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Oil/gas search: Fracking comes to Nevada

The Silver State is about to get fracked. Houston-based Noble Energy Inc. is pursuing plans to drill for oil and natural gas across a 40,000-acre swath of public and private land near the city of Wells, about 400 miles north of Las Vegas.

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High court tax distribution case draws North Las Vegas interest

In a Nevada Supreme Court case closely watched by North Las Vegas officials, justices questioned Tuesday whether the city of Fernley waited too long to sue the state for dramatically shortchanging its residents in state taxes returned to their community.

Quarterback’s girlfriend in spotlight after game

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama’s routing of Notre Dame for its second straight national championship has been overshadowed in part by a new breakout star – Katherine Webb, girlfriend of quarterback AJ McCarron and Miss Alabama USA 2012.

Sandoval: No need to intervene in wild horse auction

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday he sees no need to intervene in an upcoming auction of 41 stray horses gathered by the state Department of Agriculture from private and state-owned lands near Virginia City.

Move to streamline city background checks advances

A proposal to streamline applications for alcohol sales and other privileged licenses in Las Vegas took another step forward Monday, although some say it doesn’t go far enough.