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8 biggest earthquakes in Nevada history

In Nevada, only eight earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater have hit in the past century. Here they are.

Las Vegas’ population growth leads all other cities in Nevada

New population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau found Las Vegas’ population rose by more than 9,900 people, a little more than 1.6 percent, between July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2014.

Nevada inmate dies at Carson City hospital

A 77-year-old inmate at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center died at the Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City on Thursday.

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Watchdog: $1 million improperly charged by defense workers

U.S. troops and Defense Department employees improperly used their government charge cards to spend more than $1 million in casinos and strip clubs in one year, and the government is still struggling to stop it, according to a new report released Monday by the top Pentagon watchdog.

Rally puts Laxalt in defensive stance

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt scored a real attention-grabber in January, signing the state onto a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration. On Tuesday morning outside the Sawyer Building, our activist attorney general received more attention.

High Desert prison guards may start using rubber shotgun rounds

Guards at High Desert State Prison may start using nonlethal, rubber shotgun rounds. The proposal came up Tuesday during a Board of State Prison Commissioners meeting in Carson City that was teleconferenced to Las Vegas.

Finance reports reveal how Reid and Heller stay millionaires

Sen. Harry Reid and Sen. Dean Heller are millionaires, and details of how they stay that way are contained in personal finance reports that lawmakers are required to file each May 15 with Congress.

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