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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.