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By Ryan Tarinelli Associated Press CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers are once again considering legislation to allow terminal patients to kill themselves with medication prescribed by a doctor. Republican lawmakers […]
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Barrick goes after Newmont to create $42 billion gold giant
Associated Press Barrick Gold will try to acquire Newmont Mining Corp. in an approximately $18 billion all-stock deal that would create a mining behemoth worth about $42 billion. Colorado’s Newmont […]
Colorado plane lost radio contact before crash in Nevada
Associated Press ELY — Air traffic controllers lost contact with a small plane in bad weather before it crashed in eastern Nevada this month, killing a Colorado couple. The National […]
Amtrak service unlikely to resume soon due to Sierra storm
Associated Press RENO — Amtrak passenger train service between Reno and Sacramento, California, is unlikely to resume until at least Friday because of a lingering winter storm that sent an […]
Lawmakers propose ending death penalty, citing costs
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Two Democratic state lawmakers proposing an end to capital punishment are pointing to costly appeals and court-ordered postponements of a lethal injection […]
After background checks bill, lawmakers prepare wide variety of gun bills
By Riley Snyder The Nevada Independent Hundreds of impassioned supporters and opponents flooded the halls of the Nevada Legislature last week to testify on a contentious measure requiring background checks […]
Nevada’s first and second train robbery
One of the first jobs I had after I left the ranch, was as an engineering aide for the Nevada State Highway Department (Now NDOT) in 1962. I was assigned […]
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Associated Press Mother returned to Vegas in 1986 missing child murder case LAS VEGAS — A 60-year-old woman who was arrested in Florida after police in Nevada reopened an investigation […]
Farmers, ranchers appeal Diamond Valley ruling to create a water market
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent An effort to fix water scarcity in a Nevada basin that stands as a case study for groundwater issues in the arid West is […]
Senate approves gun background check bill
By Riley Snyder The Nevada Independent State senators split on party-lines over a major vote requiring background checks on most private gun sales or transfers, with Democrats continuing the rapid […]