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Millions traveling for Thanksgiving holiday

Almost 49 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more between Wednesday and Sunday, the most since 2007, because of lower gas prices and an improving economy, according to AAA.

Police in Elko County wound man fleeing after strip club shooting

Police say a gunman fleeing as officers arrived to reports of a shooting at a strip club in a Nevada-Utah state line town in Elko County was wounded after crashing his car and firing at officers.

Sandoval says Nevada will fight any bid to revive Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project

Gov. Brian Sandoval said he isn’t going to abandon his longstanding opposition to creation of a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, whether or not President-elect Donald Trump or Congress renew efforts to entomb radioactive materials at the site 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

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Arizona cities cut deal to store more water in Lake Mead

Officials in Arizona have approved a new water-sharing agreement that will leave more water in Lake Mead in an effort to head off an unprecedented federal shortage declaration.

Anti-Trump protests hit Las Vegas, several other cities — PHOTOS

The raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday, as protesters flooded city streets to condemn Donald Trump’s election in demonstrations that police said were mostly peaceful.

Early voting numbers by Democrats are back up

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton campaigned Wednesday in Las Vegas with the hope of spurring Democrats to early vote. And based off Wednesday’s early voting numbers, her efforts were not in vain.

 
Donald Trump rallies thousands at Las Vegas Strip event

Donald Trump rallied supporters Sunday in Las Vegas, homing in on the news that the FBI is looking into additional emails potentially tied to its investigation of the private server Hillary Clinton used while secretary of state.

National Park Service seeks ideas for managing crush of visitors at Zion

Zion National Park is being overrun, and officials there are searching for solutions from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City. Annual visitation has increased by about 1 million since 2010, and park is on track this year to see a record 4 million tourists.

Case against Ammon Bundy heads to jury

The federal conspiracy case against Ammon Bundy and six co-defendants is now in the hands of jurors.

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