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Flores switches campaign managers again

Assemblywoman Lucy Flores, D-Las Vegas, has hired her third campaign manager in five months since she announced her bid for Nevada lieutenant governor on March 1.

Washington Digest: Senate revamps job training strategy

The U.S. Senate voted last week to reauthorize more than 30 job training programs while scrapping 15 others and changing the way many train people and help them find jobs.

Sloan Channel wastewater pipeline construction hits halfway mark

Cindy Sherwood has waited years for a half-built project she can’t see, but she’s happy that the wastewater pipeline eventually will get rid of her North Las Vegas neighborhood’s problem with pesky midges.

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Federal protection sought for wild horses in West

Despite overall numbers in the tens of thousands, the wild horse is on the verge of going extinct in North America for the second time in 13,000 years and deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act, mustang advocates say.

Las Vegas group wins grant to help homeless veterans

The Labor Department will award a $230,000 grant to the U.S. Vets site in Las Vegas for employment and training services for homeless veterans.

Ex-Lt. Gov. Hammargren’s Apollo spacecraft mock-up to be auctioned next week

There aren’t a lot of Apollo spacecraft in private hands, but on June 4, the Apollo Command Module that has been a fixture in former Lt. Governor Lonnie Hammargren’s Las Vegas backyard will go on auction, along with about 20 other items from the eclectic collection he’s been gathering for nearly 40 years.

Nevada’s ‘stand your ground’ law in spotlight

Nevada’s “stand your ground” law is in the spotlight with the filing of murder charges against a 73-year-old suspect who says he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a man and wounded a woman trespassing on his property in Sparks.

Heller calls for VA secretary to resign, citing Phoenix hospital problems

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada added his voice Wednesday to a growing chorus for the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, saying an investigation confirming patient appointments were manipulated at the troubled agency’s hospital in Phoenix was the final straw.

Nevada speller falls short in National Spelling Bee

Amna Raza, a 14-year-old eighth-grader from Las Vegas, failed to advance in the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee despite going two-for-two Wednesday in the public part of the competition.

Horses4Heroes happy with new home at Floyd Lamb Park

Horses4Heroes transitioned from a temporary home at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs to a permanent home, courtesy of the Las Vegas City Council’s unanimous vote April 16.

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