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Company stops home water delivery to Nevada tribe in mine fight

It was an uncharacteristically urgent demand at a U.S. Superfund site where the cleanup of an abandoned World War II-era mine has dragged on for two decades and progress is measured, at best, in years.

Civil rights leader John Lewis promotes education at Las Vegas gala

Civil rights leader U.S. Rep. John Lewis spent his lifetime fighting for racial equality and human rights, but the 78-year-old icon stopped in Las Vegas on Sunday with a new mission to support education for the next generation.

 
Sensationalistic ‘news’ site creator seeks Nevada Assembly seat

Paris Wade, 28, a Republican aiming to unseat Democratic incumbent Sandra Jauregui in Las Vegas-based District 41, gained 3.2 million followers for his Facebook page Liberty Writers, before the social media giant pulled the plug.

Nevada’s Anaconda Mine removed from EPA Superfund list

An updated list of Superfund cleanup sites nationwide released Monday no longer includes the Anaconda Copper Mine in Nevada, which was removed by Environmental Protection Agency after an agreement was reached with the state.