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Nevada Highway Patrol Appoints 1st Woman Leader

Oct 20, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — For the first time in its history, the Nevada Highway Patrol has appointed a woman to lead the agency as colonel.

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Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper On Leave After Violent Arrest

Oct 15, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol says a state trooper has been placed on administrative leave after he violently arrested a woman who attempted to flee in Sparks.

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Nevada Trooper On Leave After Video Showing Sparks Arrest

Oct 14, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada state trooper is on administrative leave after video of him punching a suspect during an arrest caught attention on social media.

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Flags At Half-Staff To Honor Slain Highway Patrol Sergeant

Jul 08, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has ordered that flags at state buildings and grounds be flown at half-staff Wednesday in honor of a Highway Patrol sergeant killed in the line of duty.

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Authorities: 2 Fatally Shot In Incidents Linked To Road Rage

May 08, 2020

Authorities in southern Nevada say two men are dead following Thursday night shootings related to road rage.

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Trooper Shot, Vehicle Stolen, Man Held In Northeast Nevada

Mar 27, 2020

ELY, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say a highway patrol trooper was shot, his patrol vehicle was stolen and a suspect was arrested with possible explosives several hours later in a remote area of northeastern Nevada.

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Hit-And-Run Driver Arrested After Chase From Reno To Carson

Jan 08, 2020
The Nevada Highway Patrol has arrested a driver in Carson City who ran into several vehicles in Reno then led state troopers on a car chase through Washoe Valley.
 
The patrol says the driver was involved in six to eight hit-and-run crashes in Reno on Wednesday before troope
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Wrong-Way Drivers Reported Everyday In Southern Nevada

Dec 13, 2019

Southern Nevada highways are seeing more than one wrong-way driver per day, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

It's a number that NHP Public Information Officer Jason Buratczuk calls "sobering," reports KSNV TV Channel 3. 

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Highway Patrol: Fatal Wrong-Crash On I-15 In Las Vegas Area

Nov 14, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol says a wrong-way driver was killed Thursday in a four-vehicle freeway crash in metro Las Vegas early Thursday.

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Solow Promoted To Colonel To Lead Nevada Highway Patrol

Nov 14, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol is getting a new commander.

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Highway Patrol: Fatal Wrong-Crash On I-15 In Las Vegas Area

Nov 14, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol says one person is dead following a wrong-way freeway crash in metro Las Vegas early Thursday.

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Highway Patrol Files For Collective Bargaining Rights

Nov 04, 2019

During the last legislative session, Nevada lawmakers approved SB135, which recognizes the collective bargaining

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Nevada Highway Patrol Group Seeks To Unionize State Officers

Oct 18, 2019

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol Association has filed for recognition as the collective bargaining union for state police officers.

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Trooper Injured After Car Hits Patrol Vehicle In Las Vegas

Jul 23, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities are investigating if alcohol was a factor after a car struck a Nevada Highway Patrol vehicle, causing the SUV to flip.
 
Nevada Highway Patrol says the trooper and the other driver were taken to a hospital for minor injuries afte
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Fatal Crash Closes US 50 On Lake Tahoe's Southeast Shore

Jun 13, 2019

ROUNDHILL, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that shut down the main highway on the southeast shore of Lake Tahoe.

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NHP, CHP Step Up Enforcement For Memorial Day Weekend

May 24, 2019

With the Memorial Day weekend almost here, the Nevada Highway Patrol says it will increase enforcement on state highways. 

The California Highway Patrol will also have additional officers on Interstate 15 south of the state line. 

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Nevada Police Chaplain Accused Of Impersonating Officer

May 14, 2019
SPARKS, Nev.
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Highway Patrol Trooper Released From Hospital

May 02, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman says a trooper injured when he was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle early Thursday morning in metro Las Vegas has been released from a hospital.

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Train-Tanker Collision Spills Diesel Fuel On Nevada Highway

Mar 04, 2019

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol says approximately 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto a highway when a Union Pacific freight train struck the end of a tanker truck that didn't clear the tracks in time to avoid a collision.

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Highway Patrol Cracking Down On 'Move Over' Law Violators

Feb 21, 2019

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol is cracking down on drivers who fail to move over to the far lane when passing roadside emergency response vehicles.

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Trooper Escapes Serious Injury When Vehicle Hits Patrol Car

Feb 18, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol says a trooper escaped serious injury Saturday when a vehicle slammed into the back of the trooper's stopped patrol car which was then pushed into a vehicle pulled over during a traffic stop.

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Nevada Highway Patrol 'Strictly Enforcing' New Speed Limit

Feb 08, 2019
ELKO (AP) — Nevada authorities don't want a recent increase in speed limit from 75 mph to 80 mph on additional sections of Interstate 80 to translate to less safety by motorists.
 
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2 Injured In 9-vehicle Crash On I-15 In Southern Nevada

Jan 07, 2019

PRIMM, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say at least two people were injured, one seriously, in a crash involving two tractor-trailer rigs and seven passenger vehicles on southbound Interstate 15 about 44 miles southwest of Las Vegas.

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Artificial Intelligence Improves Highway Safety In Las Vegas

Nov 23, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Artificial intelligence is helping improve safety along a stretch of Las Vegas' busiest highway.

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Driver Arrested After NHP Clocks Him Going Nearly 150 MPH

Nov 08, 2018

A driver was arrested on Interstate 15 Tuesday night after a Nevada Highway Patrol officer clocked the vehicle travelling almost 150 miles per hour.

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