Nevada

Blood sample for hepatitis C virus testing
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Associated Press
December 19, 2019 - 6:44 pm

Nevada Launches Drive To Test All Inmates, Treat Hepatitis C

With costs falling for hepatitis C treatment, Nevada state prisons are launching a program to test all inmates for the blood-borne virus.
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Associated Press
December 19, 2019 - 6:32 pm

Arrests Made In 2018 Attacks On 5 UNR Students

Reno police have arrested four suspects in connection with a year-long investigation into the beating and armed robbery of five college-aged men near the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno.
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The Circus Circus hotel-casino is seen from the observation deck of the Stratosphere Casino Hotel November 29, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Associated Press
December 19, 2019 - 6:28 pm

New Circus Circus Owner Outlines Plans For The Place

The new owner of The Circus Circus hotel told Nevada regulators Thursday he plans to renovate and expand the aging hotel-casino, adding a swimming pool complex with a wave machine, sand beaches and lazy river water ride.
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Steve Wynn
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Associated Press
December 19, 2019 - 6:19 pm

Nevada Regulators Say Wynn Can Face Sanctions

Nevada gambling regulators unanimously declared Thursday they have jurisdiction to discipline former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn over allegations of workplace sexual misconduct.
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FILE - This April 26, 1964 file photo shows new-born Paul Joseph Fronczak shortly after his birth at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. The baby was taken from his mother's arms by a woman dressed as a nurse who told her he needed a medical exam and then never returned him to the nursery. (AP Photo, File)
Associated Press
December 19, 2019 - 3:19 pm

Reports Indicate Michigan Man May Be Baby Abducted In 1964

CHICAGO (AP) — When a woman posing as a maternity-ward nurse snatched a newborn from its mother's arms more than 55 years ago, the case made headlines nationwide and led to a massive search by FBI agents and police. The mystery seemed solved two years later, when police found an abandoned child who...
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Red wood table and red chair in the justice court
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Associated Press
December 18, 2019 - 10:20 am

2 Las Vegas Judges Won't Be Suspended For Misconduct

A state panel has decided not to suspend two Las Vegas judges for conduct outside the courtroom, but kept open to possibility of discipline being doled out in the future.
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Henderson City Council Meeting on 12-17-19
City Of Henderson
Mitch Kelly
December 18, 2019 - 7:24 am

Henderson, Cox Partner on Innovation Corridor in Water Street District

The City of Henderson will partner with Cox Communications over the next 12 months to build the Water Street Innovation District in downtown Henderson.
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View Of I-15 looking south coming out of the Spaghetti Bowl on 12-18-19
RTC/FAST
Mitch Kelly
December 18, 2019 - 6:42 am

More Entry, Exit Points Coming For HOV Lanes

State transportation officials have been firm in not changing the carpool lane system in Las Vegas, but now they are changing their minds.
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Associated Press
December 18, 2019 - 6:14 am

Nevada Accuses US Government Of 'Secret Plutonium Smuggling'

Nevada wants a federal judge to declare illegal what it calls the U.S. government’s “secret plutonium smuggling operation” and order the removal of weapons-grade material already shipped to a security site north of Las Vegas over the state’s objections.
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Picture of someone volunteering to feed the poor
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Mitch Kelly
December 17, 2019 - 6:42 am

Southern Nevada Fares Badly In New "Most Caring Cities" Study

Las Vegas can be called many things. Glizty? No doubt. Glamorous? Absolutely? Sinful? Yep.
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