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Search firm to be hired to find next UNLV president

A consultant will be hired to perform a national search for the next president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, according to a unanimous decision of the Board of Regent members on the president search committee.

Nevada gives final OK to medical marijuana dispensary rules

Regulations establishing the rules for opening medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada were approved by the Legislative Commission without comment Friday.

 
Raffled puppies heading to new homes

The puppies rescued from a January pet shop fire started going to their new homes Thursday morning. The first three winners of a raffle to find owners for the 25 canines got to meet their furry friends about 10 a.m.

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Colorado River begins flooding Mexican delta

Colorado River water has begun pouring over a barren delta near the U.S.-Mexico border, the result of a landmark bi-national agreement being celebrated Thursday.

$9 million judgment upheld in Crazy Horse Too assault

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a $9 million judgment against former topless club owner Rick Rizzolo stemming from a 2001 altercation over an $80 bar tab that left a Kansas man a quadriplegic.

Debate goes on: Protect, ignore or eat wild horses?

Consider the plight of the West’s wild horses long enough, and at some point you’ll probably find yourself asking the question: Should the animals be protected, left to roam without rules, or removed from the range?

Masto says trip to Mexico to help battle transnational organized crime

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said a meeting of state attorneys general with their Mexican counterparts over two days this week has produced tangible results in the fight against transnational organized crime.

Emotions run high as BLM closes 600,000 acres for cattle roundup

Federal authorities will restrict access to almost 600,000 acres of public land for the next seven weeks as they prepare to round up what they call “trespass cattle” in the desert 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

Reno Air Races to bring festival atmosphere this year

Organizers of the Reno National Championship Air Races said they plan more of a festival atmosphere at 51st competition at Reno Stead Airport in September.

Nevada lab certified to test citrus tree disease

The Nevada Department of Agriculture has been certified to diagnose a devastating citrus tree disease that has hit California, Florida and Texas crops.

Nevada nuclear drill prepares local, federal agencies for unthinkable

The biggest drill yet was conducted in Nevada on Tuesday for federal agencies and police from Las Vegas and Los Angeles who are training for the unthinkable — a “dirty” nuclear bomb that’s hidden or deadly radioactive remnants from a power reactor gone haywire.