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New Water Authority ads make saving water sexy — VIDEO
 

The wholesale water supplier is rolling out its new ad campaign — “There’s Nothing Sexier than Saving Water” — this week to coincide with Tuesday’s start of the fall watering schedule, which limits irrigation use to three assigned days per week through Oct. 31.

Fast start out of gate for BLM horse roundup

It was expected to take at least a week, but the emergency roundup of wild horses in the mountains outside Las Vegas is already two thirds of the way to its goal of 200 animals after the first three days.

Northern Nevada farmers adapt to severe drought

Fisheries are drying up and fields lie fallow as the lingering drought takes its toll in Northern Nevada, where the lack of water needed to support rural livelihoods is causing tension between neighbors.

Las Vegas anti-tax petitioners file pre-emptive lawsuit

Backers of an initiative petition seeking to quash a $1.4 billion tax package passed by the 2015 Legislature have filed a pre-emptive lawsuit asking a judge to declare that the referendum does not violate the single-subject rule before supporters begin gathering signatures to put it on the ballot.

Nevada, other states win injunction on EPA water rule

Nevada has prevailed along with a dozen other states in stopping a new EPA rule that would have greatly expanded the scope of waters covered by the Clean Water Act.

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Nevada police panel urged to pursue rogue firearm teachers

Rogue firearm teachers blemish the integrity of Nevada’s concealed weapon permit, other instructors said Thursday as they urged a law enforcement panel to do more to root out and crack down on instructors who don’t adhere to course mandates.

Report points to problems at Arizona prison where melee occurred

Arizona is essentially firing the private company that operates a Northwest Arizona state prison that has struggled with high-profile problems such as an inmate escape that led to a double-homicide five years ago, the murder of an inmate in January and extensive rioting.

Woman’s decomposing body found in Kingman

The decomposing remains of a woman were found in Kingman, Ariz., in a hilly, desert area south of Radar Hill on Sunday morning.

Lake Havasu death under investigation

The Mohave County sheriff’s office is investigating the weekend death of a California man at Lake Havasu in Arizona.

$1.3M settlement reached over botched student testing program

Nevada has reached a $1.3 million settlement with a New Hampshire company over a botched student testing program, the attorney general’s office announced Monday.

Northern Nevada plays host to chaos with rules at Burning Man

A temporary city on a desert playa 120 miles north of Reno will play host to tens of thousands of free-spirited, art-loving dwellers who will dance, sing, cavort and play with light and fire under the Nevada sky.

Yucca Mountain repository hearings announced

WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday announced two public meetings in Nevada to discuss the latest environmental report on the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.