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Nevada rancher Bundy waits as FBI probes
 

Life on the ranch six miles downstream of this Virgin River hamlet has been peaceful in the six months since hundreds of gun-toting militia members from across the nation rallied in support of defiant rancher Cliven Bundy, but FBI investigators could change things a bit.

Mormon bishop under fire for Reid criticism

A Mormon bishop in Los Angeles is under fire for his assertion that U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., is unworthy to enter the faith’s temples because of his support of Democratic Party positions.

Hansen names Nevada Assembly chairs

Assembly Speaker designee Ira Hansen, R-Sparks, on Saturday named the chairs of the committees for the 2015 session, picking Majority Leader Paul Anderson, R-Las Vegas, to helm the powerful Ways and Means Committee.

State panel monitors troubled Nevada veterans home

Nevada’s state-run veterans nursing home, cited by federal and state officials for multiple deficiencies in 2013 including one that led to the death of a resident, has new leadership and has been under review by an independent panel since early this year.

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Ex-legislator’s name considered for sports complex

Pete Livermore, the late Nevada assemblyman and supervisor who was a driving force behind the creation of several athletic fields in Carson City, might soon have his name on the sports complex.

Nevada supporters: Enough signatures to legalize marijuana

Backers of an initiative petition to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Nevada said Friday they have collected far more than the required number of signatures to bring the measure to the ballot in 2016.

GOP takeover means new push on Yucca, nuke waste

The Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s elections is giving new hope to those who see reviving the mothballed Yucca Mountain site as a solution to the nation’s nuclear waste problem.

Nevada woman sentenced for roommate’s death

A Gardnerville woman has been sentenced to six to 20 years in prison for the December 2013 shooting death of her male roommate.

Start-up funding sought for Nevada appeals court

The state Supreme Court is wasting no time in moving forward with the creation of an intermediate court of appeals following voter approval of Question 1 on Tuesday.

For Nevada GOP, new power could be blessing, curse

Republicans have achieved statewide power like nothing they’ve seen since the Depression, and the combination of a GOP-controlled Nevada Senate, Assembly and governor’s seat promises outcomes unlike any other in recent memory.

Nevadan gets 25 years as habitual criminal

A 32-year-old Gardnerville man convicted of drug trafficking has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison after a judge found him to be a habitual criminal.

 
Suspect in dog’s drowning arrested in Nevada

Police in Nevada have arrested a man suspected of tying a bowling ball to a dog and drowning it in the American River in Sacramento, Calif.

FEMA aid authorized for Southern Nevada flood area

President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration to allow federal aid for a Southern Nevada area affected by severe storms and flooding in early September.

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