WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday announced a final rule that means millions of salaried workers who are employed in the executive, administrative or professional industries will become eligible for overtime pay.
With highly fractured, permeable ground, the Great Basin’s geology makes it one of the most geothermally rich areas in the world. Hot fluid rises easily toward the surface, ideal for driving power plants, and present-day Nevada is the second-largest producer of geothermal energy in the nation behind California. Tapping into hot fluids below the ground to spin turbines in power plants that generate electricity and boasting a lower carbon footprint than many other power sources, geothermal accounts for about 9 percent of energy generated in Nevada. But that number could be much higher, scientists say. The Silver State could produce about 30 gigawatts (GW) of geothermal power — about 30 times more than it does now.
Almost a year after major pharmacy chains began waffling at the prospect of filling mifepristone prescriptions, Walgreens and CVS began dispensing the abortion pill in Nevada during the last few weeks. The decision comes after a concentrated push by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), who called on the chains to follow through with Food & Drug Administration (FDA) guidance updates finalized in 2023 allowing mifepristone to be dispensed and sold at pharmacies.
The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a Thursday news release from the Interior Department said. The rule, which both proponents and detractors say marks a shift in the agency’s focus toward conservation, directs land managers at the agency to identify landscapes in need of restoration and to create plans to fill those needs.
Editor’s note: The treatments are counts from his mother. Prior to the last home baseball games of the year, 16-year-old Joesph Esquibel was honored by the Lowry High School baseball team to throw out the first pitch. With his family behind him, Esquibel threw a strike down the middle of the plate. Esquibel is the middle child of seven and has been fighting for his life for over 18 months, after receiving his official diagnosis of high risk (stage 4) neuroblastoma in October of 2022.
ALAMO — The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is seeking the public’s help in identifying two individuals responsible for illegally releasing approximately 25 turkeys onto the Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area on April 9, 2024.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is moving forward with its plan to transfer certain mail processing operations from Reno to Sacramento, a change that has drawn bipartisan opposition among Nevada elected officials over its potential impact on the region’s economy and fears that it would slow the processing of mail ballots.
Brain health is a major contributor to many other aspects of health and nurturing or neglecting it can greatly influence future health. On May 14 and 15 the Humboldt Connections Suicide Prevention Task Force and Age and Dementia Friendly Winnemucca are partnering to host the first ever Brain Health Summit at the Winnemucca Convention Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Brothers Ron and John Sasine of Crossroads Paper were present at a special meeting of the Humboldt County Board of Commissioners on April 22 and announced that they intend to construct a 24/7 paper recycling facility in Humboldt County, although they did not announce a definitive location yet. According to Humboldt County Economic Development Officer Michelle Hammond-Allen, the project with Crossroads Paper will not only diversify the local economy, but provide $43 million in tax revenue and has an estimated economic value of $1 billion.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday a $25,000 increase in loan forgiveness available to primary care providers in designated underserved areas. That means qualifying individuals are eligible for up to $75,000 in forgiveness if they commit to two full-time years of service.
Buoyed by a good fiscal year in 2023, the Nevada National Guard continues to maintain strong enlistment numbers among the 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia. It has exceeded its goal at the federal fiscal year’s six-month mark as of April 1.
CARSON CITY – Beginning April 29, additional lane shifts and traffic crossovers will take place on Interstate 80 over Golconda Summit east of Winnemucca as the Nevada Department of Transportation continues a two-year project to install truck parking lots and climbing lanes.
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment during the next 45 days on a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine in central Nevada.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule that would require anyone selling a gun to obtain a federal license and conduct background checks. The rule aims to close what’s known as the “gun show loophole.” Gun merchants who sell online, by mail or at flea markets and gun shows until now have not been subject to the same federal regulations as those who own and operate gun stores as their main source of income.
Lawmakers peppered health officials with questions about the future of Nevada's vaccine outreach after the state terminated millions of dollars worth of grant agreements with the only statewide nonprofit working on increasing immunizations.
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