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Nevada inmate dies at Centennial Hills Hospital

An inmate with the Nevada Department of Corrections died at Centennial Hills Hospital Saturday, according to a release.

2 dead in Nye County collision

Two people are confirmed dead after a Wednesday morning collision between a tractor-trailor and pickup on state Route 318 near mile marker 18 in Nye County, according to Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Loy Hixson.

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Panel OKs ‘Values Life’ license plate; litigation expected

Nevada residents may soon be able to proclaim their support for the right to life for unborn children by requesting a special license plate from the Department of Motor Vehicles.

DMV says go online to avoid post-holiday crush

After surviving crowds on Black Friday, who wants to jab elbows with throngs of people at the Department of Motor Vehicles?

Nevada officials fighting new report over Yucca impact

Nevada officials dispute the findings of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff’s latest impact report for the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.

Las Vegas woman in middle of brain death battle

The battle over maintaining life support for a 20-year-old Las Vegas woman continues this week in Reno. It focuses on the question of when is a person considered dead.

Nevada fight for legal pot won’t be cheap — POLL

Nevada’s medical marijuana industry has barely gotten off the ground. But already, people on both sides are quietly preparing for a public fight over what would be an even bigger revolution.

Nevada’s public pension fund finances improve

Nevada’s public pension fund covering about 103,000 active state and local government employees saw its financial health improve in 2015 over the previous year, and now stands at 73.2 percent fully funded.

Sage grouse protection is harmful, Nevada critics tell judge

Critics of public land-use plans designed to protect sage grouse told a federal judge Tuesday the regulations are having a chilling effect on rural Nevada communities.

Laughlin man gets 25-year sentence in killing of father

A Laughlin man convicted of second-degree murder for killing his octogenarian father was sentenced Tuesday to 18 to 45 years in prison.