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Reid pledges to work with GOP in first remarks since election

Sen. Harry Reid struck a note of conciliation on Wednesday in his first public remarks since Democrats lost control of the U.S. Senate and he was unseated as majority leader on Election Day this past week.

 
Nevada rancher Bundy waits as FBI probes

Life on the ranch six miles downstream of this Virgin River hamlet has been peaceful in the six months since hundreds of gun-toting militia members from across the nation rallied in support of defiant rancher Cliven Bundy, but FBI investigators could change things a bit.

 
Suspect in dog’s drowning arrested in Nevada

Police in Nevada have arrested a man suspected of tying a bowling ball to a dog and drowning it in the American River in Sacramento, Calif.

 
Polls quiet as Election Day turnout lags

It’s been a mostly quiet Election Day across Clark County. More than 34,000 registered voters had cast a ballot by 10:30 a.m., right about in line with the lackluster mid-morning voter tallies seen in past midterm elections.

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Cold War veterans honored in Las Vegas

Nevada’s congressional representatives who serve on House Veterans Affairs and Armed Services committees paid tribute to Cold War veterans Friday.

 
Person on Ebola patient flight OK in Reno

Washoe County health officials have conducted their first Ebola screening of a person who was on a flight with a patient who had the virus but released the individual after determining there was no health risk.

 
Legal hurdles cleared, Nevada sees first same-sex marriage

Clark County granted its first same-sex marriage license just after 5 p.m. Thursday, ending days of legal wrangling and waiting for gay and lesbian couples across Nevada.

 
Same-sex marriages delayed again in Vegas

No marriage licenses were issued for same-sex couples in Clark County on Wednesday, and probably none will be issued on Thursday either, Clark County Clerk Diane Alba says.

 
Ex-cop convicted in Nevada woman’s death

A former police officer has been found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of careless driving in a New Mexico wreck that killed a 21-year-old Nevada woman.

 
Arizona Uzi shooting death ruled accident

The Clark County coroner’s office has issued a final ruling in the accidental shooting death of a 39-year-old Arizona gun instructor by a 9-year-old girl using an automatic Uzi.

 
Rain-swollen Muddy River floods parts of Moapa Valley

Friday night storms left parts of Moapa Valley under water, according to the National Weather Service. The Muddy River in Moapa swelled to 12 feet in less than 90 minutes Friday after intense rainfall on the east side of the Sheep Mountain Range, near Coyote Springs and U.S. Highway 93.

 
Report: Malfunctioning wing cause of Reno Air Race crash

A wing apparently malfunctioned before an experimental aircraft crashed, killing a retired Air Force pilot from California during qualification heats of the Reno National Championship Air Races in Reno last week.

 
Work crews confident I-15 will reopen — partly — by Friday

Nevada Transportation Department crews say they’re optimistic they’ll be able to have one lane of traffic flowing in each direction of Interstate 15 by Friday.

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