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Former Nevada deputy AG arrested in 1972 Hawaii homicide

Tudor Chirila Jr., 77, was being held Thursday in the Washoe County Jail without bail on a charge of being a fugitive from another state.

Secretary of state OKs rules for hand counting of votes

The regulations take effect Oct. 1 and will last until November 2023, though officials hope to adopt them permanently.

Geothermal plant wins appeal but pauses Nevada construction

The developer of a geothermal power plant facing legal challenges in Nevada agreed to suspend construction just hours after a U.S. appeals court had refused to halt the project.

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Flash floods close Death Valley, Mojave preserve roads

Officials have closed some roads in and out of Death Valley National Park and the Mojave National Preserve after they were inundated over the weekend with mud and debris caused by by flash flooding.

Nevada man sentenced for assault on Vegas-Seattle flight

A Nevada man must serve six months home confinement and pay more than $49,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to assault and interference with airline crew members.

 
Parents face baby formula shortage after safety recall

Months of spot shortages at pharmacies and supermarkets have been exacerbated by the recall at Abbott, which was forced to shutter its largest manufacturing plant.

US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower

U.S. officials announced plans Tuesday to keep hundreds of billions of gallons of water stored in a reservoir on the Utah-Arizona line to prevent it from shrinking more.

Ex-Nevada inmate gets another life sentence in Colorado

Jurors found Alex Ewing guilty in the death of Patricia Smith in Lakewood, eight months after he was found guilty of killing three members of a family in another Denver suburb.

Suspect in rural Nevada kidnapping, killing denied bail

Troy Driver, 41, appeared by video from the Lyon County jail in Fernley, where he has been held since March 25 on a kidnapping charge following the disappearance of Naomi Christine Irion.

Nevada toad declared endangered at site of geothermal plant

In a rare emergency move, the U.S government temporarily declared a northern Nevada toad endangered, saying a geothermal power plant in the works could result in its extinction.

Nevada gun maker has license revoked

Federal officials have revoked the license of a Nevada-based gun manufacturer accused of illegally selling guns.