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NEVADA – Mark Lawson, the former Sparks fire chief who resigned after a felony drug prosecution was filed against him, sought his job back on Wednesday. In a letter to Sparks city officials obtained by News 4-Fox 11, Lawson’s attorneys requested that he be reinstated and placed on paid administrative...

NEVADA – A house fire in north Reno on Wednesday afternoon left three individuals and two pets homeless. On December 21, shortly after 12:30 p.m., a fire broke out along Hood Avenue. According to RFD, the house has been completely destroyed after a kitchen fire spread throughout it. Credits: My...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – The Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation (DETR) has notified claimants that new protection measures would be installed on the state’s unemployment portal. The additional restrictions are intended to “protect claimants’ identities and continue to keep accounts safe and secure from...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – The annual Hanukkah menorah lighting will take place at several places around the Las Vegas valley. At 5 p.m., a menorah will be lit at the Clark County Government Center. Wednesday, December 21, with a performance by the Dancing Dreidels. There is...

RENO, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – The winter solstice occurs at 1:48 p.m. on Wednesday. The seasons are caused by the Earth’s 23.5-degree tilt on its axis as we orbit the sun. The sun angle is lowest on the horizon in the northern hemisphere at this time of year,...

RENO, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – As flu-sickened individuals continue to swarm to hospitals and physicians’ offices around the country, the Biden administration said Wednesday that it will distribute prescription flu treatment from the Strategic National Stockpile to states. This year’s flu season has been particularly severe and early. As...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – More than a million Christmas lights and holiday decorations adorn Nevada’s biggest botanical cactus garden. The Holiday Cactus Garden by Ethel M Chocolates is a Las Vegas holiday tradition. The garden will be available to the public until January 1, 2023. It is...