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Fallen Southern Nevada law enforcement officers remembered
The children of Metro Police Officer Trevor Nettleton, from left, Carson, Lorenzo, and Gage place a flower in his tribute and memory during the annual Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial service at the Police Memorial Park in Las Vegas on Thursday. Officer Nettleton was killed on Nov. 19, 2009. Officers Danielle Faller, left, and Lori Kelleher assist the children during the ...
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Nevada Assembly backs resolution to end ban on gay marriage
Nevada Assemblyman James Healey, D-Las Vegas, speaks about his former partner who died in an accident in 2010, during an Assembly floor debate on gay marriage at the Legislative Building, in Carson City on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The Assembly voted 27-14 in favor of repealing the language in the Nevada Constitution that defines marriage as between a man and a woman, giving voters a chance to ...
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Construction defects bill getting little support in Nevada Legislature
CARSON CITY -- Republicans on Thursday blasted an amended construction defects bill whose Democratic sponsor admitted will bring little help to the economically devastated construction industry. "You are correct, not everyone is happy," said Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey, R-Las Vegas, after listening to Democrat Richard "Skip" Daly of Sparks discuss Assembly Bill 367. ...
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Las Vegas gas prices likely headed up if Nevada passes fuel-tax bill
Thursday, May 23, 2013 | 2:37 p.m. Gas prices could increase statewide under a bill that received strong support today from lawmakers and business groups. The gas tax increases would begin later this year in Clark County, if the Clark County Commission approves tethering various gas taxes to a certain measure of the inflation rate. So as the price of goods balloons, so, too, does the gas tax. ...
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Nearly all U.S. states see hefty drop in teen births Nevada rate falls 30 percent
NEW YORK -- The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain States of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Utah saw rates fall by 30 ...
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Nevada Assembly Approves Marriage Equality Amendment
voted 27-14 to approve a constitutional amendment that would repeal the 2002 amendment banning same-sex marriage. Combined with the Senate approval from April, this completes the amendment’s first phase of approval. Both chambers must approve the measure a second time during 2015 legislative session, following which it will be advanced to the ballot in November, 2016. Unless a ...
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CFT Nevada names football field after Ault
Marc Johnson announced that the field at the university’s Mackay Stadium would bear Ault’s name going forward. So, officially, it’s now Chris Ault Field at Mackay Stadium. ';I was always blessed at this University but my biggest blessing was always my family,'; Ault said at the presser. ';Though there is only one name on the field, I’m hoping it reflects a ...
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Committee sends bill for medical marijuana clinics to Nevada Senate
Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore inspects the product and learns about the different uses for and varieties of marijuana during a trip to a dispensary in Arizona on Friday, March 22, ...
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Modified film tax incentive bill advance in Nevada Senate committee
CARSON CITY -- A bill that would offer tax credits to companies that film in Nevada won approval Thursday from a Senate committee, but it was amended to make it a four-year pilot program and limit the incentives to $20 million per year. Senate Bill 165, sponsored by Sen. Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, would offer a variety of credits, including for employee salaries and benefits. It originally ...
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Chorizo blamed for food poisoning at Las Vegas restaurant
Health officials say they traced a salmonella outbreak that sickened nearly 300 people to cooked chorizo sausage served at a Las Vegas restaurant. A report released Wednesday by the Southern Nevada Health District said the salmonella contamination likely occurred at the Firefly Tapas Kitchen & Bar, not where the sausage was produced, the Las Vegas Sun reported. "[There is] a small ...
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Juror kicked out of Whittemore campaign contribution trial in Reno
A federal judge in Reno Thursday temporarily halted the trial of Harvey Whittemore, shown here in April in Las Vegas, after being told that a juror may have made an inflammatory comment about the ...
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Western Nevada College holds unique 1st Multi-faith Baccalaureate Service
Western Nevada College (WNC) had unique Multi-faith Baccalaureate Service on May 20 in Carson City (USA), first in its 41 plus years of ...
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Healthcare building has contraversial design in Las Vegas
Among architectural enthusiasts and professionals it is one of the most controversial creations Las Vegas has seen in years, and most surprisingly it is not a flashy casino built to resemble a cruise ship or the Sydney Opera Houses, but a health clinic that specializes in treatment for brain ailments.
Opened to the public in 2009, the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which is a Las Vegas branch of the Cleveland Clinic, was designed by Frank Gehry of Santa Monica-based Gehry Partners and resembles a half-finished assortment of steel facades and outlandish patterns, presenting the viewer with an intense sense of irony. Read more
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