Cancer deaths spur worries about decades-old school
 
Cancer deaths spur worries about decades-old school

A school in the remote town of Owyhee, Nevada, on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation on the Nevada-Idaho border, sits adjacent to hydrocarbon plumes that lie underneath the town. Current leadership believes the drinking water, that has been contaminated by the plumes, is the root cause of the cancer deaths in their community. They’re pushing for a one time spending bill that would allow them to build a new school.

Elko County board turns down ban on COVID vaccines
 
Elko County board turns down ban on COVID vaccines

The Elko County Board of Health took no action at its meeting Wednesday on an agenda item that asked the board to consider issuing a moratorium on administering COVID-19 and flu vaccines.

Wisconsin duo stacks over 700 bricks, wins Bricklayer 500
 
Wisconsin duo stacks over 700 bricks, wins Bricklayer 500

Forty-eight masons and tenders could be seen in the parking lot of the Las Vegas Convention Center racing to build a 26-foot brick wall within 60 minutes on Wednesday, as thousands of spectators cheered them on.

Station 87 Grand Opening
 
Station 87 Grand Opening

An opening ceremony was held for the Henderson Fire Department for the grand opening of station 87 in the Cadence master plan community.

Pardee showcases celebrity designer Bobby Berk
 
Pardee showcases celebrity designer Bobby Berk

Celebrity designer Bobby Berk, winner of the PCBC Gold Nugget award for Best Interior Merchandising for Pardee Homes’ Sandalwood Plan Two in Summerlin, also put his well-known signature on Sandalwood’s Plan One and Three in the master-planned community.

Ex-sheriff: Nonlethal weapons will never replace deadly force
 
Ex-sheriff: Nonlethal weapons will never replace deadly force

When it comes to police officers in conflicts with armed suspects, nonlethal force just cannot take the place of lethal methods to be effective, according to former Clark County Sheriff and now-Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo.

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