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NevadaYERINGTONEPA: Uranium from polluted mine in Nev. wells
Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time.But she can look through the window from her kitchen table, just past her backyard with its swingset and pet llama, and see an ominous sign on a neighboring fence: "Danger: Uranium Mine."
LAS VEGASWarrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm
A powerful anesthetic recovered from Michael Jackson's bedside after he died had been purchased in Nevada by his doctor who had it shipped to California, court documents show.Search warrant records released Friday show that Dr. Conrad Murray bought the sedative propofol from Applied Pharmacy Services on May 12, according to receipts found in his Las Vegas medical office.
NORTH LAS VEGASPolice: 3rd arrest made in Vegas officer's death
Police say they have arrested a third person in the shooting death of an off-duty Las Vegas police officer in his garage.North Las Vegas police said Friday that they arrested a 17-year-old boy and booked him in a juvenile detention center on suspicion of murder and attempted robbery charges. Police declined to identify him because of his age.
NORTH LAS VEGASThird arrest made in death of Vegas officer
Police say they have arrested a third person in connection with the shooting death of an off-duty Las Vegas police officer in his garage.North Las Vegas police said Friday that they arrested a 17-year-old boy and booked him in a juvenile detention center on suspicion of murder and attempted robbery charges. Police declined to identify him because of his age.
RENOStorm grounds Reno flights; I-80 crash stalls cars
A winter storm with winds gusting to more than 80 mph Friday knocked out power for thousands of people in northern Nevada, grounded flights and kicked up dust storms that contributed to a fatal pile-up that shut down a stretch of U.S. Interstate 80.The storm had dumped several inches of snow on the Sierra by Friday afternoon and was expected to bring as much as a foot to the mountains by Saturday. But the high winds postponed scheduled openings Friday at several ski resorts before next week's Thanksgiving holiday.
LAS VEGASUNLV's Wolfe breaks foot, college career over
UNLV wide receiver Ryan Wolfe broke his left foot while returning punts in practice and will not be able to play in what would have been the final game of his college career.A Rebels spokesman said Friday that the senior with 283 career receptions and 3,495 yards broke the foot during practice on Wednesday and will need crutches for four to six weeks.
FALLONWoman pleads no contest in deadly Nevada crash
A woman has pleaded no contest in a head-on crash that killed a man on U.S. Highway 50 in March.Gayle Macias Larnin pleaded no contest Tuesday to one count of driving under the influence causing death. Sentencing is set for Jan. 26.
ELKONV wildlife officers seek elk poachers
Nevada game wardens are seeking information about two elk poached in northern Elko County near the Idaho line.Nevada Department of Wildlife the cow elk and a calf were shot in the head with a high powered rifle and left to waste. They were found Tuesday at Young American Creek near the Bruneau River by a sportsman who called the agency's Operation Game Thief hot line.
CARSON CITYNevada jobless rate dips to 13 percent in October
Nevada's unemployment rate dipped in October, but economists cautioned Friday that while the figures are encouraging, they're more a reflection of a shrinking job market than job creation.The statewide jobless rate dropped to 13 percent in October, down from a record 13.3 percent a month earlier, according to the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation report.
CARSON CITYNevada unemployment dips to 13 percent in October
Nevada's unemployment rate dipped in October, but economists cautioned Friday that while the figures are encouraging, they're more a reflection of a shrinking job market than job creation.The statewide jobless rate dropped to 13 percent in October, down from a record 13.3 percent a month earlier, according to the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation report.
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