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Sandoval, other governors tell feds to leave water business alone

Western governors, including Gov. Brian Sandoval, have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture expressing concerns about a proposed directive that could affect states’ authority over their water resources.

Rain helps quell east Nevada, west Utah wildfires

Rain helped firefighters increase containment of several wildfires covering a combined 33 square miles in remote rangeland in eastern Nevada and southwestern Utah.

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Consistent gains mark Nevada housing in first half of ‘14

Nevada’s housing market closed out the first half of 2014 with steady gains. Monday numbers from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors showed continued increases in median prices.

Campaign manager Hackeman no longer working for Flores

Assemblywoman Lucy Flores of Las Vegas has parted ways with her campaign manager, Pete Hackeman, in the lieutenant governor’s race, one of the most competitive and closely watched on Nevada’s Nov. 4 ballot.

Destruction in Germany

Navy veteran Ron Deanne of Henderson in June retraced steps that Army Pvt. Ed Jennings took 70 years ago on battlefields and cities where the 5th Infantry Division fought in France and Germany during World War II, including Frankfurt, Germany.

BLM: Bundy must be held accountable

RENO — U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say they agree with a Nevada sheriff’s position that Moapa rancher Cliven Bundy must be held accountable for his role in an April standoff between his supporters and the federal agency.

Billy Ray Cyrus to honor fallen Nevadan teacher

The country singer will recognize Michael Landsberry, a Nevada math teacher killed by a 12-year-old student in a school-yard shooting last fall, at a concert Saturday night in Incline Village by presenting a plaque and check to his widow, Sharon.

State’s new health and human services director poised for challenges

Romaine Gilliland put his retirement on hold. The 67-year-old was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval in June as director for a state department now facing several challenges and big projects. As head of the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, he’ll oversee about 5,424 full-time employees.

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