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Ken Beaton: Each day is a gift
The most gut-wrenching phone call you’ll ever receive informs you that a person you love is now past tense, loved. On a day in August 1998, I received a phone call from close friends, Cheryl and Fred. Their 22-year-old daughter, Sarah, had died on Route 93 in Elko County,...
Honoring a Legacy: Aug. 2 proclaimed Don Laughlin Day
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo named Aug. 2 Don Laughlin Day, in honor of the man who opened the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino on the same day in 1966. Initially, it had eight motel rooms, 12 slot machines, two table games and “all-you-can-eat” chicken dinners for 98 cents.
Interstate 15 Shut Down Near Nevada-California Border Due to Semi-Truck Fire, Disrupting Travel Plans
Travelers planning to use Interstate 15 near the Nevada/California state line, found themselves at a standstill as the major thoroughfare was closed in both directions south of the boundary, following an incident where a semi-truck hauling lithium-ion batteries caught fire. The shutdown extended from Afton Canyon to Basin roads after the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to the blaze on northbound I-15 at mile marker 113, between Barstow and Baker, News 3 LV reported.
Nevada election officials certify enough signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear on ballot
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada election officials verified enough signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign to appear on the Nevada ballot, the state’s top election official confirmed Friday, likely bringing his insurgent quest to shake up Republican and Democratic dominance of U.S. elections to a crucial battleground state. Kennedy has gained traction with a famous name and a loyal base, and he has the potential to do better than any independent presidential candidate in decades. Strategists from both major parties fear he could tip the election against them, though a big blow to his campaign came when he did...
July 26, 1894: Pregnant woman shoots, kills Nevada state senator
A version of this article originally appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal on April 1, 1990. Born in England in 1864, Alice Marion Hartley was the central figure in one of Reno's most sensational scandals in the summer of 1894. She also was among the first women to be incarcerated in the Nevada...
Michele Fiore suspended as justice of the peace after federal indictment on fraud charges
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline has suspended Nye County Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore as she faces federal charges in an alleged charity scheme. In a Wednesday order, the commission suspended Fiore, 53, of Pahrump, after she was indicted on federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges earlier this month. The commission is required to suspend with pay judges who are facing felony charges at the state or federal level. ...
Nevada regulators grill Penn Entertainment over compliance issues
Nevada gaming regulators Thursday chastised Penn Entertainment executives over nationwide compliance issues dealing with minors in their casinos, self-excluded individuals playing at their properties, and delays in updating policies and practices to deal with ongoing problems. Story continues below. The Nevada Gaming Commission criticized Penn when considering a routine matter...
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