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Man shot in Jean after police chase

A man was shot Thursday evening after a police chase that started in California and ended along Interstate 15 near Jean, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Boy, 1, flown to Vegas hospital dies

Arizona police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old boy, who died from unknown causes at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas early Thursday.

Apex is North Las Vegas’ only hope, mayor says

North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee said Thursday that developing Apex, a 20,000-acre industrial park, is the only way to save the city.

Tahoe resort fined $10k for pool discharge

A South Lake Tahoe, Calif., resort owner has been fined $10,000 for illegally dumping up to 20,000 gallons of chlorinated pool water into a stream environment zone.

GOP group ups ad buy in Nevada AG’s race

The Republican Attorneys General Association has pumped another $500,000 into its TV ad buy in Nevada — for a total of nearly $2.5 million — to help Adam Laxalt defeat Democrat Ross Miller in the attorney general’s race.

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Bill Clinton coming to Vegas to boost Dems

Former President Bill Clinton plans to come to Nevada next week to help Democrats get out the vote, a person familiar with his schedule confirmed Thursday.

Man killed in ATV crash ID’d

The man who died on Sunday after an all-terrain vehicle rolled down a hill near the the Las Vegas Motor Speedway was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Henderson police officer faces DUI charge

A Henderson police officer was arrested Thursday on several charges in connection with a DUI, according Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman trooper Loy Hixson.

 
Google tip led to Las Vegas cop’s arrest on child porn charges

A 12-year Metro officer was arrested Thursday on charges linked to child pornography after a tip from Google led to a three-month Las Vegas police investigation.

Nevada last state in lower 48 without confirmed case of enterovirus D68

The confirmation Thursday that an Arizona patient had been infected with enterovirus D68 leaves Nevada as the only state in the lower 48 without a confirmed case of the pathogen, which has caused a national wave of severe respiratory illnesses.

Nevada rancher Bundy makes campaign pitch

Cliven Bundy, the Southern Nevada rancher who was criticized earlier this year for suggesting that African-Americans were better off as slaves, is raising eyebrows again.

Ethics complaint hits School Board president

The candidate running against Clark County School Board President Erin Cranor filed an ethics complaint against her Thursday for Cranor’s actions described in a lawsuit against the district and her, individually.

Wedding chapels can’t say no to same-sex marriages, ACLU warns

While religious institutions and officials have the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples, the same is not true for commercial businesses such as Nevada wedding chapels, officials with the ACLU said Thursday.

Henderson police chase cold-case slaying

Danny Cates was found dead in his office nine years ago and the homicide was never solved, but Henderson police think someone knows more and isn’t coming forward.

Vegas accident shuts intersection, sends 1 to hospital

One person was hospitalized with serious injuries and southbound traffic was closed at a west valley intersection following a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon.

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