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Associated Press The Forest Service’s rejection of a proposal to drill for oil or gas in northeast Nevada’s Ruby Mountains has become official after no one complained during the 45-day […]
Pot businesses press for Nevada to redo licensing process
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Two marijuana businesses that were turned down when Nevada awarded recreational dispensary licenses say the state improperly used a temporarily employment service […]
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Associated Press Nevada senators, energy chief to see plutonium holding site LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s U.S. senators and Energy Secretary Rick Perry plan to visit a site where the federal […]
Conservationists promise fight over Nevada oil, gas leases
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Conservationists say they will fight a federal government proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in remote northeast Nevada, including open range […]
Energy Department says it will remove plutonium from Nevada
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is pledging to expedite the removal of weapons-grade plutonium secretly hauled to Nevada last year as the state […]
Bookmobiles bring libraries to remote areas in Nevada
By Teri Vance There was a certain energy in the air, an excitement swirling among the 15 students spanning the grades from kindergarten through eighth in the isolated, one-room schoolhouse […]
Vegas city officials approve marijuana consumption lounges
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Legal marijuana smokers will soon be able to find lounges where they can light up in Las Vegas — but not in […]
Echo Canyon State Park to host Mother’s Day Weekend hike
Nevada State Parks is inviting people to “do something special with your mother this year by taking her outside and enjoying a hike on the Ash Canyon Trail.” The community […]
Spearheading preparations for wildfire season
By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto The threat of wildfire is one Nevadans live with year-round. In the last decade, Nevada has been burning at a record pace. Just last year, […]
Nevada urges GOP to drop new push on nuclear waste dump
Associated Press Nevada lawmakers said Wednesday that senators should end a renewed effort to create a national nuclear-waste dump at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain because the ensuing political battle would only […]