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700 inmates moved after Arizona prison melees

Seven-hundred inmates are being relocated from a privately operated state prison in northwest Arizona after two nights of unrest that injured eight corrections staff members and caused major damage to the campus.

Third man sought in Pahrump home invasion

Police in Nye County are asking for the public’s help in locating a man they say helped rob an elderly Pahrump couple and their disabled daughter early Saturday morning.

Pfizer to pay Nevada $9.5 million to settle postmenopausal drug claims

Pfizer will pay Nevada $9.5 million to resolve the state’s claims that Pfizer and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals unlawfully promoted certain postmenopausal hormone therapy medications and misled Nevada consumers and doctors about the safety and effectiveness of those drugs, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said Monday.

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Woman found dead was visiting Pahrump friends

The father of a Southern California woman found dead on the far south end of the valley said Thursday that his daughter traveled to Pahrump to visit two friends.

Bullhead City police: Body found near site of girl’s disappearance

More than 100 personnel are searching Wednesday for an 8-year-old girl who is missing from her home in Bullhead City, Ariz. Police said the investigation of Isabella Grogan-Cannella’s disappearance is now considered a criminal matter.

Gay marriage decision could hit Nevada quickly

A ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finding Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional could almost immediately open the floodgates to gay unions across the state, a legal analyst involved in the challenge said Wednesday.

Truck driver sentenced to 4 years in triple-fatal Nevada crash

A semi-truck driver who admitted he was speeding when he slammed into a car and tow truck on the side of a rural Northern Nevada highway apologized to the families of three victims before he was sentenced to up to four years in prison.

Court says phone’s GPS data OK to use if warrant obtained

Retrieving Global Positioning System coordinates from a person’s cell phone so an arrest can be made is not an illegal search if a valid arrest warrant is obtained first, the Nevada Supreme Court said in an opinion issued Thursday.

Nevada federal judge nominee advances over surprise opposition

Nevada federal judge nominee Richard Boulware advanced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday despite surprise opposition from Republicans who questioned his experience and his ability to become impartial.

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