CREECH AFB, Nevada, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The 432nd Wing and 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, received the Air Force Historical Foundation's 2023, James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle Award, Jan. 23. The award is earned by the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force for displaying bravery, determination, discipline, esprit de corps and superior management of joint operations while accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardou  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Wage and Hour Division district office in Las Vegas and the Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner signed a collaborative partnership to enhance and promote joint outreach, investigations and information sharing. Through the partnership, the division's Las Vegas district office will cooperate with the Office o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following remarks on Feb. 7, 2024, by Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas at a press conference at Super Bowl Security Day in Las Vegas, Nevada: * * * Last week, anyone watching the Ravens-Chiefs AFC Championship game would have noticed an unexpected and unexplained "administrative timeout" about halfway through the first quarter, delaying the game for several minutes. The timeout was called by security officials at M&T Bank  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Continuing a 20+ Year Partnership, More Than 385 DHS Personnel on the Ground Working to Protect Estimated 65,000 Fans Attending the Big Game at Allegiant Stadium NFL Announces it Will Join Secure Our World Cybersecurity Awareness Effort During Super Bowl and Throughout Upcoming Season DHS Working with Lyft to Equip Drivers in Las Vegas with the Tools to Detect and Report Human Trafficking WASHIN  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024, by Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on a military helicopter crash in California: * * * We mourn the tragic loss of five U.S. Marines earlier this week during a training flight enroute from Nevada to California. My prayers are with these brave Marines and their families, loved ones, and teammates. As the Marine Corps investigates this deadly crash, it is yet another reminder that across our natio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: MOAB, Utah--U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers in the Salt Lake City office with operations in Utah, Nevada, Montana and Las Vegas arrested six fugitives in Moab Feb. 7 during an enforcement operation. "Tourists in Moab can better enjoy their stay knowing we took six convicted criminals and fugiti  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: 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; R- State Runoff *Dates subject to change. Election dates marked with an asterisk are updated and state-approved. February 2024: February 3rd: South Carolina (P) - Democratic February 6th: Nevada (P) Februa  more

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Nevada has announced an additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) signup for the Organic Transition Initiative (OTI). Applications for EQIP-OTI must be received by the local field office before 4 p.m. * * * The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)   more

NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base (99th Air Wing) issued the following news: Air Combat Command and Air Mobility Command worked together at Nellis to officially kick off Bamboo Eagle 24-1 and complete the disaggregated exercise running Jan. 26 to Feb. 2. Bamboo Eagle began with participating units departing Nellis for training operations at separate locations throughout Southern California. The combined efforts of the 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 5  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify developers interested in executing a commercial, clean energy solar project on NNSA-administered land in Nevada. NNSA is considering leasing land on the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). This project is part of DOE's Cleanup   more

HENDERSON, Nevada, Feb. 6 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 4, 2024, at a campaign event at a private residence: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. Please, have a -- please take your seats. Thank you very much. Richard, that was a very gracious introduction. I really mean it. Thank you. I look out, and, for a lot of the elected officials here, this is like a busman's holiday for them. (Laughter.) Having to come here, even though they're elected officials. Sasha  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 6 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 4, 2024, at a campaign event at Pearson Community Center: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Nevada! (Applause.) Hello, hello, hello. What a great crowd. Melvin, thank you for that introduction. And thank you, Congressman Steven Horsford, a great friend and an incredible leader of the Congressional Black Caucus. Where is he? (Applause.) There is he. Well, you know, it's been -- he's been a key player in all of the p  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 6 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 5, 2024, during a greet event with MGM Resorts management and culinary leaders held at Vdara Hotel and Spa: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, very much. (Applause.) Folks, look, I was -- where -- I'm going to stand in the middle here so I can get both sides. Folks, you know, my dad used to have an expression, for real. He'd say, "You know, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's ab  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024, on the loss of U.S. Marines in California: * * * Jill and I are heartbroken at the loss of five U.S. Marines, whose aircraft crashed while flying from Nevada to California during a routine training mission. As the Department of Defense continues to assess what occurred, we extend our deepest condolences to their families, their squadron, and the U.S. Marine Corps as we grieve the loss of five of our nation  more

BOULDER, Nevada, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The Bureau of Reclamation today published an overview of historical natural losses along the lower Colorado River. The Mainstream Evaporation and Riparian Evapotranspiration report looks at water surface evaporation, soil moisture evaporation, and plant transpiration. It will be used by Reclamation as a source of data as it manages regional water operations a  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: We mourn the tragic loss of five U.S. Marines earlier this week during a training flight enroute from Nevada to California. My prayers are with these brave Marines and their families, loved ones, and teammates. As the Marine Corps investigates this deadly crash, it is yet another reminder that across our nation and the world our selfless service members put their lives on the line eve  more

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed the initial 90-day finding on a petition to list the Kings River pyrg, a small springsnail found in northern Nevada, under the Endangered Species Act. The Service's review found the petition presented credible information indicating an in-depth status review is warranted. The Service intends to work with partners to moni  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 6 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Feb. 5, 2024, by President Biden at No. 1 Boba Tea: * * * Q: Mr. President, Donald Trump said he's ready to debate you right now. Do you accept? THE PRESIDENT: (Laughs.) Q: He just said that on radio. (Inaudible) -- wants to debate you immediately, he says. THE PRESIDENT: Immediately? Q: Yes. Q: Will you debate him? THE PRESIDENT: Well, I -- if I were him, I'd want to debate me too. He's go  more