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Suzanne Kaksonen and her cockatoo Buddy camp at a makeshift shelter outside a Walmart in Chico, Calif. on Wednesday. Kaksonen, a resident of Paradise, lost her home in the blaze.
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After The Fire, The Town Of Paradise Lies In An Ashy Quiet

Nov 15, 2018
Mayor Jody Jones estimates 90 percent of the residential structures were destroyed in California's Camp Fire. Crews search for those who may have perished in neighborhoods now marked by silence.

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Air Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018

Traffic Deaths Nearing Another Record, But Why?

  • Coming up on Thursday's program... 

  • Traffic-related deaths are nearing a record in Nevada, but with a state population of around 3 million why are the numbers so high?

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A search and rescue worker, looking for Camp Fire victims, carries Susie Q. to safety after the cadaver dog fell through rubble at the Holly Hills Mobile Estates on Wednesday in Paradise, Calif.

Camp Fire Missing-Persons List Grows To More Than 300 Names

Nov 15, 2018
At least 56 people have died in the Camp Fire, which has destroyed entire neighborhoods and continues to burn. Meanwhile, Butte County says about 300 people are missing.
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Henderson Could Be Home To Google Data Center

Nov 15, 2018

Henderson could become the new home to Google.

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City Of Las Vegas To Request Tax, Service Charge Hikes To Pay For Homeless Services

Nov 15, 2018

The Las Vegas City Council is headed to the 2019 legislative session with a request to raise certain taxes to be able to address homelessness in the valley.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Named Chair Of Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

Nov 15, 2018

Nevada Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has been named the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Cortez Masto will steer the committee into a cycle where Democrats hope to take back the majority in the Senate.

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Tax Preparer Sentenced In False Tax Return Scheme

Nov 15, 2018

A tax return preparer from Las Vegas was sentenced to three years in federal prison Wednesday for aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns.

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Gaming Officials Draft New Sexual Harassment Policy For License Holders

Nov 15, 2018

Proposed policy changes governing sexual harassment awareness and prevention were approved by the Gaming Control Board this week and will now be forwarded to the Nevada Gaming Commission.

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Nevada Schools Chief Names 21 On Teachers' Advisory Cabinet

Nov 15, 2018

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's state schools chief says he has formed an advisory cabinet made up of 21 appointed teachers' representatives.

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<em>Hee Haw</em> co-hosts Roy Clark, right, and Buck Owens, pictured on Nov. 26, 1969. Clark died on Nov. 15, 2018 at the age of 85.

Roy Clark, 'Hee Haw' Host And Country Music Ambassador, Dies At 85

Nov 15, 2018
The singer and multi-instrumentalist, known for his fleet guitar work and big smile, began his career as a teenaged prodigy and rose to become a regular presence in the living rooms of America.
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