SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 21 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "County Employment and Wages in Nevada - Third Quarter 2022": * * * Employment rose in Nevada's two large counties from September 2021 to September 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2021.) Clark County's empl  more

CREECH AFB, Nevada, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Creech Air Force Base (432nd Air Expeditionary Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Ariel O'Shea, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs As part of a Department of the Air Force initiative to ensure base operations remain smooth despite a power outage, an Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise (ERRE) took place here April 5, 2023. An ERRE verifies backup generator preparedness and confirms the continued high perf  more

CREECH AFB, Nevada, April 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Creech Air Force Base (432nd Air Expeditionary Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Kristal Munguia, 432nd WG/432nd AEW Public Affairs New developments in Satellite Launch and Recovery (SLR) and Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) are underway at the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing to revamp remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) operations. With the introduction of ATLC-enabled SLR, crews can start, taxi, takeoff an  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Nevada to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides March 8-19, 2023. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and cer  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: A federal jury convicted three Nevada men yesterday for perpetrating a prize-notification scheme that stole more than $6 million from victims. The notices led victims to believe that they could claim a large cash prize if they paid a fee of $20 to $30. This was false; victims who paid the fees did not receive anything of value. Many of the schemes' victims were retirees or other older adu  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: A Las Vegas man charged in a conspiracy to sell firearms and machine guns without a Federal Firearms License, and a conspiracy to sell Fentanyl and Xanax was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 70 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release. Nicolas Santos (22) pleaded guilty in September 2022 t  more

RENO, Nevada, April 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: A Reno man was sentenced yesterday by United States District Chief Judge Miranda M. Du to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing a large amount of methamphetamine. James Raymond Ellis, 53, also known as "Jimbo," pleaded guilty in December 2022 to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Acc  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Nevada and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from March 8 to March 19, 2023. Federal funding is available to State, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-shar  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Dilawar Syed launched his Commercial Diplomacy USA tour with visits to Reno, Nevada, and Irvine, California, April 17-20. The trip puts into action Special Representative Syed's commitment to democratizing access to U.S. government programs and tools in underserved regions and applying a whole-of-government approach to commercial diplom  more

RENO, Nevada, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it is reopening a 60-day public comment period and seeks new and updated information on the bi-state distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse. The Service is reopening a 60-day public comment period on the 2013 proposed rule to list the bi-state distinct population segment of greate  more