WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on two oil and gas parcels totaling 2320 acres that may be included in a June 2024 lease sale in Nevada. The comment period ends December 27, 2023. The parcels the BLM is analyzing, as well as maps and instructions on how to comment are available  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From October 2022 to October 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 34 states and was essentially unchanged in 16 states and the District of Columbia. * * * Chart: 12-month percent change in nonfarm employment by state, October 2023 * * * The largest job gains occurred in Texas (391,500), California (285,300), and Florida (278,400). The   more

CREECH AFB, Nevada, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Creech Air Force Base (432nd Air Expeditionary Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Victoria Nuzzi, 432nd Wing/ 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing The 432nd Security Forces Squadron is advancing its capabilities with a new training innovation called the StressVest(TM). The Canadian company Setcan(TM) created the StressVest(TM) as a non-projectile firearm training system. The vest creates stress in the wearer by delivering a small ele  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: Upcoming elections for federal office: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary *Dates subject to change. Election dates marked with an asterisk are updated and state-approved. December 2023: No elections for federal office scheduled January 2024-  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Federal and state agencies, and a non-profit conservation organization recently partnered to seed 26,000-plus acres of eastern Nevada's burned public lands to enhance natural recovery and curtail the spread of invasive weeds. "Increasing desirable perennial grasses, forbs, and shrubs decreases invasive annual grasses and other weed species' ability to establish," said Neil Fra  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: A Florida man was arrested and made his initial court appearance Tuesday in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill a filmmaker and conspiracy to prevent a witness from testifying in his criminal trial. Fereidoun Khalilian, also known as "Prince Fred" and "Fred," 51, was charged by indictment with one count of use of interstate comme  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: A federal jury in Las Vegas convicted a Las Vegas doctor Tuesday of unlawfully distributing opioid pain medications in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Dr. William Alvear (68), of Las Vegas, unlawfully distributed Hydrocodone without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment on November 21, 2023, charging a Las Vegas man with threatening a United States Senator from Nevada and threatening family members of two United States Senators. John Anthony Miller (43) is charged with one-count of threatening a federal official and two-counts of influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Joe Lacdan, Army News Service As she lay inside the windowless barracks, the explosion that killed one of her closest friends haunted Keshon Barton. She struggled with simple things; walking to the motor pool, working on vehicles, sleeping at night. Keshon's thoughts drifted to her life on the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation in Nevada. The private first class imagined seeing her close-knit Paiute community once   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2023: A Nevada resident pleaded guilty today to the distribution of fentanyl via the U.S. Mail, which resulted in serious bodily injury after the fentanyl nearly killed a Park City, Utah resident. According to court documents, and admissions made during his change of plea hearing, Colin Andrew Shapard, 22, of Las Vegas, Nevada, mailed a package containing numero  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the appointment of Jhone Ebert, superintendent of public instruction in Nevada, to the National Assessment Governing Board, which sets policy for the Nation's Report Card. Ebert fills a spot on the Governing Board reserved for a chief state school officer. Her term began Nov. 20, 2023. "I'm pleased to appoint Superintendent Ebert, a distinguishe  more