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Detail in Nevada candidate spending reports varies

Nevada’s statewide candidates vary widely on how they report their campaign trail spending, with some detailing every coffee shop meeting, taco run and plane ticket and others reporting tens of thousands of dollars in spending simply as large credit card payments to the bank.

What’s so great about Nevada?

For the Silver State’s 150th birthday, the Review-Journal asked an eclectic mix of prominent residents to tell us in 100 words or less: What’s so great about Nevada?

Vegas OKs 26 medical marijuana dispensaries

Las Vegas City Council members spent almost 16 hours mulling preliminary land use and licensing entitlements sought by 50 would-be medical marijuana business operators on Tuesday and Wednesday then approved 26 pot dispensaries

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Governor, Nevadans try to set sing-along record

Gov. Brian Sandoval joined a cafeteria full of students at a Reno elementary school on Thursday to sing Nevada’s state song as part of a statewide effort to set a world sing-along record.

Dining Pick of the Week: Bachi Burger

If you find yourself shopping near the Las Vegas Premium Outlets South, you might want to stop for a bite down East Windmill Lane at Bachi Burger. The specialty here are burgers sharpened by Asian flavors.

Tropicana at Swenson reopens after accident

The intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Swenson Street has reopened after an accident early Friday morning temporarily closed it down.

Garage fire damages home, destroys vehicles

Two people were displaced after barely escaping a garage fire in their home in southwest Las Vegas early Friday morning, Las Vegas Fire Department said.

East valley blaze damages 2 buildings

Clark County firefighters battled an east valley blaze that involved two buildings Thursday night, officials said. Firefighters were called to the 3000 block of Parkdale Circle, near Lamb Boulevard and Desert Inn Road, just before 10 p.m.

Woman shot, killed in North Las Vegas

A woman is dead following an early Thursday morning shooting, North Las Vegas police said.

Need a zombie fix? Head to CSN next semester

College of Southern Nevada anthropology and communications professor Jennifer Basquiat will be teaching a spring course called “Zombies, Fear, and the Other,” which will explore zombies from voodoo folklore to cult horror films to cultural phenomenon.

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