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Amendments add money for Nevada mental health

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:41:07 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Legislative money committees approved $6.4 million for new mental health programs Saturday to fund a home visit pilot program, community interaction services and more beds for mentally ill inmates at a northern Nevada psychiatric hospital.

Teen dies after refusing to give iPad to thieves

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:35:07 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas police are searching for two thieves accused of running over a teenage boy with their SUV after he refused give up his iPad to them.

Rural colleges get some relief in budget closings

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:53:09 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Two rural Nevada colleges will feel less budget pain than initially proposed under actions taken Saturday by legislative money committees.

Hurry up and wait at Nevada Legislature

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:36:00 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Nevada lawmakers are steamrolling into the final two weeks of the 2013 session - a time when action behind the scenes can move at a dizzying pace while the public process dissolves into a mode of hurry up and wait. There is no logic to "legislative time." Committees scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. may not convene until afternoon. Five-minute recesses can stretch into hours.

Bear euthanized after entering Lake Tahoe condo

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:31:51 -0400

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nevada - Nevada wildlife officials say they were forced to euthanize a bear that entered an Incline Village condominium because the bruin posed a danger to the public.

Welder dead in fire, explosion at Vegas auto shop

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:11:05 -0400

LAS VEGAS - One worker is dead after an explosion and fire at a truck repair business just outside of Nellis Air Force Base.

Panel OKs bill to help domestic violence victims

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:53:23 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Domestic violence victims would have a way to break housing leases to escape their abusers under a bill amended and unanimously approved Friday by a Senate committee.

Money panels close major K-12 budgets

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:33:19 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Legislative money committees Friday endorsed major components of Gov. Brian Sandoval's funding plan for public schools, setting a benchmark of $2.8 billion in general fund support for the upcoming two years.

Reno-Tahoe Airport's new boss former No. 2

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:56 -0400

RENO, Nevada - The new boss of the Reno-Tahoe International Airport says she wants to take it to new heights.

Vegas youth killed in attempted robbery of iPad

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:19:04 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Police in Las Vegas are looking for two suspects in the killing of a juvenile during an attempted robbery of his iPad.

Nellis Air Force airman charged in death of wife

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:03:24 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A North Las Vegas man stationed at Nellis Air Force Base has been charged with murdering his wife.

Gay marriage bill clears Nevada Assembly panel

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:42:03 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A resolution to abolish Nevada's ban on gay marriage has passed an Assembly committee.

Mining tax cap repeal clears Nev. Assembly panel

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:16:07 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - An Assembly panel Thursday approved a measure to repeal the constitutional tax cap on net proceeds paid by mining companies, a move long advocated by mining foes who claim the industry hasn't paid its fair share of taxes while reaping huge profits from Nevada's nonrenewable resource.

Bill banning feeding of big game mammals advances

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:47:48 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Leaving food out for the wild animals roaming the neighborhood after law enforcement says stop could result in fines up to $500 in the Silver State.

Police shoot man who pulled out replica pistol

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:51:04 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Police say a 29-year-old man was critically injured after pulling a pellet gun and being shot by police in downtown Las Vegas.

Bill creating emergency water permits advances

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:51:39 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Permits allowing livestock owners in drought stricken areas emergency access to water moves closer to law with an Assembly committee's nod of approval.

Vegas lawyer pleads guilty in $3.6M mortgage fraud

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:32:35 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas attorney accused of a mortgage fraud scheme that caused $3.6 million in losses has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge.

Study: Fewer Nevada kindergartners are overweight

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:56:01 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Nevada kindergartners are less likely to fritter away long periods of time in front of a TV than in past years, and fewer of them are overweight or obese, according to a new report from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Extending voter registration clears Senate panel

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:32 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A bill extending Nevada's voter registration period through early voting has cleared a Senate committee.

Nevada Tahoe bill clears Assembly committee

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:56:11 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - An Assembly committee made short work of a bill repealing Nevada's threat to leave the bistate Tahoe Compact.