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A UNLV researcher models the pandemic's future by studying sewage

Jan 20, 2022

When UNLV researchers want to predict the path of the pandemic they pop open a manhole.

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Pole vaulters from around the world descend on Reno

Jan 20, 2022

Think sports and Reno and what comes to mind? Skiing and snowboarding at Lake Tahoe?

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Elected officials, indigenous people push for new national monument in Clark County

Jan 20, 2022

Avi Kwa’ Ame — otherwise known as Spirit Mountain — lies just 80 miles south of Las Vegas, just northwest of Laughlin and east of U.S. Highway 95.

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Vegas Chamber event offers upbeat economic forecasts for '22

Jan 19, 2022

Forecasters gave a mostly upbeat assessment of Southern Nevada’s economy during the Vegas Chamber’s an

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Whistleblower wins round in fight against state workplace safety agency

Jan 19, 2022

Commentator John L. Smith says a federal appeals court “opened the door” for a whistleblower’s closely watched lawsuit to proceed against Nevada’s workplace safety agency.

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Chapter 7: Count us in

Jan 19, 2022

Every year, the federal government allocates billions of funds for everything from hospitals and schools to emergency services and roads.

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CCSD looks to 'get healthy' during COVID pause in classes

Jan 14, 2022

Clark County School District officials hope it’s the “pause” that refreshes.

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Higher prices are the latest economic woe for Nevada

Jan 13, 2022

In little more than a decade, the Nevada economy has endured a Great Recession, a pandemic shutdown, and now, inflation.

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Weary hospital staffs battle omicron spike

Jan 12, 2022

With staffs already stretched thin after nearly two years of combating the pandemic, hospitals now face a crush of patients as the highly contagious variant sweeps through Nevada.

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Omicron shatters records, stresses healthcare system

Jan 11, 2022

Nevada faces the highest volume of community spread of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with more than 30,000 cases reported in the last week.

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Nation, Nevada say farewell to Harry Reid

Jan 10, 2022

On Saturday, Harry Reid received a sendoff befitting the most powerful lawmaker to ever come from Nevada, going from Searchlight to Senate majority leader.

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Dozens of new state laws go on the books

Jan 10, 2022

More than 50 new laws went on the books in Nevada on Jan. 1.

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State moves to keep healthcare costs in check

Jan 10, 2022

In an effort to keep a lid on Nevada’s healthcare costs, Gov. Steve Sisolak issued an executive order late last month designed to limit annual price increases.

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Chapter 6: Self-defense

Jan 07, 2022

In the latest installment of Exit Spring Mountain, hear about the threats made toward Nevada's Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders, and how some responded by taking self-defense classes and armin

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Officials struggle with university vaccination policies

Jan 07, 2022

Nevada university students can attend classes without being vaccinated for COVID-19, but the people who work on campus need to have a shot.

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Diversion court takes a chance on problem gamblers

Jan 07, 2022

Problem gamblers often resort to crime to feed their addiction. Now a Clark County diversion court makes treatment instead of incarceration available for nonviolent offenders.

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A year on, Nevada seeks perspective on the events of Jan. 6

Jan 05, 2022

A year ago tomorrow, violent protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers were preparing to declare Joe Biden the victor in the presidential election.

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As omicron spreads, Las Vegas welcomes 300,000 New Year's Eve revelers

Dec 31, 2021

It takes more than a pandemic, cold weather, or shortages of champagne and caviar to derail New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas.

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Historian compares Reid to LBJ

Dec 29, 2021

UNLV history Professor Michael Green called Sen. Harry Reid, who died Tuesday, “possibly the most important Senate leader since Lyndon Johnson.”

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Political world reacts to death of Harry Reid

Dec 29, 2021

From President Joe Biden on down, the political world reacted to Tuesday’s death of former Sen. and Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

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Nevadans remember political 'giant' Harry Reid

Dec 29, 2021

Nevadans marked the passing of former Sen. Harry Reid, the pugnacious Democrat from Searchlight who fought with mobsters and presidents. Reid died Tuesday at 82 after years of battling pancreatic cancer.

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Bryan said Reid was 'tough,' had strategic vision

Dec 29, 2021

Former Nevada Gov. Richard Bryan knew Harry Reid for 60 years, which included 12 years they spent together serving in the U.S. Senate. Reid died Tuesday at 82.

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The best of 2021, part 1

Dec 31, 2021

State of Nevada pulled together some of the top stories from 2021, with coverage ranging from civil rights to culture, from Hunter S. Thompson to UFOs. Today hear stories from the first half of 2021.

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Titus, Amodei urge caution - not panic - as omicron variant spikes

Dec 27, 2021

With up to 140 million COVID cases projected in the United States over the next 10 weeks, Nevada’s senior congressional members urge caution, not panic.

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Water officials set to wring more savings from stressed Colorado River

Dec 21, 2021

Last week water officials from Nevada and two other Colorado River states said they would reduce their draws from the ailing waterway.

Now they need to make that happen.

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