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Nevada natural resources director to retire in September

Leo Drozdoff, director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, will retire in September after a long stint with the state agency, Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Thursday.

Panaca bomber lost relatives, marriages, career in years before attack

Authorities haven’t said why Glenn Jones killed himself during a bomb attack in the small Nevada town of Panaca on July 13, but the increasingly isolated 59-year-old seemed to have no shortage of reasons to be down on life.

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2 BLM firefighters killed in crash honored at memorial

Gov. Brian Sandoval led a memorial service Tuesday that honored two federal firefighters from Winnemucca who were killed when their fire truck crashed on July 10.

Commissioners expand number of ordinances Metro can enforce

Clark County officials expanded their new program that allows people who commit certain minor offenses to go the civil route and receive a fine rather than being booked in the detention center.

Oregon refuge occupier pleads guilty; Bundys stay in jail

PORTLAND, Ore. — A military veteran accused of taking leadership roles in two armed standoffs involving federal authorities pleaded guilty Tuesday in Oregon to a conspiracy charge and is expected to do the same involving charges in Nevada, prosecutors said.

Judge denies venue change in Oregon standoff case

The upcoming trial for Ammon Bundy and others charged in the occupation of an Oregon bird sanctuary will remain in Portland.

Long ago passed by, tiny town of Amboy carries on — PHOTOS

In 2005, Albert Okura paid $425,000 cash for Amboy, California — a clutch of orphaned buildings in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a long-forgotten, pit stop somewhere out there between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The soul of the town is Roy’s Motel and Cafe.

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