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Nevada to phase out home financing rescue program

State officials are dimming the lights and preparing to phase out an ambitious but short-lived program initially intended to help people stay in their homes as Nevada’s housing market crumbled and home values plummeted during the Great Recession.

3 state prison guards collect $73,000 since death probe began

Three Nevada correctional officers who were put on leave after a fatal shooting at a state prison in November have collected a combined $73,000 in salary and benefits while an investigation continues, records from the Department of Corrections show.

2 Nellis copters help search for missing boy in Arizona

Two Nellis Air Force Base helicopters are assisting in the search for a missing 5-year-old boy in Arizona’s Kaibab National Forest, according to the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office.

Moapa zoo gets another chance to stay alive

Roos-N-More is getting another chance to convince the Clark County Commission it shouldn’t be forced to close.

Reid reintroduces Moapa Paiute reservation expansion bill

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid introduced legislation this week to grant nearly 26,000 acres of federal land to the Moapa Band of Paiutes outside Las Vegas.

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2 inmates indicted on escape, other charges

Arraignment dates have been set for two Southern Nevada inmates indicted by a Clark County grand jury on unrelated escape, weapon and other charges, the attorney general’s office said Thursday.

Proposed Uber, Lyft fees in Nevada still steep

Even though transportation regulators have proposed knocking down the cost for a transportation network company to be licensed in the state, it’s still substantially higher than anyplace Uber and Lyft operate.

Feds elevate their fight against bird-killing mine markers

Earlier this year, Carla Wise from the Bureau of Land Management and Christy Klinger from the Nevada Department of Wildlife spent hours in a helicopter logging the locations of hollow plastic pipes used to mark mining claims.

Nevada’s Fernley leads nation in house flipping

The Northern Nevada town, near where electric car maker Tesla is building its $5 billion battery factory, ranked No. 1 in the nation for home flips in the second quarter, according to California research firm RealtyTrac.

Arizona couple, son plead in golf course fraud case

Three family members tied to a golf course investment property in northwest Arizona who enjoyed a lavish lifestyle through fraudulent activity have entered plea agreements in federal court in Phoenix.

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