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Man arrested in Pahrump wedding shooting

Nye County police have arrested a man in connection with a Pahrump wedding shooting that left two people wounded.

Nevada first: DRI seeds clouds using unmanned aircraft

For the first time in aviation history, a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft has successfully tested a cloud-seeding payload during an experimental flight in Nevada.

Construction starts soon for UNLV housing project

Construction will begin soon for a dormitory-style housing project near UNLV’s north side, driving the school’s yearslong push to lure more students to live near campus.

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Coroner IDs pilot instructor killed in stunt-plane crash

Benjamin Anderson Soyars III, 37, of Las Vegas, was the instructor pilot who was killed when a single-engine, stunt-ride airplane crashed Saturday near Jean, the Clark County coroner’s office said Monday.

Attorney argues for special diet for Thelemist inmate

An attorney representing a Nevada prison inmate who was denied a special diet he had requested as a practicing Thelemist asked the Supreme Court on Monday to reverse a lower court order rejecting his legal claim.

DRI hires acting president, calming takeover fears

An oceanographer will soon take the helm at Nevada’s Desert Research Institute, quelling long-simmering fears that the organization might be taken over by the state’s universities.

BLM’s Nevada boss urges roundup of 4,000 mustangs

Concerned about continued deterioration of drought-stricken rangeland in Nevada, the BLM’s state director wants to round up 4,000 wild horses in Elko County — more mustangs than were gathered across 10 Western states combined last year.

Peter Long named Nevada’s new HR chief

Peter Long, a veteran of state government, was named Monday as administrator of the Division of Human Resource Management.

 
Justices hear proposed ballot measure to repeal state business tax

Nevada Supreme Court justices asked pointed questions Monday on whether an effort to repeal the state’s new business tax is legally sound to proceed in the signature gathering process.

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