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    Harry Reid: Democrats Have No Choice But To Seek Impeachment

    Jan 12, 2021

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says President Donald Trump's behavior gave House Democrats no choice but to move toward impeaching him a second time after the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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    Nevada Points Finger At Federal Government For Vaccine Delay

    Jan 12, 2021

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada officials are changing the state's vaccine plan in an effort to speed up the process of getting shots in residents' arms.

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    Sheldon Adelson, Casino Mogul And GOP Power Broker, Dies

    Jan 12, 2021

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international politics has died after a long illness.

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    Clark County Braces For More COVID-19 Cases

    Jan 12, 2021

    Nevada just recorded a record number of COVID-19 deaths: 299 in a week.

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    Median Reno Existing Home Price Reaches $500K For First Time

    Jan 11, 2021

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — The median price for an existing single-family home in Reno has reached one half million dollars for the first time.

    The Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors reports the median sales price in Reno rose 4.2% from November to $500,000 in December.

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    Nevada State Senator Resigns To Join Biden Administration

    Jan 11, 2021

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada state legislator has announced she is resigning her Senate seat to join the Biden administration.

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    Two Local Artists On What They Love About The Las Vegas Art Scene

    Jan 11, 2021
    Elizabeth Quiñones-Zaldaña is a poet who's said our valley's colors and urban life challenge her poetic imagination.
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    Allegiant Stadium Could Be Vaccination Site

    Jan 11, 2021

    Allegiant Stadium is being considered as a site for mass COVID-19 vaccinations.

    The Las Vegas Raiders are discussing the possibility with Nevada health officials.

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    A Virtual CES Starts This Week

    Jan 11, 2021

    The Consumer Electronics Show gets underway Monday, and for the first time in decades, it will not be an in-person event.

    Instead, the show will be all-digital.

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade To Be Held Virtually

    Jan 11, 2021

    Tech students from schools in southern and northern Nevada are helping to organize and design a virtual Martin Luther King Jr. parade for January 18.

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    Las Vegas Police ID Woman Sought In Casino Child Abandonment

    Jan 11, 2021

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police have identified a woman sought for questioning after a 3-year-old girl believed to be her daughter was found abandoned in a Las Vegas Strip casino restroom.

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    Deaths Force Las Vegas-Area Mortuaries To Use Storage Trailers

    Jan 11, 2021

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Funeral homes and the county coroner in Las Vegas are preparing for a post-holiday spike in coronavirus deaths by adding storage space — including refrigerated trailers with special shelving — for corpses.

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    Police Arrest 1,200 People Over Three Months On Strip

    Jan 11, 2021

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say Las Vegas police have arrested more than 1,200 people on the Strip during a three-month operation during the coronavirus pandemic to reduce violence in the area.

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    Nevada Reports 2,259 New Coronavirus Cases, 17 More Deaths

    Jan 11, 2021

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Health officials in Nevada on Sunday reported 2,259 new COVID-19 cases and 17 more deaths.

    The latest figures pushed the state's totals to 248,568 cases and 3,474 known deaths since the pandemic began.

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    The Impact Of COVID-19 On Local Sports

    Jan 11, 2021

    COVID-19 continues to affect every aspect of life, and local sports is no different.

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    The D.C. Riot, A New President And Senate: What Can Nevada Expect?

    Jan 08, 2021

    The whole country is still trying to understand exactly how and why a crowd of supporters of President Donald Trump breached Capitol Hill security and made their way into the halls of Congress.

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    Casino Mogul, GOP Megadonor Adelson To Take Medical Leave

    Jan 08, 2021

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Sands announced Thursday that chairman Sheldon Adelson will take a medical leave after recently resuming cancer treatments.

    President and COO Robert G. Goldstein will take the post of acting CEO and chairman.

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    Nevada Democrats Horsford, Titus Call For Trump Impeachment

    Jan 08, 2021

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic Reps. Steven Horsford and Dina Titus of Nevada called Thursday for the impeachment of President Donald Trump after the violent assault Wednesday on the Capitol by the president's supporters.

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    UNLV Basketball Prospect Charged With DUI In Fatal Crash

    Jan 08, 2021

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A star UNLV basketball recruit has been charged with driving under the influence of marijuana in a high-speed crash that killed a 52-year-old Las Vegas school custodian.

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    Nevada Breaks Record For Most Cases Reported In Single Day

    Jan 08, 2021

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada officials are reporting the most new coronavirus cases in a single day since the start of the pandemic.

    State officials on Thursday reported 3,402 new confirmed virus cases, bringing the statewide total to 240,795 cases.

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    US Investigating Pepper Spray Use At 2 Nevada Youth Centers

    Jan 08, 2021

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating whether pepper spray has been used illegally against children housed at two of Nevada's most secure youth facilities.

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    Stevens Scores 25 To Lift Colorado St. Past UNLV 74-71

    Jan 08, 2021

    FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Stevens had 25 points and made a pair of free throws with seven seconds left as Colorado State rallied from 13 down to beat UNLV 74-71.

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    Mitchell Scores 20 To Lift San Diego St. Over Nevada 65-60

    Jan 08, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Mitchell had 20 points and 10 rebounds as San Diego State held Nevada scoreless over the final 2:16 for a 65-60 win.

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    Farmers Swap Out Irrigation Methods To Keep The Colorado River From Growing Saltier

    Jan 07, 2021

    AJ Carrillo farms 18 acres outside of Hotchkiss, Colorado, in the high desert of the Western Slope about an hour southeast of Grand Junction.  When he irrigates his peach orchard, water gushes from

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    After Siege On Capitol Hill, Rep. Horsford Calls For Pres. Trump Impeachment

    Jan 07, 2021

    It was stunning by any standards.

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