Campaign 2018: Nevada voter turnout doubles 2014 showing

More than 550,000 of those have come from in person early-voting, according to numbers from the Nevada secretary of state’s office, far surpassing the turnout of past midterm election years like 2014 (267,000) and 2010 (379,707).

California dam spillway will be ready for storms, officials say

California water officials said Wednesday that the $1.1 billion spillway at the nation’s tallest dam will be in full working order if it’s needed this winter, nearly two years after it was damaged and thousands were forced to flee.

MGM’s Oct. 1 legal defense sparks interest across industries

MGM’s lawsuit has sparked more companies around the U.S. to study whether they should go through the process to get covered by the relatively obscure law, lawyersand security specialists said.

 
Florida yoga studio shooter posted racist, misogynistic videos

A brooding military veteran and former teacher who railed at women and blacks in a series of poorly lit videos shot two women to death and wounded five other people at a Florida yoga studio before killing himself.

 
1 dead, another missing after Amazon building collapse in Baltimore

The fire department says one person is dead and another was unaccounted after a weather-related building collapse at an Amazon distribution warehouse on Baltimore’s southeast side, the Baltimore Sun reports.

Llama rescued after escaping Yellowstone National Park

A pack llama that escaped from a guided hike in southern Yellowstone National Park in August was rescued by a Montana outfitter last weekend, just days before most of the park’s entrances were to close for winter preparations.

 
Idaho teachers dressed as border wall for Halloween placed on leave

Employees at an Idaho school district who donned Halloween costumes depicting Mexican people and a border wall emblazoned with “Make America Great Again” have been placed on administrative leave.

Hibernate in hygge style

A soft place to land after a hard day inspires housekeeper Jira Kornivich as she carefully prepares rooms on her shift at a local hotel. After tucking in sheets and fluffing up pillows in countless rooms, the Russian-born Kornivich can’t wait to slip the key in her front door and open a world of her creation that is all about comfort.

Towbin Automotive is named No. 1 in Nevada

The Towbin Automotive Group was named No. 1 in sales at all of its volume stores for the month of September. Towbin Dodge was named No. 1 in Dodge sales in the entire world, and Prestige Chrysler Jeep Dodge came out on top as the No. 1 FCA dealer in overall sales in the state/district.

As desert plant, acacia trees are opportunists with water

Q: My young acacia tree has abundant growth but only on the top half of the branches. Each of these branches is losing many leaves halfway up the branch. There is a lot of growth at the top of the tree but not much below. Am I watering too much or too little? I water every five days during the summer.

UNLV roundup: Men’s soccer team edged by Grand Canyon

Marco Afonso and Esai Easley scored first-half goals to lead Grand Canyon to a 2-1 win over UNLV in the teams’ Western Athletic Conference men’s soccer regular-season finale Friday at Johann Memorial Field.

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