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Obama adds Shadow Creek to his golfing hit list

President Barack Obama spoke about immigration for 33 minutes at Del Sol High School a week ago Friday, then followed it up over the weekend playing golf at two of the most impressive courses in Southern Nevada.

Medical marijuana a growing choice of PTSD victims

A growing number of Nevada veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are choosing medical marijuana to help them heal.

Supreme Court to consider limits of online free speech

Anthony Elonis claimed he was just kidding when he posted a series of graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class and attacking an FBI agent.

4 men arrested in Reno-area burglary ring

Four men have been arrested in connection with more than 100 residential and vehicle burglaries in the Reno area over the last month.

 
Missing Ohio State player found dead of apparent suicide

An Ohio State football player who disappeared shortly after sending a text message about his concussions was found dead Sunday in a dumpster, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

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Abortion issue returning to Nevada Legislature in 2015

A Nevada law on the books for 30 years requires girls younger than 18 to tell at least one of their parents before getting an abortion, but it’s never been enforced because of a successful legal challenge.

Nevada mulling dramatic crackdown on low-performing schools

Nevada’s underperforming public schools are about to feel the squeeze from state education officials who have long identified the chronic strugglers but have done little more than watch them.

 
Authorities find mutilated bodies in southwestern Mexico

Authorities say they’ve found five mutilated bodies in a region of southern Mexico where 11 decapitated corpses were found just a few days ago.

 
Judge denies bond for parents of 13-year-old found in false wall

A Georgia judge has denied bond for a man and woman charged with child cruelty and false imprisonment after police found the man’s 13-year-old son hidden behind a false wall in the couple’s metro Atlanta home.

Nevada awaits guardrail safety analysis

The Nevada Transportation Department is awaiting results of safety study after deciding earlier this year not to install any more of Trinity Highway Products’ ET-Plus guardrails, which have been blamed on passenger injuries in other states.

 
Mayor: No severance package for resigned Ferguson officer

Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson did not receive any severance package when he resigned over the weekend, the St. Louis suburb’s mayor said Sunday.

Del Sol teacher pushes math mastery

Del Sol High School teacher Tina Miller gives students a lift other math hurdles, named October Educator of the Month.

Retiring Washoe DA recounts talks with killer Mack in 2006

Darren Mack feared for his life when he turned himself in to authorities in Mexico after he killed his estranged wife and shot a judge in Reno in 2006, according to retiring Washoe County District Attorney Richard Gammick.

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