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Nevada lawmakers favor removing McCarran statue from US Capitol — POLL

One Nevada state legislative leader said Wednesday he agrees that it is time to replace the statue of the former U.S. Sen. Patrick McCarran in the Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol because of his history of racism and anti-Semitism.

Inmate found dead in his cell at Ely State Prison

Efforts to resuscitate inmate Joe Nathan Scott, 38, were unsuccessful after he was discovered unresponsive in his cell around 8 a.m. Tuesday.

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Natural spring to be restored at Kiel Ranch Historic Park

A natural spring that drew Native Americans to the region will be restored under a $818,866 project to further improve the newly created Kiel Ranch Historic Park.

Nevada to pay lawyers defending workers in deadly prison shooting

Three former prison employees involved in a deadly 2014 shooting at High Desert State Prison will receive private legal counsel, paid for by taxpayers, in pending civil lawsuits.

Northern Nevada braces for worst flooding in a decade

Flooding in Reno forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 homes, closed streets and highway stretches and prompted Gov. Brian Sandoval to tell nonessential state workers to stay home Monday.

Some Nevada inmates frustrated by lack of treatment for hepatitis C

Inmate Johanna Hudnall’s situation reflects what advocates and academics say is a widespread pattern throughout the U.S. of inmates facing challenges in getting treated for hepatitis C with effective but expensive drugs.

Coyotes aren’t to be trifled with, ranger warns Lake Mead visitors

Although the cold kept an audience from forming in an amphitheater at the edge of Lake Mead on Saturday night, National Park Service employee Yolanda Sherwood braved the 45-degree temperatures to deliver an important message: Coyotes aren’t to be trifled with.

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