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Nevada again lands at bottom of national health-care ranking

Access to care remains a big problem for Nevada’s residents, but the state is making gains in childhood vaccination and some other areas, according to a new report released by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Las Vegas Review-Journal named Nevada’s best in press awards

In total, the Review-Journal and its sister publications received 128 awards, including three general excellence awards. The Review-Journal, the Pahrump Valley Times and the Boulder City Review were recognized as the best newspapers in the state in their respective circulation categories.

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Las Vegas shooting survivors cope: The things they lost

Malinda Baldridge wore the sweater that night, tied around her waist. She brought it along in case she or her daughter got chilly at the Route 91 Harvest festival.

Blowout blamed for fatal crash on State Route 160 near Pahrump

The Ford Explorer overturned after hitting the right shoulder of the highway on Wednesday, ejecting both the 22-year-old driver and 20-year old passenger. Neither of the men was wearing a seatbelt, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

BLM spraying to kill invasive nonnative grasses in burn areas

Herbicide treatments, set to begin Tuesday, will target red brome and other nonnative grasses at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and three other sites that have been slow to recover since being scorched by wildfires.