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Sage Grouse lawsuit looking to block new fences on BLM land in Nevada

Conservationists are suing the Bureau of Land Management to block the construction of fences in Northern Nevada they say are intended to appease livestock ranchers at the risk of harming sage grouse and the drought-stricken federal rangeland.

Man wanted in lewdness with minor case was Reno teacher

Washoe County School District officials have confirmed that a suspect in a lewdness with a minor case who was found dead before police could arrest him was a teacher for the district.

Police investigating suicide following bondsmen’s arrest attempt

Las Vegas police are investigating a suicide that occurred Monday morning after bail bonds firm representatives showed up to arrest a man in a recreational vehicle parked on a road off state Route 160.

Conservation Voters launches campaign for Cortez Masto

The League of Conservation Voters has started a field canvassing effort in Nevada that encourages voters to support former state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, the front-runner in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate.

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Carson City officials work to reinvent downtown

The capital city’s main drag is a mess. The street is torn up and jackhammer noise fills the air. But from the din and dust will emerge what many city officials hope will be a new, pedestrian-friendly downtown that will draw new businesses and encourage economic development.

Contenders for Reid Senate seat woo Asian voters

Asian-American and Pacific Islander voters are growing as a share of Nevada’s electorate. And political candidates battling for Harry Reid’s soon-to-be-vacated U.S. Senate seat hope to connect with them.

“Big Bonanza” opera captures storied era of Virginia City

A storied era of Nevada history is coming to life in theater and song with the world premiere of “The Big Bonanza,” an opera about the Comstock Lode and two of Virginia City’s most notable writers, Samuel Clemens and William Wright.

A career on the range that was mostly cooperative — except with Cliven Bundy

Ben Collins is retired now and living in Oregon, but he spent most of his career roaming Nevada and the region with the Bureau of Land Management. When it comes to the complex discussion of the management of Western lands, he brings an even-handed perspective that only a fellow of his experience can provide.

Nevada prison inmate gets $60K settlement in civil rights lawsuit

A Nevada prison inmate has reached a $60,000 settlement in a civil rights lawsuit that claimed he endured “unbearable pain” and resorted to removing his own teeth after officials ignored his requests for medical attention.

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