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Co-author says new book is not ‘pro Yucca Mountain’

To critics of the federal effort to entomb the nation’s most potent radioactive material in Yucca Mountain, the newly released book, “Waste of a Mountain,” snubs the Nevada congressional delegation’s 30-year opposition to haul and bury the nation’s spent nuclear fuel in a maze of tunnels 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

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2 killed, 6 injured in accident near Searchlight

Two people were killed and six others injured in a Friday morning rollover crash on eastbound state Route 164 west of Searchlight, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.

Sloan on-ramp at I-15 reopens after crash

The Regional Transportation Commission is reporting the Sloan on-ramp at Interstate 15 is has reopened after it was closed for just less than an hour Friday because of a crash.

Democratic candidates endorsed by Reid succeed in Nevada primary

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid might not be running this cycle, but he scored a broad victory in the Nevada primary on Tuesday when congressional candidates he supported — state Sen. Ruben Kihuen and synagogue leader Jacky Rosen — landed decisive wins.

Ortiz, Hughes advance in Education Board races

With a sigh of relief, incumbent Felicia Ortiz put her hand over her chest and looked up from a laptop. The screen showed she was the leader in the State Board of Education District 3 race. She finished the night with 46.3 percent of primary election votes with 100 percent of precincts reporting.

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