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Reid says he’s ‘sightless’ in right eye

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada says he is “sightless” in his injured right eye, and has grown accepting if his vision loss becomes permanent.

Man wounds partner, kills self in northwestern Arizona

A man who was distraught over his severe heart condition shot and wounded his partner before shooting and killing himself in their Fort Mohave, Ariz., home on Tuesday, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.

Arizona motorcycle accident victim named

The motorcyclist who was killed in a traffic accident in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., on Sunday was identified Tuesday as Michael Washburn, 41, according to police.

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Bill banning gifts from lobbyists moves forward

A bill banning gifts from lobbyists to Nevada lawmakers and imposing tougher campaign reporting requirements was approved Monday by a Senate committee.

Heller visits Nevada Legislature; talks veteran issues, I-11

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller said Monday that wait times for Nevada veterans who have filed benefit claims with the Veterans Administration have improved significantly but remain one of the longest in the nation.

Nevada rep turned down in bid to join Yucca tour

A Nevada bid to send a representative along when members of Congress visit Yucca Mountain this week was turned down on Monday by organizers who said there was no room on the nuclear waste site tour.

 
Politicians, transportation leaders kick off I-11 groundbreaking

Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle and transportation leaders from the federal government and two states gathered on a breezy bluff overlooking a four-lane highway bottleneck near the newly reopened Hoover Dam Lodge for a historic groundbreaking for the first section of Interstate 11.

Nevada ‘campus carry’ bill approved in Assembly

A controversial bill that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry their guns on Nevada college campuses won approval in the Assembly on Monday and now goes to the Senate.

Churches of northern Nevada town vandalized on Easter Sunday

Vandals chose Easter to deface most — if not all — of the six churches in Incline Village, church leaders of the Northern Nevada town said Sunday.

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