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Washington Digest: Sportsmen’s bill shot down

Legislation that would expand hunting and fishing access on federal land failed to advance in the U.S. Senate last week over a political battle on gun rights.

Police cleared in soldier’s death in Reno

Washoe County District Attorney Richard Gammick has ruled police officers were justified when they fatally shot an active-duty Army soldier in Reno while he was visiting family last year.

Henderson constable’s salary a mystery

Henderson Township Constable Earl Mitchell’s salary is something of a mystery, even though he’s an elected official.

Dead 3-month-old Las Vegas girl identified

A 3-month-old girl who died in the the southeast valley on Friday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Rhylee Brown.

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House rejects move to kill Yucca funding

A bid by two Nevada lawmakers to cut off funding and close the doors for good on the Yucca Mountain Project was slapped away on Thursday in the House.

 
USS Nevada commemorated in Carson City

A host of dignitaries, U.S. Navy veterans and others turned out at the state Capitol in Carson City on Friday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the launching of the famed battleship U.S.S. Nevada.

Conservative think tank proposes school improvements

The Nevada Policy Research Institute released a report this week claiming to have found 33 ways to improve Nevada’s education system without spending more taxpayer money.