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Water authority’s pipeline project now in hands of federal judge

At the end of a two-hour hearing in Las Vegas on Monday, U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon. said he would issue a written ruling at a later date that could determine whether the authority is allowed to build its multibillion-dollar project across roughly 300 miles of federal land.

Nevada taxable sales rose 15 percent in March

Nevada’s taxable sales increased 15 percent from March 2016 to March 2017, the Nevada Department of Taxation reported.

Most sheriffs in Nevada against gun background check initiative

Sheriffs in most Nevada counties have come out against a background check initiative that gun control advocates are supporting on the ballot this November, but the top cop in the largest police agency in the state says he’ll sit this one out.

Severity of Southern Nevada flu season unclear

Southern Nevadans are only at the beginning of the influenza season with no indication of how severe the season might become, a public health spokeswoman said Wednesday.

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Nevada justices side with patients in hepatitis outbreak

Patients who were exposed to unsafe injection practices at some health care facilities in Southern Nevada can make a claim for negligence even though they have so far tested negative for hepatitis C or other illnesses, the Nevada Supreme Court said Wednesday.

Labor Day campaign trails cross in Nevada

This Labor Day weekend, the two top candidates for lieutenant governor, Lucy Flores and Mark Hutchison, were sure to cross paths as they made the campaign circuit of parades, fairs, pancake breakfasts and rib cook-offs across Nevada.

Hiker who fell to her death at Red Rock identified

The woman who died Friday night at Calico Basin has been identified by Clark County coroner’s office as 60-year-old Linda Brock of Las Vegas.

Heck holds $1 million over Bilbray in Nevada CD3 race

Rep. Joe Heck has widened the money gap to close to $1 million over challenger Erin Bilbray in the weeks leading to Nevada’s June 10 primary election, according to newly released documents.