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High court backs state engineer’s water rights decision

The state engineer properly imposed incremental development of water rights in a rural Nevada basin granted to Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

State treasurer seeks $239K bond from ESA opponents

State Treasurer Dan Schwartz asked a court Wednesday to require opponents of Nevada’s education saving accounts to post a $238,900 bond to cover costs should an injunction imposed against the program be lifted.

Drones, electronic guns on wildlife board agenda

The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners on Friday will take public comment on two controversial topics for hunters: drones and electronic guns.

What happens next at Oregon wildlife refuge after Bundy arrests?

The government waited patiently for an opportunity to end the situation peacefully. A break came Tuesday night when Ammon Bundy, the group’s leader, was arrested along with six others

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3 hospitalized after rollover near Primm

Three people were hospitalized after their car rolled over on northbound Interstate 15 near Primm Wednesday morning, officials say.

Economically ailing Nye County flirts with state watch list

A state oversight board Tuesday recommended Nye County in Southern Nevada be placed under state monitoring because of its struggling financial situation.

I-15 lanes to be affected by construction in Mesquite

Left highway shoulders will be restricted on northbound and southbound Interstate 15 in Mesquite through Friday as Nevada Transportation Department contractors begin work on a new exit at milepost 118.

NV Energy: Keep existing rooftop-solar customers on favorable rules

NV Energy announced Monday that it will propose to allow existing net energy metering customers with rooftop solar systems to remain on old, more favorable rules in a transition period as long as 20 years.

Examining controversial practice of asset forfeiture in Nevada

When Las Vegas resident Santiago Cruz was pulled over in his car for speeding on Interstate 80 in Washoe County, a Nevada Highway Patrol officer searched the car for marijuana, but instead found $102,836 in cash.

Oregon community meeting on wildlife refuge standoff canceled

A community meeting slated Monday night in Burns, Oregon to discuss the ongoing standoff with an armed militia group occupying a federal wildlife refuge has been canceled over concerns for public safety.

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