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Heck holds $1 million over Bilbray in Nevada CD3 race

Rep. Joe Heck has widened the money gap to close to $1 million over challenger Erin Bilbray in the weeks leading to Nevada’s June 10 primary election, according to newly released documents.

Commemorative Nevada statehood stamp unveiled in Las Vegas

The Nevada “forever” stamp, which depicts an area of Fire Canyon in Valley of Fire State Park, was unveiled at a press conference Thursday at The Smith Center. The stamp commemorates the Nevada’s 150th anniversary this year.

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Ex-Lt. Gov. Hammargren’s Apollo spacecraft mock-up to be auctioned next week

There aren’t a lot of Apollo spacecraft in private hands, but on June 4, the Apollo Command Module that has been a fixture in former Lt. Governor Lonnie Hammargren’s Las Vegas backyard will go on auction, along with about 20 other items from the eclectic collection he’s been gathering for nearly 40 years.

Nevada speller falls short in National Spelling Bee

Amna Raza, a 14-year-old eighth-grader from Las Vegas, failed to advance in the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee despite going two-for-two Wednesday in the public part of the competition.

Booze and busker battle underway in downtown Las Vegas

The Las Vegas City Council’s version of the blame game went on for three hours last week, as the big boys and the little guys argued over who is to blame for the drunken follies occurring at the Fremont Street Experience.

O.J. Simpson files appeal in Palace Station robbery case

O.J. Simpson is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to reverse a judge’s ruling denying him a new trial in a 2007 robbery case, in an appeal filed in the wee hours Thursday.

North Las Vegas pursues bill that could allow municipal bankruptcies

Cash-strapped North Las Vegas plans to press ahead with state legislative fixes for its money woes, up to and including a bill that would allow Nevada cities to declare bankruptcy, Mayor John Lee said Thursday.

Clark County polls: Spanish, Tagalog also spoken here

The Clark County Election Department has trained 488 bilingual Hispanics and 138 bilingual Filipinos to be poll workers during early voting that starts Saturday and on Election Day, June 10.