as a result of the blaze. The blaze was reported on Lodge...

LAS VEGAS – Two individuals are scheduled to be jailed later this year after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to use COVID-19-related unemployment benefits issued under different names on Thursday. According to a news release, Luigi Montes, 42, of Sugarland, Texas, and Peter Stincer, 34, of Sylmar, California, each pled...

LAS VEGAS – A member of the Nevada legislature has proposed the establishment of a state lottery with the intention of contributing to the funding of mental health initiatives for Nevada’s younger residents. Assemblyman CH Miller has put out a proposal to change the Constitution of Nevada, which, if passed,...

LAS VEGAS – Students in the nursing program at Las Vegas College are in limbo after their institution was discovered to have violated Nevada State Board of Nursing policy. Peter Mikhail, the president of Las Vegas College, stated on Friday that high-stakes examinations were being administered in the nursing program....