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Chairwoman Macfarlane leaving NRC

Allison Macfarlane, chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said Tuesday she will leave the agency in January, capping a two-year tenure during which she sought to return calm to an agency once split by clashes over Yucca Mountain and other controversies.

Police seek casino cash cage robber

Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man connected to Monday’s robbery at Silver Sevens Hotel and Casino.

Violence built before man killed ex-wife, police say

The relationship between James and Jodi Joyce began to crumble in the months leading up to her violent death, according to a police report made public Tuesday.

 
Downtown Project unveils boutique hotel Oasis

Downtown Project Tuesday morning unveiled a new 44-room, nongaming boutique hotel named Oasis at its Gold Spike property, creating the first hotel in its development portfolio.

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California rock climber dies in Zion

A 47-year-old California man rock-climbing in Utah’s Zion National Park died over the weekend after falling in a canyon, according the National Park Service.

ROAD ALERT: Lamb to close for bridge work

Lamb Boulevard will be closed Thursday night and Friday morning between Washington and Owens avenues for a pedestrian bridge construction project.

BLM: Cleanup on track after RiSE Festival

Two days after the RiSE festival near Jean, the event’s organizers are finishing cleanup.

Family says foster home concerns brushed off before toddler’s death

The mother and grandparents of a foster child placed in the same home as 16-month-old Michell Momox-Caselis, who was killed Oct. 12 in an apparent murder-suicide involving her foster father, said they raised concerns about the foster home on numerous occasions, but that authorities didn’t listen.

Three finalists named in UNLV president search

A medical doctor, a business school adminstrator and the UNLV provost were unveiled Monday as the three candidates to be the next president at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Inmate found dead at Henderson jail was ex-CCSD teacher, coach

A Clark County high school teacher who lost his job — twice — after theft charges and drug problems was found dead in the Henderson Detention Center on Sunday.

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