IN BRIEF

name not released

Man found dead at Lake Mead Recreation Area, officials say

A man in his 80s was discovered dead in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Friday afternoon, according to officials with the National Park Service.

Authorities did not release the identity of the deceased man.

Andrew Munoz, a spokesman with the park service, said an aircraft spotted what appeared to be a body on a road about 2:30 p.m. Rangers were called to investigate and located the man's body in the Black Canyon Wilderness Area near Burro Wash Road.

Investigators suspect he died of natural causes, Munoz said, although heat might have played a role in his death.

The Clark County coroner's office will identity the man and determine the cause and manner of his death.

cpr performed

4-year-old boy drowns in pool at northwest valley home

A 4-year-old boy drowned Friday afternoon in a backyard pool in the northwest valley.

Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski said first responders were called to a home about 4:45 p.m. on the 5400 block of Irish Springs St., near Ann Road and Durango Drive.

Szymanski said CPR was performed on the child who was unconscious. He was transported to Centennial Hills Hospital where he died.

primary election

Reno assemblywoman is reimbursed for destroyed sign

Democratic Reno Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie says she has been reimbursed by a Republican colleague for a campaign sign he destroyed before the primary election.

Republican Assemblyman Ty Cobb admitted kicking the sign in April after someone reported seeing him do it. Cobb apologized and said he was "goofing" around.

Both Leslie and Cobb were running for the state Senate, but in different districts.

Cobb lost his June 8 primary to Ben Kieckhefer, who used the incident and snippets of a television news interview in a campaign ad against Cobb.

Leslie says she received a $35 check from Cobb's campaign on Thursday.

state registry

Some political campaigns agree to honor do-not-call list

Some political campaigns in Nevada have agreed to honor voluntary do-not-call requests filed by voters who don't want candidate calls at home.

Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller started a voluntary Do Not Call list in January 2008 after Congress set up a nationwide registry enforced by the Federal Communications Commission.

That list doesn't apply to calls from political campaigns.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that the U.S. Senate campaigns of Republican Sharron Angle and Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid have agreed to voluntarily comply.

Democrat Rory Reid's gubernatorial campaign said it will make a "best effort" to comply.

The newspaper said Republican Brian Sandoval's campaign declined to respond.

energy office

State's appliance rebate program still has money

Nevadans can still take advantage of an appliance rebate program.

The state energy office says the program funded by federal stimulus money still has $1.2 million available.

A second round of rebates will begin Sept. 1. This time, however, participants will buy their appliance first and then fill out rebate forms and submit paperwork.

The rebate website is www.nevadaappliancerebate.com.