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Nevada inmate, 69, dies in conservation camp

An inmate at Three Lakes Valley Conservation Camp in Indian Springs has died, the Nevada Department of Corrections said Monday.

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State Sen. Debbie Smith dies after battling brain tumor

Nevada state Sen. Debbie Smith of Sparks, who fought back from a malignant brain tumor, has died, the Democratic Caucus announced Sunday.

Sandoval stays out of talk about vacant U.S. Supreme Court position

Gov. Brian Sandoval, who has been drawn into speculation swirling around President Barack Obama’s pending pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, declined to comment Saturday when asked about the talk of him as a consensus candidate.

Reno woman realizing dream of simple, rural life in straw-bale home

Kim Bozarth arrived here a cultural outlier among rough-edged, do-it-yourself men: an outspoken woman espousing liberal politics in a high-desert landscape where conservative thought is king.

Proposal to boost Nevada’s minimum wage won’t appear on November ballot

An initiative to gradually raise Nevada’s minimum wage to $13 per hour was withdrawn by backers who worried the issue would get lost on a crowded 2016 ballot amid the noise of a raucous presidential election.

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