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    NV89 Music Acts Are High On Two Years of Legal Cannabis

    Jul 10, 2019

    Nevada voted to legalize recreational marijuana two years a

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    What To Do If You Run Into A Bear

    Sep 10, 2018

    Lake Tahoe is home to lots of large, predatory animals. Lion, tigers, bears… okay, well not tigers.

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    Las Vegas Woman Testifies Against Bill Cosby

    May 07, 2018

    Bill Cosby was convicted of three counts of aggravated indecent as

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    Northern And Southern Artists, Together, At The Nevada Museum Of Art, Reno

    Aug 29, 2016

    KNPR talks with the curators of "Tilting the Basin," an exhibition at the Nevada Art Museum, Reno. KNPR talks with curators of the exhibition, "Tilting the Basin," which is at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno.

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    Berkley Says More Funding Needed For Additional Medical Residencies

    Aug 29, 2016

    Shelley Berkley runs a medical school — and aspires to teach math.

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    Henderson BMX Athlete Makes History With Olympic Gold Win

    Aug 29, 2016

    Connor Fields of Henderson secured his place in history when he took the lead on the course’s second turn and became the first U.S. gold medalist in BMX racing.

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    Las Vegas Judge Threatens Reporter Over Cell Phone Use

    Aug 22, 2016

    Back in May, Judge Conrad Hafen handcuffed a Clark county public defender for contempt of court. And another issue recently came up when he threatened a reporter with arrest for using a cell phone.

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    Ralston Weighs In On The DNC And The City's Stadium Bid

    Jul 29, 2016

    Political reporter Jon Ralston weighs in on the Democratic National Convention and why Downtown isn't likely to land an NFL stadium.

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    Terry Fator Talks Donald Trump And Making Ventriloquism Great Again

    Jul 22, 2016

    Terry Fator recently signed a new, five-year contract at Mirage and added a politically charged puppet to his routine.

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    Downtown Plan Envisions Business Districts, Parks, Friendly Roads

    Jul 12, 2016

    Downtown’s ever-changing landscape is changing again.

    The Beat Coffeehouse is closing. The Arts District is growing. And the City of Las Vegas has a new plan to lead downtown into 2045.

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    What Will It Take For Life Is Beautiful To Succeed?

    Jun 28, 2016

    Life is Beautiful returns to downtown Las Vegas for its fourth year.

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    Should States Takeover Federal Lands?

    Jan 26, 2015
    Cliven Bundy the man might be disgraced and discredited after his racist comments last week, but his anti-governmental stance has inspired a host of...
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    The State Of The Clark County School District

    Jan 26, 2015
    Pat Skorkowsky's got a tough job in front of him: The Clark County School District Superintendent has to find a way to turn around the classrooms - and...
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    Rescue Dogs, Dogs that Rescue

    Jan 26, 2015
    Last weekend, The Orleans hotel hosted the 11th annual Animal Foundation Best in Show event. It’s like a dog show for pups that are not the dog show...
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    The HOA: Help Or Headache?

    Jan 26, 2015
    This past weekend, KNPR ran across this story by the Las Vegas Review Journal about a man, geese and an homeowner's association. And that got us...
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    A Dispatch From Reno

    Apr 23, 2014

    There's been a ton going on in the Reno-Sparks-Tahoe area lately: There are mayoral elections, water issues, a possible Tesla plant -- not to mention...

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    Lowden Embraces Changing Senate Elections

    Jan 26, 2015
    In Elko last month, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, Sue Lowden, backed a change to the way U.S. senators are elected. She agreed that the...
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    The Colorado River Flows Again

    Jan 26, 2015
    Photographer John Trotter has been documenting the changes in the Colorado River for more than a decade -- he decided that he just had to go to see...
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    Grand Canyon Skywalk Court Fight Settled

    Jan 26, 2015
    The Grand Canyon Skywalk opened in 2007 but it was never finished. The project instead became the subject of litigation in state, federal and tribal...
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    Columnist: No Way Any Convention Is Coming To Las Vegas

    Jan 26, 2015
    Political junkies, don't get your hopes up just yet. Las Vegas made the short list for the Republican National Convention and the Entertainment Capital...
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    Is There A Solution For Poverty?

    Apr 28, 2014

    KNPR'S STATE OF NEVADA -- Poverty seems to be an endemic problem. Every society has apparently had impoverished people but we set about eradicating that...

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    Do Agents Manipulate Short Sales?

    Jan 26, 2015
    Short sales have played a big role in the recovery from the financial crisis. And many people are still trying to sell homes at a loss just so they can...
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    Entsminger Talks Water Policy, Conservation

    Jan 26, 2015
    John Entsminger has spent the last 15 years in various jobs with the Southern Nevada Water Authority and the Las Vegas Valley Water District. But now,...
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    Bryce Harper Benched In Washington

    Jan 26, 2015
    After failing to run out a ground ball in the sixth inning of a recent 4-to-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, Bryce Harper was benched for a lack of...
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    Life In Baker, California

    Jan 26, 2015
    Baker considers itself the gateway to Death Valley. The city located in the California high desert is also home to a giant 134-foot thermometer that...
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