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Medical marijuana patient cards increasing rapidly in Nevada

As Nevada’s first legal medical marijuana dispensaries prepare to open soon, their number of potential customers is growing rapidly, according to numbers released this week by the state Division of Public and Behavioral Health.

 
Nevada rancher Bundy waits as FBI probes

Life on the ranch six miles downstream of this Virgin River hamlet has been peaceful in the six months since hundreds of gun-toting militia members from across the nation rallied in support of defiant rancher Cliven Bundy, but FBI investigators could change things a bit.

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Forum targets reducing Nevada teen pregnancies

The Southern Nevada Teen Pregnancy Coalition’s annual forum, held at North Las Vegas City Hall, sought to get community leaders engaged in reducing the rate of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

 
Banner month for Nevada returning unclaimed money

A Henderson woman’s find of more than $11,000 feeds increase in the number of Nevadans claiming their abandoned property, according to the state treasurer’s office.

Harry Reid says he’s moving to Anthem

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid on Tuesday confirmed he and his wife, Landra, have picked a home in the upscale Henderson community of Anthem, and plan to move in later this summer.

O.J. raised as example of unnecessary Nevada prison costs

O.J. Simpson’s imprisonment in Nevada for convictions stemming from his 2007 robbery of two memorabilia collectors at Palace Station was raised at a legislative hearing Tuesday as an example of questionable policies leading to unnecessary incarceration costs.

Nevada board gives final OK to $4.6 million bypass land purchase

An eminent domain dispute over land needed for the Boulder City bypass was resolved Tuesday when the state Board of Examiners approved a $4.6 million payment for the property, far less than the last $33 million offer from the landowner.