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Inmate dies in Northern Nevada prison medical facility

An inmate died Saturday morning at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City, the state’s department of corrections announced.

Legislation inching forward on tax abatements, incentives for Faraday Future

A package of bills that will bring electric car maker Faraday Future to Apex in Southern Nevada crawled toward approval Friday in the Nevada Legislature, but the special session to get the $1 billion auto plant deal finalized will continue at least one more day.

Faraday Future’s Nevada factory should boost economy well beyond Apex

Faraday Future’s decision to build a $1 billion auto plant in North Las Vegas will generate economic waves throughout the region and attract other companies, positioning Southern Nevada as a hub for international corporate headquarters, some economic development officials say.

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Sandoval, Arizona governor rebuke Brown’s gun law criticism

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey defended their states’ gun laws after California Gov. Jerry Brown lambasted the two neighboring states’ laws as “wide open”and “a gigantic back door through which any terrorist can walk.”

Obama signs transportation bill, including millions for Nevada

Nevada will receive millions in new transportation dollars and a significant interstate designation was given to a future route linking Las Vegas and Reno under a five-year, $305 billion measure signed into law Friday by President Barack Obama.

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.

Experts urge statewide water metering, conservation to fight drought

A state panel Friday finalized short-term and long-range recommendations for dealing with drought, from requiring meters on all water outlets in Nevada to stepping up drought monitoring and conservation efforts.

Nevada Republicans pick McDonald as chairman again

The Nevada Republican Party tapped Michael McDonald as the party’s chairman Saturday, giving him a third term at a central committee meeting in Las Vegas.

Supreme Court asked to reopen case in 1994 Las Vegas slaying

Lawyers for a Las Vegas man serving a life sentence for a 1994 murder he says he didn’t commit urged the Nevada Supreme Court on Friday to reopen the case based on new evidence they say exonerates their client.

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