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Las Vegas judge faces ethics charges for giving TV interview

District Judge William Kephart has been accused of violating professional ethics codes by giving an on-camera interview last year about a case that was pending before the Nevada Supreme Court.

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Incumbent in tight race for North Las Vegas Ward 3

Two-term incumbent Anita Wood is locked in a tough battle to represent North Las Vegas’ Ward 3 against Scott Black, a businessman endorsed by Mayor John Lee.

 
U.S. Army Rangers remember comrades killed in action

Dale Burchfield, 93, trained with the U.S. Army commando unit named for its famed commander, but was hospitalized with an illness before his comrades shipped out.

Wild horses in Nevada could be sold for slaughter in Trump plan

President Donald Trump’s budget proposal calls for saving $10 million next year by selling wild horses captured throughout the U.S. West without the requirement that buyers guarantee the animals won’t be resold for slaughter.

Sandoval signs 19 more bills into law, vetoes 2

Gov. Brian Sandoval signed 19 more bills into law Saturday, after signing the same number late Friday night and issuing two vetoes. The flurry of bill action comes as the 2017 Legislature sprints toward a June 5 finish line.

 
For Las Vegas WWII vets, Memorial Day is another day to be thankful

Vernice “Lucky” Gaar, 91, and Frank Costa, 99, traveled similar paths without ever meeting until they recently shared a bronze-worthy moment during a trip to the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington, D.C.

 
Expert says US should send envoy to North Korea to mitigate nuclear threat

The specter of North Korea armed with nuclear-bomb-tipped missiles is such “a serious threat for the world” that a top U.S. scientist says President Donald Trump should send an envoy to Pyongyang to persuade Kim Jong Un’s regime to end its doomsday posturing.

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