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Nevadans accuse Herbalife of preying on Latinos, poor

Southern Nevadans who say they lost thousands of dollars to a pyramid scheme run by Herbalife called on Nevada’s attorney general Thursday to investigate the company, which sells nutritional and weight-loss products.

Nevada man who killed as a teen paroled

A Nevada prison inmate serving time for a Las Vegas murder he committed as a 14-year-old in 1998 won a pardon Tuesday that will make him eligible for mandatory parole in January.

State in talks with expert to lead foster child death investigation

State officials are negotiating a contract with child welfare expert Mike Capello to conduct an independent investigation of a Clark County foster child who was killed while in care. Capello is a former director of the Washoe County Department of Social Services.

New Nevada DNA swab law sees little pushback

A Nevada law that requires DNA samples be taken from every person arrested on a felony charge — and criticized by civil rights groups as an invasion of privacy — has seen surprisingly little pushback in the four months it’s been in practice.

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Assembly candidate ruled ineligible, but it’s not over

Meghan Smith is ineligible to run as a Democratic candidate for the Assembly District 34 seat, after a judge ruled she didn’t meet the residency requirements.

Same-sex couples go beyond domestic partnerships

A license to marry for same-sex couples finishes what Nevada’s domestic partnership law left undone more than a decade ago.

Death penalty upheld in 2006 Vegas murder

A former California schoolteacher sentenced to death by a jury in 2010 for killing his wife in a Las Vegas hotel room had his conviction and sentence upheld Thursday by the Nevada Supreme Court.

Ex-GSA official indicted in M Resort conference

A federal grand jury has indicted a former official who headed the federal General Services Administration unit that came under fire for holding a lavish 2010 conference at the M Resort in Henderson.

SEIU sues its ex-president, 2 ex-staffers in Vegas

The Service Employees International Union Local 1107 is suing Eleazar “Al” Martinez, its former president, and two former high-ranking staffers, alleging that they had a role in nearly $48,000 in misappropriated money that went to outgoing union employees.

Clark County backs Reno in firefighter layoffs case

Clark County and other local governments in Southern Nevada are actively supporting Reno in an unfolding lawsuit between the city and its firefighter union.

Nevada court rules tax on strip clubs legal

Gentlemen’s clubs are not being unfairly targeted under Nevada’s live entertainment tax, the state’s high court ruled Thursday.

Metro rescues hiker who who fell at Red Rock

Metro’s Search and Rescue team rescued an injured hiker on Thursday morning at Red Rock Conservation Area.

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