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Uzi victim’s family reaches out to girl

The ex-wife of an Arizona shooting range instructor accidentally killed by a 9-year-old girl learning to use an Uzi said Friday that her family plans to write the child a letter to comfort her.

 
Grand jury indicts Las Vegas mom accused of shooting son

A Las Vegas mother charged with shooting her son in the head was indicted Friday by a Clark County grand jury. Shavon Carrillo, 31, who also goes by Shavon Aguilar, faces a charge of attempted murder and three charges of child abuse.

 
Arizona Uzi death turns spotlight on gun tourism

The death of an Arizona firearms instructor by a 9-year-old girl who was firing an automatic Uzi displayed a tragic side of what has become a hot industry in the U.S.: gun tourism.

 
Few laws govern children at shooting range

An instructor’s death at the Last Stop outdoor shooting range in White Hills, Ariz., has raised questions about allowing young children access to automatic weapons at firing ranges.

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Arizona shooting range reopened after fatal shooting

An outdoor shooting range in northwest Arizona where a 9-year-old girl mortally wounded an instructor Monday is open for business, its operator said Wednesday.

 
Death Valley’s moving rocks caught in the act

For decades, people have puzzled over Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, where hundreds of rocks weighing as much as 700 pounds roam across the surface of the dry lake bed.

 
Hummingbirds filmed taking fast drink in Vegas

Freelance photographer Don Carroll’s close-up, high-speed images reveal how hummingbirds use their extended tongues to drink nectar in his Las Vegas backyard.

 
Rancher Cliven Bundy’s son released from jail

One of rancher Cliven Bundy’s sons was released from jail Thursday and ordered to undergo an intensive outpatient drug program.

 
One Nellis aggressor squadron being deactivated

The next time fighter jets take off from Nellis Air Force Base for a Red Flag air combat exercise there will be fewer would-be “bad guys” to battle.

 
Man sentenced for Carson City road rage death

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for what prosecutors call the road-rage death of a teenager in Carson City.

 
Sandoval open to helping flood-damaged Rainbow

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Friday he wants to help a battered Mount Charleston neighborhood get the protection it needs to guard against future flooding.

 
Judge wants Nevada juvenile centers’ restraining policies reviewed

A Las Vegas Family Court judge said Thursday that he wants to tour the Caliente Youth Center a week after ordering the removal of all Clark County’s juvenile offenders from a facility in Elko amid allegations of hogtying.

 
Study: Nevada margins tax cost — 3,610 jobs

A proposed 2 percent margins tax on Nevada businesses could result in the loss of 3,610 private sector jobs in 2015, according to a new study released Tuesday and commissioned by a conservative think tank that opposes such a levy.