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Las Vegas Ward 6 Councilman Steve Ross has retained his job by a vote of 4,319 to 1,845, defeating Planning Commissioner Byron Goynes in a special recall election. The election was the result of a petition circulated by a committee funded largely by car dealer Joe Scala.
GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul churned up 1,000 supporters at a rally in Henderson on Tuesday evening, saying he feels good about his chances in Nevada and is ready to take on Mitt Romney. While Paul focused his attention on Romney, Rick Santorum, Romney and his GOP backers attacked Gingrich, who is struggling to extend the GOP nomination contest.
While it could take years to set the nation on a new path for managing nuclear waste, work could start immediately to identify and recruit new locations for a burial site, a former member of Congress said Tuesday. He briefed a nuclear industry audience on a blue ribbon commission’s report that recommended new strategies for managing spent nuclear fuel.
Police say a man was shot and seriously wounded Tuesday near the downtown area after he swung a knife at an officer. The man, who was in critical condition at University Medical Center, was jaywalking across Fremont Street. He ran into a motel when two officers in a patrol car stopped him. One officer followed him in.
Dr. Dipak Desai, at the center of the hepatitis C outbreak, is faking his physical disabilities to obstruct the criminal case against him, a prosecutor argued Tuesday.
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke for nearly an hour Tuesday to a heavily tea party crowd of about 100 near Lake Mead and Jones boulevards. The senator pitched to Nevadans that he is the most conservative candidate in the race.
A 52-year-old Pahrump woman who died Jan. 24 after being struck by a civilian car and a Nye County Sheriff’s Office vehicle was identified Tuesday as Julie Ann Bloom.
A 73-year-old man was sentenced to probation Tuesday and ordered to pay $90,000 in restitution after having lived 32 years under an assumed identity. Arthur Gerald Jones was declared dead 25 years ago.
A conservative businessman has filed a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the cap on Nevada mining taxes to 9 percent of net proceeds, up from the current 5 percent. The initiative says the measure itself doesn’t require the tax to be raised, but would allow the Legislature to increase the rate that has been in the Nevada Constitution since statehood.
Eight armed Nevada Department of Wildlife officers escorted members of the county Advisory Board to Manage Wildlife into the government center Tuesday night. The strong police presence was a safety precaution after the board’s vice chairman posted online a video of his dog barking and lunging at a bobcat snagged in a leg trap.
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Intense heat grips southern Nevada every summer. However, in recent years, the topic of worksite heat stress safety has become a focus. In 2022, Federal OSHA introduced its national emphasis program on heat stress safety. The same year, Nevada OSHA also issued its state heat stress guidelines for businesses. As summer 2024 approaches, it’s time […]
Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
Experts said there are significant safety hazards that in-flight turbulence poses to airline passengers and crews. Injuries have piled up over the years.
A coalition of residents and activists called on the Biden administration to issue heat protections for outdoor workers and declare climate change a national emergency.
Race officials have expressed the desire to host a number of events, including nightclubs, a concert venue, weddings, and private events such as luncheons and fundraisers, at the Grand Prix Plaza.
