Category: News
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Data Brokers are Selling Your Flight Information to CBP and ICE
One recent investigation by 404 Media revealed that the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), a data broker owned and operated by at least eight major U.S. airlines, including United Airlines and American Airlines, collected travelers’ domestic flight records and secretly sold access to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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Venture capital giant flees Delaware to incorporate in Nevada, urges others to do the same
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com The New Castle County Courthouse, home of the Delaware Chancery Court. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) The country’s largest venture capital firm this week announced it is moving its state of incorporation from Delaware to Nevada, and it encouraged other venture capitalists to follow suit. Andreessen Horowitz’s…
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Saturday, July 12 Roundup
1. YouTuber Faces Murder Charges in Strip Shooting A Las Vegas YouTuber, Manuel “Manny” Ruiz, was indicted on two murder charges for a deadly shooting near the Bellagio fountains. The incident, which killed another YouTuber and his wife, was livestreamed, shocking viewers and raising questions about social media and crime. Legal proceedings continue as our…
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Friday, July 12 Roundup
Top Las Vegas News Friday, July 11, 2025 1. Grand Jury Indicts Man in Strip Shooting A Clark County grand jury indicted Manuel Ruiz, 41, on July 11, 2025, for the June 8 murder of Rodney and Tanisha Finley near the Bellagio Fountains. The shooting, livestreamed on YouTube, has drawn widespread attention. Ruiz, in custody…
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Nevada would have joined Idaho and N. Dakota as leaders protecting renters, but Lombardo said “veto”
Governor Joe Lombardo (R) speaking at Caesar’s Palace at the Freedom Fest 2024 Convention. Lombardo vetoed a series of laws passed recently in the last session of the Nevada Legislature. The bills were aimed at helping renters in the state. The bills passed along party-line votes, with Republicans in both chambers voting against the measures.
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Tell Us Your Story: Data Brokers and Nevada Law
We’re investigating data broker compliance Nevada law, NRS 603A, which requires them not to sell your info if you ask. Even though this broker got it wrong, they still said anyone can remove their info. But not all companies do! Have you had trouble getting your information taken down? Does it make you feel unsafe?…
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Federal judge quickly rules in favor of Planned Parenthood in suit over Medicaid funding
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com A Planned Parenthood clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah, is pictured on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch) Note: Originally published in the Nevada Current; republished here but edited for tone, length and clarity. WASHINGTON — A U.S. District Court judge in Massachusetts issued…
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Tahoe homeowner ‘blindsided’ by settlement with NV Energy
Fire prevention effort exceeds parameters, residents allege This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com Written by Dana Gentry.Edited for tone, length, and neutrality by Amelia Hollis. Lake Tahoe resident Dr. Staci Baker is reconsidering her decision to enter into a settlement with NV Energy, which cleared trees and vegetation from her property in 2022 without…
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What the heck? The Top 5 Worst-Offending Nursing Homes in Nevada
We are republishing an analysis nursing home inspections done by the federal government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, showing a persistent pattern of patients and staff put at risk by corporate managment and lack of training. This reporting was first done by the award-winning, nonprofit investigative news organization Pro Publica
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EFF: Find out How Facebook/Meta is Spying on All of us
New information about how Facebook’s parent company Meta is trying to collect more of our data and how you can avoid the most recent affront to our private lives, whether you have something to hide or not.