Dec 6th, 2008 · Elko, Nev., started the big bands and the big shows long before the glitz and glam of Vegas. Today, the Commercial Hotel and Casino is still open in downtown Elko, but the live entertainment is gone except for few diehards making a cacophony of digital slot machine music.
Nov 4th, 2008 · Across the country, there are small armies of volunteers whose sole purpose today is to get out the vote. Dusty Kline of Lancaster, Ohio, who's canvassing for John McCain, Donna Grantinetti who's hitting the Pittsburgh suburbs for Barack Obama, Michele Boyer and her daughter, Nicole, who are working the phone banks for the GOP in Indianapolis, and and John Tull, who's been canvassing in Reno, Nev., for Barack Obama, offer their insight.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · Democrat Barack Obama has held a consistent lead over Republican John McCain in national polls. However, polls in several states show it's to close to predict. NPR reporters traveled to four battleground states. We'll hear from: David Schaper in Ind., Ina Jaffe in Nev., Adam Hochberg in N.C. and Greg Allen in Fla.
Oct 27th, 2008 · Nevada has been reliably Republican for decades, but polls now show Barack Obama with a small lead there. Still, it's within the margin of error. In Nevada, Republican victories have come about because independents have sided with the GOP. But that might not be the case for John McCain.
Jun 23rd, 2008 · Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has for months single-handedly blocked the vote on the $50 billion cost for global AIDS programs. Both Democrats and Republicans are furious. This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., warned either Coburn backs down by Tuesday, or President Bush doesn't get his plum.
May 30th, 2008 · Primm, Nev., is just across the California border, and it's a place to stop for those who just can't bear to drive another hour to Las Vegas to begin gambling.
May 6th, 2008 · Gambling revenues have declined in Clark County, Nev., by 4 percent, the first drop in revenue since Sept. 11, 2001. Robert Goodman, former director of the U.S. Gambling Research Institute, talks with Michelle Noris about how the U.S economic slowdown is affecting many industries in Las Vegas, including gaming.
Apr 29th, 2008 · In recent weeks, a seemingly nonstop wave of small earthquakes has rattled the residents of Reno, Nev. Seismologist Diane DePolo says she spends a lot of time these days explaining what the tremors might mean.