The 76th session of the Nevada Legislature ended June 7. Lawmakers faced the difficult task of balancing the state’s budget in a sluggish economy that saw record unemployment and foreclosure rates. Gov. Brian Sandoval was seen by lawmakers and others as “politely ruthless,” getting what he wanted while still being able to work across the aisle. Track your legislators’ votes on key bills here.
You are an observant kid. You pay attention.
For a while now, you’ve listened to the news and you have opinions. You know what you’d do about war if you were president. You have ideas on how to stop poverty, hunger and other world problems.
So what can a kid like you do?
Reina T. Hohener has received the Citizen Award 2011 from the Knights of Columbus.
Did you know they’re closing the Topaz Post Office at Decatur and Rancho?” an anonymous caller asked in a voicemail message.
My (married) sister went to a doctor (and) got into a serious flirtation with him. She said it just happened. He asked a lot of questions about her, then the kissing (began). After a few of these visits, he had his assistant come in and tell my sister (the coward) he no longer would be her doctor. In other words, this is probably his M.O.
Fireworks safety isn’t just about making sure you don’t hold on to a lit M-80.
Henderson resident Bill Samuels was running with his dog on the River Mountains Loop Trail when it was struck by a rattlesnake. The dog survived, but Samuels says he won’t be taking her on the trail again this summer.
Angelique Vollmer sips a giant frappuccino that is almost bigger than her at a coffee shop near the dance studio.
She has about 30 minutes before her practice. She drinks quickly. The straw makes a slurping sound.
The 10-year-old talks about her love for dance and her goals of turning professional one day.
If that doesn’t work out, she’ll be a surgeon. Probably a brain surgeon.
CARSON CITY — Guy Rocha retired as Nevada archivist two years ago, after 32 years with the state.
It seems that everything Floyd Mayweather Jr. or his bodyguards touch turns into a civil lawsuit.
DESTIN, Fla. — A gravely ill 95-year-old woman had to remove her wet diaper at an airport so that she could be patted down by security screeners and nearly missed her flight, her daughter said Monday.
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel’s Chris Wallace says he “messed up” by asking Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann whether she’s a flake.
RENO — Workers wearing hazmat suits dug through burnt-out rail cars and twisted metal Monday at the scene of a horrific collision between a tractor-trailer and an Amtrak train. New details surfaced about the spotty driving record of the man at the wheel of the truck.
