GABE STERN

Associated Press/Report for America
The Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border is shown on March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Takeaways from AP’s report on how Duck Valley Indian Reservation’s water and soil is contaminated
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation have long grappled with contaminants in the soil and water.
 
Shoshone-Paiute tribal member Michael Hanchor visits his mother’s grave, March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?
The remote Duck Valley reservation that straddles Nevada and Idaho has battled toxic contaminants on its land for decades.
 
FILE - An election worker prepares mail-in ballots at the Clark County Election Department on Nov. 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Nevada Supreme Court declines to wade into flap over certification of election results, for now
Nevada’s Supreme Court is declining to wade into an election controversy despite pleas from the key swing state’s top election official and attorney general.
 
FILE - Resorts World Las Vegas is shown under construction, April 19, 2021, in Las Vegas. The Nevada Gaming Board accused the Resorts World casino of turning a blind eye to illegal bookkeeping in a complaint filed Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ken Ritter, File)
Nevada gaming regulators accuse Resorts World casino of accommodating illegal gambling
Nevada gaming regulators have accused the Resorts World casino of turning a blind eye to illegal bookmaking.
 
FILE - The Elko Centennial Tower is seen Dec. 16, 2023, in Elko, Nev. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
Nevada county won’t hand-count in 2024, but some officials support doing so in the future
Commissioners in Nevada’s Elko County have passed on submitting a plan to hand-count votes in November. But some officials say they support implementing it in future election cycles.
 
FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers a keynote speech at the FreedomFest Vegas event Friday, July 12, 2024, in Las Vegas. Nevada election officials verified enough signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to appear on the Nevada ballot, the Nevada Secretary of State's office confirmed on Friday, July 26. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)
Nevada election officials certify enough signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear on ballot
Nevada election officials verified enough signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to appear on the Nevada ballot, likely bringing his his insurgent quest to shake up the Republican and Democratic dominance of U.S. elections to a crucial battleground state.
 
Nevada election officials carry out voter roll maintenance ahead of November election
Nearly 8% of Nevada’s active registered voters are receiving a postcard from county election officials that they will have to return next month, or else they won’t automatically receive a mail ballot for the presidential election.
 
FILE - Voters stand in line to cast their ballots at the West Las Vegas Library, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 in Las Vegas. A proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls has qualified for the November ballot in Nevada, the state's top election official announced Friday, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Louie Traub, File)
A voter ID initiative gets approval to appear on the November ballot in Nevada
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar announced a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls has qualified for the November ballot.
 
US judge dismisses Republican challenge over counting of post-Election Day mail ballots in Nevada
A federal judge has dismissed a Republican-backed lawsuit that sought to bar Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day.
 
FILE - County employees open ballots in the ballot opening area of the mail ballot processing room at the Washoe County Registrar of Voters office in Reno, Nev., June 3, 2024. Commissioners in Nevada's second most populous county certified the results of two local recounts on Tuesday, July 16, reversing course on a controversial vote against certification that spurred legal action and put Washoe County in unchartered legal territory. (AP Photo/Andy Barron, File)
Nevada county reverses controversial vote and certifies two recounts while legal action looms
Commissioners in Nevada’s second most populous county certified the results of two local recounts on Tuesday, reversing course on a controversial vote against certification that spurred legal action and put Washoe County in unchartered legal territory.
 
FILE - County employees open ballots in the ballot opening area of the mail ballot processing room at the Washoe County Registrar of Voters office in Reno, Nev. on Monday June 3, 2024 .Commissioners in Nevada’s second most populous county, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, refused to certify the results of two local recounts from last month’s primary, a rare move that has potential implications for the presidential race in one of the nation’s most important swing states. (AP Photo/Andy Barron, File)
Nevada Supreme Court is asked to step into Washoe County fray over certification of recount results
Two top officials in Nevada are asking the state Supreme Court to step into a fray over a vote earlier this week by Washoe County commissioners not to certify recount results in two local races.
 
FILE - County employees open ballots in the ballot opening area of the mail ballot processing room at the Washoe County Registrar of Voters office in Reno, Nev. on Monday June 3, 2024 .Commissioners in Nevada’s second most populous county, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, refused to certify the results of two local recounts from last month’s primary, a rare move that has potential implications for the presidential race in one of the nation’s most important swing states. (AP Photo/Andy Barron, File)
Nevada county votes against certifying recount results, a move that raises longer-term questions
Commissioners in Nevada’s second most populous county on Tuesday refused to certify the results of two local race recounts from last month’s primary, a rare move that has potential implications for the presidential race in one of the nation’s most important swing states.
 
FILE -Lindsey Harmon, President, Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, speaks during a news conference by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, Monday, May 20, 2024, in Las Vegas. A ballot question that would enshrine Nevada's abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State's office announced Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Nevada verifies enough signatures to put constitutional amendment for abortion rights on ballot
A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday.
 
FILE - Workers and voters are pictured at a polling place in Las Vegas, June 14, 2022. Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls have submitted signatures in an effort to get the measure on the 2024 ballot. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Supporters of a proposed voter ID amendment in Nevada turn in thousands of signatures for review
Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls have submitted signatures in an effort to get the measure on the 2024 ballot.
 
FILE - Republican senatorial candidate Sam Brown speaks at an election night party June 11, 2024, in Reno, Nev. Brown continued to receive criticism from runner-up Jeff Gunter while other former rivals backed the retired Army captain after he handedly won the GOP nomination (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes)
Runner-up criticizes Nevada GOP Senate nominee Sam Brown while other former rivals back him
Nevada GOP Senate Republican runner-up Jeff Gunter has continued his attacks on the nominee and retired Army Capt. Sam Brown. However, on Wednesday, other former rivals backed Brown’s quest to unseat incumbent Democrat Jacky Rosen.
 
Republican senatorial candidate Sam Brown speaks at an election night party Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes)
Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race
Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown has overcome a crowded primary field in Nevada’s Republican U.S. Senate primary. His victory sets up a fierce battle against Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen in November that could decide control of the U.S. Senate.
 
FILE - Republican senatorial candidate Sam Brown speaks after filing his paperwork to run for the Senate, March 14, 2024, at the State Capitol in Carson City, Nev. Brown is seeking to replace incumbent U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen. (AP Photo/Andy Barron)
Trump backs Sam Brown in US Senate race, widening momentum gap in crowded Nevada GOP field
Former president Donald Trump has endorsed retired Army Capt. Sam Brown for U.S. Senate in Nevada over a crowded GOP primary field.
 
Clara Andriola, Washoe County Commissioner District 4, speaks during a county commission meeting in Reno, Nev. on Tuesday June 4, 2024. The county commission meetings in Washoe County have become a hotbed for election conspiracies since 2020 as wealthy far-right activist Robert Beadles has attempted to wield his power to replace lawmakers who don't parrot his talking points, including election conspiracies. If Andriola is unseated, then it is possible that three of the five commissioners in the swing county will be backed by the election fraud crusader. (AP Photo/Andy Barron)
A local race in Nevada’s primary could have implications for national elections in a key swing state
Election conspiracy theorists are trying to remake a local commission that oversees a major swing county in one of the nation’s most important presidential battleground states. Their effort starts with Tuesday’s primary in Nevada.
 
FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton in Washington, May 24, 2024. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign filed a lawsuit Friday, May 31, against Nevada’s top election official, alleging a requirement that independent candidates must name their running mate by the time they start gathering signatures for ballot access is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
RFK Jr. sues Nevada’s top election official over ballot access as he scrambles to join debate stage
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign filed a lawsuit Friday against Nevada’s top election official over ballot access, alleging a requirement that independent candidates must name their running mate by the time they start gathering signatures for a petition as unconstitutional.
 
FILE - People gather outside the Nevada Supreme Court in Carson City, May 8, 2018. An initiative that would amend the Nevada Constitution to require that voters show photo identification at the polls can appear on the 2024 ballot as long as organizers collect enough signatures, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/By Scott Sonner, File)
Nevada voter ID initiative can appear on 2024 ballot with enough signatures, state high court says
A Nevada initiative that would amend the state Constitution to require that voters show photo ID at the polls can appear on the 2024 ballot as long as organizers collect enough signatures.
 
FILE - Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, left, talks with Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony during the opening of the 82nd session of the Nevada Legislature in Carson City, Nev., Feb. 6, 2023. Nevada election officials will start tabulating in-person Election Day votes that morning instead of when polls closed in an attempt to expedite results in the Western swing state known for ballot tabulation that, at times, has stretched close races out for days. (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes, File)
Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results
Nevada election officials can start tabulating in-person Election Day votes as they come in, rather than waiting for polls to close.
 
FILE - People gather outside the Nevada Supreme Court in Carson City, May 8, 2018. The Nevada Supreme Court, Monday, May 13, 2024, struck down a proposed ballot initiative that would allow voters to decide whether to repeal the public funding that lawmakers approved last year for a new MLB stadium in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/By Scott Sonner, File)
Nevada Supreme Court rejects teachers union-backed appeal to put A’s public funding on ’24 ballot
The Nevada Supreme Court on Monday struck down a proposed ballot initiative that would allow voters to decide whether to repeal up to $380 million in public funding for a new MLB stadium in Las Vegas.
 
FILE - A mail carrier loads a mail truck with mail, March 1, 2024, in Lake Tahoe, Calif. The USPS announced on Tuesday, April 23, that it will follow through with its plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento, a move that drew bipartisan ire from Nevada lawmakers while raising questions about the rate at which mail ballots can be processed in a populous part of a crucial swing state. (AP Photo/Andy Barron, File)
USPS commits to rerouting Reno-area mail despite bipartisan pushback and mail ballot concerns
The USPS announced on Tuesday it will continue with its plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento, a move that drew bipartisan ire from Nevada lawmakers while raising questions about the rate at which mail ballots can be processed in a populous part of a crucial swing state.
 
FILE - Towers view over the High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs, Nev., April 15, 2015. The mother of a Nevada prisoner who died in custody in April 2023 alleges in a new lawsuit filed late Thursday, April 11, 2024, that her son, Christian Walker, was violently beaten by prison guards and left to die at High Desert State Prison near Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Lawsuit raises questions about a coroner’s ruling in the death of Nevada prisoner after beatings
The mother of a Nevada prisoner who died in custody has filed a wrongful death lawsuit calling into question the coroner’s narrative that her son died of heart problems.
 
Republican U.S. Senatorial candidate Sam Brown joins his wife Amy Brown after speaking to a small group of supporters and media after filing his paperwork to run for the Senate, Thursday, March 14, 2024, at the State Capitol in Carson City, Nev. Brown is seeking to replace incumbent U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen. (AP Photo/Andy Barron)
Abortion story from wife of Nevada Senate hopeful reveals complexity of issue for GOP candidates
When the wife of Nevada Senate candidate Sam Brown spoke about an abortion she had in Texas right before they met, some Republicans welcomed the disclosure.
 
Nevada Independent CEO and editor Jon Ralston, left, and Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, right, speak during The Nevada Independent's "IndyTalks" series on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Gabe Stern)
Nevada GOP governor stands by Trump amid legal battles, distances himself from GOP ‘fake electors’
Nevada’s Republican governor displayed his strongest support for Donald Trump since the former president was indicted on charges of falsifying business records a year ago. At the same time, Gov.
 
FILE - Interim Nye County Clerk Mark Kampf works in an office where early votes are being counted, Oct. 26, 2022, in Pahrump, Nev. Kampf, top elections official in the rural Nevada county roiled by false claims of widespread election fraud that led to a partial hand-count in the 2022 midterms, is resigning, a county spokesperson confirmed Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Nevada county election official in charge of controversial 2022 hand-count plan resigns
A Nye County spokesperson says top elections official Mark Kampf is resigning. The rural Nevada county has been roiled by voting machine conspiracy theories. That led to a hand-count in the 2022 midterms.
 
FILE - Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar speaks before Gov. Joe Lombardo signs an election worker protection bill into law at the old Assembly Chambers in Carson City, Nev., May 30, 2023. To fight a poll worker shortage that is especially pronounced in rural counties, Aguilar is taking a page from counterparts elsewhere and proposing that the legal community be tapped to help address the problem. (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes, File)
Nevada and other swing states need more poll workers. Can lawyers help fill the gap?
Counties across Nevada are struggling to find poll workers in a pivotal election year. Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar is proposing that the legal community be tapped to help address the problem.
 
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Donald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses after being the only major candidate to participate
Donald Trump has won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses after he was the only major candidate to participate.
 
FILE - Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley speaks with supporters Jan. 15, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa. Even without Donald Trump on Nevada’s Republican ballot, Nikki Haley was still denied her first victory. The indignity of a distant second-place finish behind “none of these candidates” was a blow for Haley facilitated by the staunch Trump allies who lead Nevada’s GOP. They had already maneuvered to ensure Trump has a lock on the state’s 26 delegates, who will be awarded in caucuses on Thursday where he faces only token opposition. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)
Haley pushes forward after Trump’s allies in Nevada ensured her loss to ‘none of these candidates’
Even without Donald Trump on Nevada’s Republican ballot, Nikki Haley was still denied her first victory.
 
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