Owner won’t face charges of abusing dog

RENO — Animal control officers in Corpus Christi, Texas, say the owner of an emaciated dog that was seized at Reno-Tahoe International Airport last month after a baggage handler refused to load the animal on a plane won’t face abuse charges.

Reid comes to NRC leader’s defense

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defended Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko on Saturday, calling criticism by four other NRC commissioners “a politically motivated witch hunt.”

Helicopter tours losing appeal in wake of crash

During a normal eight-hour shift on the Strip, Michael Denicoli usually sells enough helicopter tours of the Grand Canyon and Sin City to fill two or three choppers. But since a crash killed five people Wednesday and made international headlines, tourists who walk by his booth are skipping the splurge of a few hundred bucks for a bird’s eye view of the Hoover Dam and other sites.

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DURING THE DEC. 3 “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” SHOW, one sketch opened with a picture of a building and the caption “Playskool Corporate Offices.”

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A Las Vegas pilot just embarking on married life and a Kansas couple celebrating 25 years together were among the five casualties of a tour helicopter crash Wednesday in a canyon west of Lake Mead.

New owners to develop land swath along I-80

RENO — The new owners of a huge swath of land along Interstate 80 from Reno to the Utah line say they plan to open it up for more mineral and geothermal development.

Romney faces challenges as Nevada caucus looms

GOP hopefuls Mitt Romney and Ron Paul finished first and second in the 2008 GOP presidential caucuses in Nevada. Romney is counting on winning the caucus again, but obstacles await.

Federal scrutiny missing from Las Vegas police shootings

Las Vegas police have shot 15 people dead in the past 18 months. But there is no federal investigation, even though fatal shootings in other cities have led to federal inquiries.

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