UNLV paleontologists excavated a mammoth tusk and molar off U.S. 95 in an area not previously known to have fossils.

It seemed like a simple rule: Don't get involved in a political campaign while serving on Nevada's Ethics Commission. After all, legislators created the commission as the main safeguard against misconduct by candidates and elected officials. To run for office while policing others would seem to be a clear conflict of interest.

The north-south divide remains strong in Nevada.

Understanding the world as it was 5,000 years ago just may provide some answers about the world today.

A look ahead to caucus and elections days in 2016 and ask how the electorate has changed since 2012. What factors are motivating the key voting blocs in the states and districts that matter most?

Nevada became a state on October 31, 1864, but Clark County wasn't part of it for another three years. Do some people in the north still regret that inclusion?

Nevada Day is officially Oct. 31, but that's not the only scary coincidence on the calendar where the Silver State is concerned, UNLV associate history professor Michael Green says.

Hillary Clinton is fighting a battle against Bernie Sanders in Nevada. Emily Cadei reports on the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in the deeply divided ‘swing state.’