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Miller refuses bid for only mail-in ballots

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

July 8, 2011 - 1:01 am

Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller is refusing to allow rural precincts to hold a special election for a vacant U.S. House seat by mail only.

Miller announced Thursday that he had denied requests from Esmeralda and Nye counties to allow some precincts to hold a mail-only Sept. 13 special election.

Both counties said they would save money by allowing voters to cast mail-in ballots only.

But Miller said he is worried about any unknown challenges that could develop if voters' options were limited.

Republican Mark Amodei and Democrat Kate Marshall are vying for the House seat recently vacated by Republican Dean Heller. Heller was appointed to the U.S. Senate to replace Republican Sen. John Ensign.

Others in the race are Tim Fasano of the Independent American Party and Helmuth Lehmann, an independent.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Ja ...

President Donald Trump negotiates with Democrats to try to avoid lengthy government shutdown

By Joey Cappelletti and Stephen Groves Associated Press

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Some Republicans are raising the possible of a prolonged shutdown fight when the House returns Monday to vote on the funding package.

Colorado River state governors meet with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Friday, Jan. 30, in Was ...

Colorado River states appear far from deal — even after governors meet in D.C.

By Alan Halaly / RJ

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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo joined other Colorado River state governors at a meeting with Trump officials.

Timbisha Shoshone tribal members join a march ending at the visitor center to celebrate the 25t ...

Tribal members in Death Valley celebrate landmark law’s 25th anniversary

By Alan Halaly / RJ

January 30, 2026 - 8:08 pm

The Timbisha Shoshone tribe celebrated the anniversary of a landmark act of Congress that returned 7,800 acres of its land in the national park.

‘Missing in Nevada Day’ seeks to name unidentified bodies found over the years

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

January 30, 2026 - 7:27 pm

John and Jane Doe bodies in Clark County represent hundreds of unsolved mysteries. Organizers for Missing in Nevada Day hope to identify over 300 unclaimed bodies in the state.

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Dream of owning a flying car? This California company is already selling them

Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times

January 30, 2026 - 1:08 pm

A future with flying cars is no longer science fiction — all you need to order your own is about $200,000 and some hope and patience.

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This con man’s striking Death Valley castle is closer than ever to a reopening date

By Alan Halaly / RJ

January 30, 2026 - 12:22 pm

After surviving floods and fire, Scotty’s Castle is two to three years off from a grand reopening, rangers say.

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Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Home Alone,’ star dies at 71

The Associated Press

January 30, 2026 - 10:38 am

Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin’s beleaguered mom in “Home Alone” to the iconic Moira Rose in “Schitt’s Creek” — died Friday at 71.

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Towns once run by Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect emerge from court supervision transformed

By Jacques Billeaud The Associated Press

January 30, 2026 - 9:56 am

These days, Colorado City, Arizona, and neighboring Hildale, Utah, look much like any other town in this remote and picturesque area near Zion National Park

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Justice Department releases massive trove from its Jeffrey Epstein files

By Eric Tucker, Michael R. Sisak and Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press

January 30, 2026 - 3:11 pm

The files, posted to the department’s website, include some of the several million pages of records that officials said were withheld from an initial release of documents in December.

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DOJ opens federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says

By Michael Biesecker and Rebecca Santana The Associated Press

January 30, 2026 - 8:50 am

The development followed confirmation by the Department of Homeland Security earlier in the day that the FBI would now lead the probe into Pretti’s death.