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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.

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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.

Inmate dies in Northern Nevada prison

An inmate in Northern Nevada serving a life sentence for sexual assault has died, the Nevada Corrections Department said.

Democratic caucus wants Assembly back, endorses Cohen

The Nevada Assembly Democratic Caucus has endorsed Henderson attorney and former Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen as the party seeks to regain control of the chamber after a historic upheaval in the 2014 general election.

New Nevada Forestry Division administrator selected

Joe Freeland, a fire and natural resource manager for three decades, was named top administrator Friday for the Nevada Forestry Division.

Senate confirms head of FDA

President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Food and Drug Administration won Senate confirmation last week despite vocal opposition from a handful of lawmakers who blame lax federal policies on prescription pain medications for fueling the nation’s opioid epidemic.

After 51 years, owner of pilot town Cal-Nev-Ari wants to sell

In 1965, Slim and Nancy Kidwell touched down in the desert 70 miles south of Las Vegas to scratch out their dream: a town for pilots like them, complete with backyard hangars, a central airstrip and a fly-in casino.

New Nevada Forestry Division administrator named

Joe Freeland, a fire and natural resource manager for three decades, was named top administrator Friday for the Nevada Forestry Division.

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