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Federal judge urged to force state to add Green Party candidate to ballot

A federal judge is considering a complaint by the Nevada Green Party seeking to force the secretary of state to accept supplemental signatures that would allow presidential candidate Jill Stein to appear on the ballot in November.

Sandoval’s prescription drug abuse summit begins Wednesday

Gov. Brian Sandoval has called physicians, politicians and law enforcement officials to a summit meeting this week to address the national opioid epidemic’s impact on Nevada.

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Annual summit will highlight work to protect, preserve Lake Tahoe

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., will host the 20th annual Lake Tahoe Summit, with invitees including President Barack Obama and Nevada’s own The Killers performing at the event Wednesday at Harveys Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino at Stateline.

Climate change threatens American pika in Nevada, West

Populations of a rabbit-like animal known as the American pika are vanishing in many mountainous areas of the West as climate change alters its habitat, according to findings released Thursday by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Empire Mining Co. plans to pump new life into Nevada ghost town

For the first time in five years, there is change in the town of Empire. Grass is being cut, machinery is being moved and people are coming and going through the front gate.

NVS3T awarded contract to manage Nevada National Security Site

Nevada Site Science Support and Technologies Corp., was awarded a $5 billion, 10-year contract to manage and operate the Nevada National Security Site, officials for the National Nuclear Security Administration said Friday.

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