By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Amid the fervor of caucus season — the day that Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders visited union workers on a picket line outside of Sunrise Hospital, the day that they addressed Nevada issues at a town hall in front of a national audience on television, and […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Voting rights advocates said Monday they have sent a pre-litigation notice letter to Nevada officials, warning that the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is failing to meet its federally mandated voter registration obligations. Attorneys representing Mi Familia Vota Education Fund and Nevada resident Eleanor Newell sent […]
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By Kathryn Reed A private beach for Lake Tahoe Ritz-Carlton guests is close to becoming a reality. The resort has secured the property in Tahoe Vista on which it plans to build a clubhouse of sorts this summer that would be available only for guests of the Truckee hotel. “It is something we have been […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Governor’s Gaming Policy Committee is on course to recommend some form of regulation for daily fantasy sports wagering, but don’t count on the leading companies in the industry to line up for licensing. Executives of Draft Kings and FanDuel, the two largest daily fantasy sports industry players, […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Newly released mementos from revered native Nevada son Paul Laxalt offers a glimpse into presidential politics of a bygone era and the close bond the former governor and U.S. senator forged with former President Ronald Reagan. A collection of letters, handwritten notes, photographs, audio/visual resources and […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Refuse is stockpiling some of its recyclables in hopes the market changes so the value for them goes up. Large bales of plastic are worth about $112, while a year ago they went for $230. “The price we are receiving (for plastic) has significantly dropped – over 50 percent in […]
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By Paul Rogers This weekend’s soaking rains delivered just what drought-weary Northern California needed: billions of gallons of water pouring into the state’s major reservoirs — and more predicted for later this week. With rain totals reaching 10 inches or more in some mountain areas, 46 of the largest reservoirs in California, closely tracked by […]
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By Kyla Long What started out as tragedy has turned into love and joy. You may have heard the story of the woman who tragically died in a fire on Kingsbury grade in the ponderosa Mobil home park. On Nov. 16, Tahoe Tails and Trails agreed to care for her dogs who survived the fire, Aggy and […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy RENO – Burning Man can be the best and the worst experience of your life — “you can die out there.” Although Gary Johnson, an assistant professor and practicing doctor at UNR Medical School, said this with a bit of a tongue-in-cheek attitude, the doctor in him took over as he […]
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By CBS News In March 2011 the world watched in awe and horror as a colossal tsunami ravaged eastern Japan — the result of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. Entire cities were washed away; millions were stranded without power or water; 15,000 died. It was an otherworldy event that happened thousands of miles away. Thank goodness, […]
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