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Second golden eagle found dead at Nevada wind farm

Conservationists are calling for regulatory action after the death of a second golden eagle in three years at a White Pine County wind farm that sells power to NV Energy.

As Nevada braces, Sandoval urges GOP to pass homeland security bill

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday urged Republicans in Congress to pass a homeland security bill by deadline this week and avert a shutdown that could disrupt millions of dollars in grants to Nevada and more than 1,500 government workers.

Arizona man sentenced for killing his best friend

A Lake Havasu City man was sentenced Monday to 8 years in prison for killing his best friend and injuring the friend’s sister in October, 2013.

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Former Nevada U.S. senator’s legacy under debate

The legacy of one of Nevada’s early leaders is under fire in one of the more upscale neighborhoods of the nation’s capital.

Longtime RJ capitol bureau chief Ed Vogel dead at 66

Edison “Ed” Vogel, a member of the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame and recently retired state capitol bureau chief for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, died at his home at Minden Sunday. Vogel, 66, had covered the Nevada Legislature every session from 1985 until his retirement last year, and was an authority on state government.

Land owner offered to pave road to Anniversary Narrows before he closed it

The man who blocked access to a popular trail near Lake Mead said he originally offered to pave the road to Anniversary Narrows — and keep it open to the public — but the National Park Service turned him down late last year.

A peaceful reminder of what is right with Nevada

The male great horned owl greeted visitors from his perch high in an Austrian pine, where he kept a constant watch on his mate as she nested in a nearby poplar. They are the perennial guests of Muffy and David Vhay, Deer Run’s proprietors and patron saints.

First medical pot spots can’t open without pesticide decision

Nevada’s first legal marijuana dispensaries can’t open yet because a state advisory committee hasn’t figured out what pesticides growers will be allowed to use on plants.

Flamingo Road construction will impede traffic through ‘16

Motorists who use Flamingo Road should brace themselves. A $40.3 million overhaul of 14 miles of Flamingo begins next month and people driving one of the city’s primary east-west routes will see the number of traffic lanes reduced and work zones in place through October 2016.

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