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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.

Banner year for Park Service reached as far as Great Basin

America’s National Parks saw record-breaking visitation in 2014, part of an upward trend that even found its way to one of the system’s quietest corners: Nevada’s own Great Basin National Park.

New assemblyman’s campaign expenses reveal a lot

John Moore won a seat in the Assembly in November despite doing little campaigning, less fundraising, and having an outstanding arrest warrant for a traffic offense on file at the City of Las Vegas.

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Free coaching helps Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort thrive

Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort is flourishing thanks to an unorthodox strategy to turn once-or-twice-a-year skiers into season-ticket holders. The resort is ahead of last year’s revenue totals despite having to close its tubing hill this week as a result of warm weather.

‘Rogue regimes’ require U.S. to have strong nuclear posture, expert says

While receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award, nuclear pioneer Troy Wade warned “new and dangerous regimes have risen that now possess nuclear weapons” and encouraged the United States to must remain diligent and steadfast in “its opposition to nuclear proliferation.”

AG nominee Lynch unlikely to reverse DOJ course of web gambling

Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch says it is unlikely she would reverse a landmark Department of Justice opinion that opened the door to legalized Internet gambling and also sparked a backlash against it.

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