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Same-sex marriages delayed again in Vegas

No marriage licenses were issued for same-sex couples in Clark County on Wednesday, and probably none will be issued on Thursday either, Clark County Clerk Diane Alba says.

Lake Mead rings in 50 years as recreation area

Though a lot has changed at Lake Mead over five decades, the experience that draws people there by the millions remains much the same — despite all the bleak reports and doomsday predictions for the lake and the river that feeds it.

3 face murder, robbery charges after Colorado River drowning death

Las Vegas police say two men and a woman showed up at Domingo Alva-Gonzalez’s home with his stolen Chevrolet pickup and then swiped the rest of his belongings the day after his body was found in the Colorado River.

Methadone cited in Laughlin baby’s death

The death of a 10-month-old baby of Laughlin who died in September was ruled a homicide by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Police find car driven by woman found dead near Pahrump

Authorities have found the rental car that had been driven by a California woman found dead last month in a remote, rugged part of Nye County.

Hoover Dam delivered, but Nevada could have gotten more

The most important structure ever built in Nevada is barely in Nevada at all. As large as it is, the entirety of Hoover Dam — the power plant, spillways, support structures and the dam itself — covers less than one square mile, and roughly half of that is in Arizona.

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Audit: Court should solicit bids for services

CARSON CITY – A legislative audit of the state Supreme Court has generated a separation of powers-based disagreement over a recommendation that the court use a competitive bidding process when goods and services are procured.

Boulder City: Built by the dam, for the dam

Constructed some 33 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Boulder City was born with a singular purpose: as the base camp for those who would build Hoover Dam.

Long ‘pot’ drive ahead for rural Nevadans

Medical marijuana patients in much of rural Nevada will have a long drive to get their medicine, based on where applications for dispensaries were filed by groups seeking to enter the business.

State panel takes up child welfare concerns Tuesday

A new blue ribbon committee appointed by Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta to examine shortcomings in Clark County’s child welfare system and courts will meet for the first time at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Regional Justice Center.

UNR showcases latest drone, robot research

UNR showcased its latest research on drones and robots Friday in an effort to raise awareness about the school’s new program to spur their development.

 
Ex-cop convicted in Nevada woman’s death

A former police officer has been found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of careless driving in a New Mexico wreck that killed a 21-year-old Nevada woman.

Sandoval fits into 1 of 3 GOP camps on gay marriage

As same-sex marriage cases cascade through the federal courts, Republican politicians find themselves awkwardly split into three camps. Several GOP governors, including Brian Sandoval, fit into the category of not ready to embrace same-sex marriage but wary of antagonizing its supporters.

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