Riley Snyder

2 weeks ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Riley Snyder

The number of international visitors to the United States jumped in 2024, but three months into 2025, international arrivals are plummeting. By Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Business WriterOlja Ivanic looked forward to welcoming some cousins from Sweden to her Denver home in June. Ivanic and the four travelers were planning to go hiking in Colorado and then visit Los Angeles and San Francisco.

3 weeks ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Riley Snyder

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Christina A. Cassidy, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states' clear authority to run their own elections. Thursday's lawsuit is the fourth against the executive order issued just a week ago.

4 weeks ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Riley Snyder

Las Vegas police said they were “actively investigating” a motive and whether it is connected to other recent cases of vandalism targeting Tesla properties. By Rio Yamat, Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who set fire to Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas and who painted the word “resist” for authorities to find at the scene has been arrested, police announced Thursday. Paul Hyon Kim, 36, faces charges in connection with the March 18 attack in both state and federal court.

1 month ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Riley Snyder

Nevada lawmakers had passed a state-level ban on ghost guns in 2021. One of the largest manufacturers of the weapon kits was based in Dayton. By Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for continued serial numbers, background checks and age verification requirements to buy them in kits online.

1 month ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Riley Snyder

​​Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe. But is all this attention actually protecting this unique treasure? This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. An azure jewel set more than a mile high, deep in the High Sierra, Lake Tahoe is California’s most highly curated and micromanaged natural asset. Even among the state’s many famous landmarks, Tahoe is beloved and revered.