Facebook has outlined plans to use third-party fact-checkers to vet some of its news content. Facebook has come under fire from users on the left and right, who say it's trying to control debate on hot-button issues.

Wild Earth Guardians, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Humane Society of the United States, and the Fund for Animals are all threatening to sue the US. Fish and wildlife Service for their use of pesticides. The groups plan to file the lawsuit sometime in the next 60 days, if the agency continues to use the chemicals sodium cyanide and Compound 1080, which they say ends up killing more than just the target animal, like a nuisance coyote.

President-elect Donald Trump has named a former official in President George W. Bush's White House as his top adviser on homeland security, counterterrorism and cybersecurity.

Crews with the Reno Fire Department responded to a blaze at the Silver Sage RV Park near The Peppermill Monday.

The Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting that schedulers for VA mental health services in the Las Vegas area, altered wait time data in 2013, months before a national scandal erupted. This is according to a long-delayed report by the agency’s inspector general.

The Las Vegas Sun reports that Nevada has reaped more than $35 million over the last five years from gamblers who forget or don't care to cash in slot and video machine tickets at Nevada casinos. The transition from coins to tickets has made it easier to forget.

A group of conservative students against the idea of UNLV being declared a "Sanctuary campus," came away satisfied from a meeting with UNLV President Len Jessup.

Flights continue to increase in all directions out of the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.

Nevada is America leading state for elder-abuse protections, according to a recent WalletHub report. The report scored all 50 states as well as Washington, D.C., based on prevalence of elder-abuse, resources, and protection.

Ethanol to create cleaner fuel sounds like a good idea, but some unintended consequences always seem to follow federal mandates.