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Lake Mead installs new weather-monitoring buoys

For the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected at Lake Mead this weekend, park authorities are offering a new way to check weather conditions on the water before trailers ever even hit the launch ramps.

Lawmakers discuss possible rules for the road

Making room for bicyclists, the potential impact of recreational marijuana and cellphone use while driving are among hot-button transportation topics that could be discussed when the Legislature meets in February, several Nevada lawmakers said Tuesday.

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New Nevada prisons chief plans to prohibit birdshot in aftermath of shooting death

After watching 39 new correctional officers being sworn in Friday, new Nevada Department of Corrections Director James Dzurenda said he plans to temporarily prohibit the use of birdshot while a newly formed research committee looks at alternatives and reviews the department’s use of force.

Coroner IDs pilot instructor killed in stunt-plane crash

Benjamin Anderson Soyars III, 37, of Las Vegas, was the instructor pilot who was killed when a single-engine, stunt-ride airplane crashed Saturday near Jean, the Clark County coroner’s office said Monday.