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Veterans honored at Boulder City Memorial Day ceremony

The families of late veterans remembered their loved ones Monday at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City while elected officials from Nevada’s congressional delegation held a Memorial Day ceremony.

Anti-mining protest held in Reno

Some 30 people staged an anti-mining protest outside the headquarters of the Nevada Mining Association in Reno on Friday.

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Nevada World War II vets make pilgrimage to memorial in Washington

The morning sun was shining, the fountains were dancing and the crowds parted on Saturday to make way for 50 Nevada veterans entering the National World War II Memorial in the nation’s capital.

Northern Nevada sheriff hopeful won’t be charged with DUI

Prosecutors say they won’t file felony driving under the influence charges against a former Elko County sheriff candidate because his blood-alcohol level was below the legal limit.

Students will decide the next state medallion design

We’ve had a miner and the state seal, and now it’s up to Nevada’s elementary school children to choose the design for the third medallion celebrating Nevada’s 150th anniversary of statehood. But students better vote fast — the deadline to participate is Wednesday.

Emotions run high as BLM closes 600,000 acres for cattle roundup

Federal authorities will restrict access to almost 600,000 acres of public land for the next seven weeks as they prepare to round up what they call “trespass cattle” in the desert 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

Reno Air Races to bring festival atmosphere this year

Organizers of the Reno National Championship Air Races said they plan more of a festival atmosphere at 51st competition at Reno Stead Airport in September.

Nevada lab certified to test citrus tree disease

The Nevada Department of Agriculture has been certified to diagnose a devastating citrus tree disease that has hit California, Florida and Texas crops.

Nevada nuclear drill prepares local, federal agencies for unthinkable

The biggest drill yet was conducted in Nevada on Tuesday for federal agencies and police from Las Vegas and Los Angeles who are training for the unthinkable — a “dirty” nuclear bomb that’s hidden or deadly radioactive remnants from a power reactor gone haywire.

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