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Man gets probation in Mesquite motel coercion case

A Minnesota man was sentenced to probation Monday in connection with preventing his ex-girlfriend from leaving a Mesquite motel for six months.

Boulware passes test vote for Nevada judgeship

WASHINGTON – Las Vegas federal public defender Richard Boulware on Monday cleared a U.S. Senate test vote to become a U.S. District Judge in Nevada.

Reid sells Searchlight home, moving to Vegas

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid has sold his home in Searchlight and several mining claims to a gold mining company.

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Miss Nevada named Miss USA

Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez, a fourth-degree black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo, has been crowned Miss USA 2014.

Nevada parks look at visitor centers, passport system for funding

The Great Recession wasn’t kind to state parks in Nevada. Since 2009, the parks budget has been cut by 60 percent, leaving administrator Eric Johnson little choice but to chop personnel and maintenance resources.