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Democrats drop bid to block Nevada’s June mail-in primary

Democrats drop bid to block Nevada’s June mail-in primary

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Democrats have dropped efforts to block the state’s mail-in primary election June 9 after Clark County agreed to provide more in-person polling places in Las Vegas and election officials agreed to other changes intended to protect the rights of elderly and disadvantaged voters. Lawyers for Nevada’s […]

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Utah man arrested as suspect in April Reno killing

Utah man arrested as suspect in April Reno killing

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A 64-year-old Utah man has been extradited to Reno to face a murder charge in the April death of the ex-husband of a controversial Clark County judge who died in 2014. Mark Burkett of Big Water, Utah was booked into the Washoe County Jail Monday on […]

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New quarantines ordered due to horse virus in Las Vegas

New quarantines ordered due to horse virus in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada agriculture officials say horses that competed at an equestrian center in Las Vegas earlier this month may have been exposed to an equine herpes virus. One horse from California and another from Clark County tested positive for EHV-1 and were placed under quarantine after competing […]

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3 Nevada horses now quarantined due to equine herpes virus

3 Nevada horses now quarantined due to equine herpes virus

RENO, Nev. (AP) — State agriculture officials have ordered the quarantine or a second and third horse in southern Nevada that tested positive for an equine herpes virus after the state high school rodeo last month in Pahrump. The Nevada Department of Agriculture said Monday two additional Clark County horse […]

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Nevada officials quarantine horse, warn of virus

Nevada officials quarantine horse, warn of virus

RENO, Nev. (AP) — State agriculture officials have ordered the quarantine or a horse in southern Nevada that tested positive for an equine herpes virus after the state high school rodeo last month in Pahrump. The Nevada Department of Agriculture said Friday there is no public health risk. But it’s […]

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Woman killed by car in Vegas area was retired Utah officer

Woman killed by car in Vegas area was retired Utah officer

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities have identified a woman struck and killed by a car last week in the Las Vegas area as a retired sheriff’s lieutenant from Utah’s Weber County. The Clark County coroner in Las Vegas said Monday that 75-year-old Marva Whitehead died late Thursday of multiple injuries […]

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