The Nevada Independent

06/12/2026

Live in Southern Nevada? Here’s a rundown of who emerged victorious in Tuesday’s primary election and will likely be on your November ballot.

Curious about the results of the Clark County local elections? Read The Nevada Independent's breakdown of the results so far.

06/11/2026

RACE CALL: Minja Yan is projected to win the Democratic primary for Clark County Commission District F.

06/11/2026

How did primary election night shake out in Nevada’s major school board and regent races? runs down the runoffs:

Meanwhile, two Washoe County School Board incumbents faced no opponents in the primary, and scored an easy win.

06/11/2026

The Nevada state fair’s history dates back to 1874, but it went dark in 2011 amid financial woes. The agriculture-focused event is back in Reno — along with a competing fair in Carson City.

The Official Nevada State Fair returns to the Nevada State Fairgrounds in Reno after a 15-year hiatus.

06/11/2026

An agreement between the Primm family and Herbst-operated Terrible’s would save the border community of Primm from closing on July 4.

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/terribles-reaches-agreement-with-primm-family-to-keep-businesses-community-open

06/11/2026

RACE CALL: Jim Marchant is projected to win the Republican primary for Nevada secretary of state.

Read more at our election results live blog at https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/2026-nevada-primary-election-results-live-blog.

06/11/2026

Earlier this month, The Nevada Independent’s Eric Neugeboren was a guest on Vegas PBS for a discussion on data centers in Nevada. Hear what he had to say: https://www.vegaspbs.org/blogs/nevada-week-season-8/the-debate-over-data-centers/

06/11/2026

As the need for lithium grows and the federal government pushes for increased domestic production of critical minerals, efforts to bring Nevada mines online move forward. It also comes as inflation, policy changes and environmental protests create new roadblocks.

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-lithium-mines-forge-ahead-despite-inflation-policy-and-legal-headwinds

06/11/2026

What happened in Northern Nevada’s local government primaries?

Read more for how the chips fell in the races for Reno mayor, Washoe County district attorney and more:

Northern Nevada's local government primary saw the longtime top prosecutor in the state's second largest county lose to his first ever challenger.

06/11/2026

OPINION by Michael Schaus: Funny how Republicans don’t cry fraud when MAGA wins. But undermining faith in elections is sure to be part of the political playbook in November.

OPINION: Hmm, curious how Republicans don’t claim fraud when MAGA wins. Read more at The Nevada Independent.