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Calendar coincidences call for official Nevada comedian

Nevada Day is officially Oct. 31, but that’s not the only scary coincidence on the calendar where the Silver State is concerned, UNLV associate history professor Michael Green says.

Judge questions Arizona law in sentencing child molester

A Kingman, Arizona, judge questioned the logic of Arizona sentencing mandates Wednesday when he imposed two life prison terms plus 25 years more for a California man convicted of sex offenses involving his granddaughter.

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Henderson college, 2 other colleges win high-tech grants

Three Nevada colleges will receive a combined $336,000 to develop workforce training programs focused on the needs of high-tech industries.

Teenage girl dies in Beatty crash

A teenage girl died in a rollover crash over the weekend in Beatty, about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

Capitol tree planting ends Nevada’s 150th anniversary celebration

Nevada’s 150th anniversary came to a ceremonial close Tuesday in Carson City with the dedication of a tree on the Capitol grounds and the awarding of memorabilia from a yearlong series of events to state museums.

Dump blasts feed concerns about Yucca Mountain

Yucca Mountain Project opponent Richard Bryan said Tuesday he was “stunned” when he watched a video of small explosions that followed more powerful ones Oct. 18 at a low-level nuclear waste dump near Beatty.

Feds scrutinize Nevada dentist in Medicaid fraud case

A dentist who overbilled Nevada’s Medicaid program by $285,000 has moved out of state and is under scrutiny by federal officials, the Legislative Commission was told Tuesday.

PACs ramp up spending in Nevada congressional races

Political action groups have already put a more than half a million dollars into the three congressional district races in Southern Nevada.

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