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Start-up funding sought for Nevada appeals court

The state Supreme Court is wasting no time in moving forward with the creation of an intermediate court of appeals following voter approval of Question 1 on Tuesday.

For Nevada GOP, new power could be blessing, curse

Republicans have achieved statewide power like nothing they’ve seen since the Depression, and the combination of a GOP-controlled Nevada Senate, Assembly and governor’s seat promises outcomes unlike any other in recent memory.

Nevadan gets 25 years as habitual criminal

A 32-year-old Gardnerville man convicted of drug trafficking has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison after a judge found him to be a habitual criminal.

 
Suspect in dog’s drowning arrested in Nevada

Police in Nevada have arrested a man suspected of tying a bowling ball to a dog and drowning it in the American River in Sacramento, Calif.

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FEMA aid authorized for Southern Nevada flood area

President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration to allow federal aid for a Southern Nevada area affected by severe storms and flooding in early September.

Moderate quake shakes northwest Nevada

A moderate earthquake and a string of aftershocks have hit a sparsely populated area of northwest Nevada near its borders with Oregon and California, but there were no reports of damage.

Man shot, killed by officer near UNR campus

Authorities were investigating but releasing few details Wednesday after a law officer shot and killed a man on the edge on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno.

Roberson named Nevada Senate majority leader

The new Nevada Senate Republican majority wasted no time in making their leadership decisions for the 2015 legislative session, naming Sen. Michael Roberson of Las Vegas the majority leader after a meeting Wednesday.

Heller seeking to lead 2016 GOP recruitment

As Republicans were taking a victory lap after scoring the U.S. Senate majority in midterm elections, Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada on Wednesday confirmed he will seek to lead the GOP effort to keep the majority in 2016.

Pedestrian, 77, struck, killed in Bullhead City

A 77-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle in northwest Arizona on Monday, but the victim’s name was withheld pending notification of kin.

Death penalty sought in death of girl, 8

A notice to seek the death penalty was filed Wednesday in the prosecution of a Bullhead City, Ariz., man charged in the death of his friend’s 8-year-old daughter.

BLM plan would tag more of Southern Nevada for protection

The Bureau of Land Management is recommending almost 280,000 acres in Southern Nevada for special protection as part of a sweeping plan update that would also open more land for solar energy projects and other development.

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