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7 cases of Legionnaires’ disease tied to Las Vegas’ Rio hotel

Five months after an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease was reported at the Rio, the number of confirmed cases of the pneumonia-like bacterial illness among guests has risen to seven, with 29 more cases suspected, the Southern Nevada Health District said Tuesday.

Annual event gives Las Vegas homeless a helping hand

Young was among thousands of people who attended Project Homeless Connect, an annual event that serves as a meeting place for more than 150 service providers and people who are homeless or at risk of living on the streets.

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Trump’s budget chief says funding for Yucca Mountain was his idea

President Donald Trump’s top budget man, Mick Mulvaney, solved a mystery Tuesday. Asked who put $120 million into Trump’s spending plan to restart licensing for a Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository and other interim storage, Mulvaney said he did it.

Signatures submitted in effort to recall Nevada senator

A group attempting to oust Democratic state Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro turned in enough signatures Tuesday to push the recall process process forward.

Las Vegas shooting victims must wait longer for donated funds

The protocol outlining eligibility for the more than $15 million raised for victims of the Las Vegas shooting is mostly finalized. The application process, however, is not.

Raiders checking out Henderson for practice facility

The Raiders are in negotiations to build their Southern Nevada practice facility on a vacant 55-acre lot west of the Henderson Executive Airport, Mayor Debra March told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Tuesday.

Trial begins in Las Vegas for Cliven Bundy, sons

Opening statements started Tuesday in the trial of Southern Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, two of his sons and an independent militia organizer who prosecutors say lured crowds to an armed standoff with Bureau of Land Management agents.