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Plan aims to speed up public transit

Most Las Vegans have never warmed to the idea of public transportation. Of course, that was before $4.23 a gallon for regular gasoline became the norm at valley stations.

Slain clerk called ex-rocker with a heart

Rocker Paul Stitt relocated to Las Vegas to escape his heavy metal past, a time when he fronted as lead singer for a 1990s Denver-based band that performed with some of the biggest acts of the time.

Historic Hispanic vote seen

The giant sleeps no more. This election is shaping up to be the one in which Nevada’s Hispanics finally come out to vote, according to a national group that’s targeting the state.

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Parents arrested in child endangerment case ID’d

The parents arrested earlier this week on charges of suspicion of child endangerment after leaving their seven children in a van during the peak of the sweltering heat, were identified as Billy and Sharon McGruder, Las Vegas police said Wednesday.

Web site donation attacked

CARSON CITY — A complaint that charges Assemblyman Bob Beers with violating the law by accepting contributions during the June 27 special legislative session was filed Wednesday with the state Ethics Commission.

ACLU drops lethal injection challenge

CARSON CITY — A case challenging Nevada’s use of lethal injection to execute death row inmates has been voluntarily dropped by the ACLU.

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Titus touts fundraising tally

State Sen. Dina Titus has raised more than $575,000 in the first two months of her run for Congress, a number the Democrat touted Wednesday as a sign of enthusiasm for her candidacy.

Paratransit operator upbraided

The company that runs the valley’s paratransit system was reprimanded for a shoddy maintenance program that has recently seen more than 25 percent of its fleet out of service.

Gov. Gibbons is man about town

You couldn’t miss beleaguered Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons at the Ultimate Fighting Championship event Saturday.

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Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements

Leaders of law enforcement organizations expressed alarm Sunday over the latest deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis while use-of-force experts criticized the Trump administration’s justification of the killing, saying bystander footage contradicted its narrative of what prompted it.