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Heller move would speed broadband access to rural Nevada

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller on Thursday won committee approval of legislative language to boost broadband access in Nevada’s rural areas by putting federal agencies on a “shot clock.”

Police arrest woman in connection with stabbing

A 32-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with a stabbing that left a woman critically injured in a downtown apartment complex, Clark County Detention Center logs show.

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Stalled gold mine in Searchlight selling off equipment

The Coyote has gone quiet once again in Searchlight. Just a few years after it reopened, the gold mine some expected to breathe new life into Harry Reid’s hometown 60 miles south of Las Vegas is selling off its equipment as it prepares to go dormant.

Police fingerprinting center’s closure raises questions

Las Vegas police closed the doors for good on a central valley fingerprinting facility Monday night, leaving some to wonder how the agency will keep up with the demand for sheriffs’ cards.

Sandoval electrifies highway to Reno

Gov. Brian Sandoval electrified the first piece of the main highway between Las Vegas and Reno Tuesday, presiding over a ribbon-cutting that opened the first state-sponsored electric car-charging station in rural Nevada.

Nevada has its own toxic water troubles

The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has gone national with blanket media coverage. The problem is as plain as the brown muck that’sbeen flowing from kitchen faucets.

BLM sets meeting, extends comment deadline on Ash Springs

The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled a public meeting in Las Vegas and extended the deadline for comments as the agency studies how — or if — to reopen a popular swimming hole in Lincoln County.

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