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Nevada Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Nevada.

Results 1 - 20 of 20,215 in Nevada

  1. Housing plan helps 20 pct in Calif, Nev., Ariz.Read the original story w/Photo

    7 min ago | Daily Business Review

    ... at a scale that has not been done by any other modification program.' Two other hard-hit states, Arizona and Nevada had similar rates of assistance as California, at 22 percent and 18 percent respectively. Florida, however, was much lower, at 12 ...

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    Related Topix: Foreclosures

  2. Near-record warm temperatures heading to Las VegasRead the original story

    10 min ago | Las Vegas Sun

    ... . forecasters said. Although no rain is expected in Las Vegas, there's a chance for rain in the mountains of southern Nevada, forecasters said.

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    Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV, Weather

  3. Furlough exemptions extended for prison guardsRead the original story

    10 min ago | Las Vegas Sun

    Nevada's correctional system will avoid furloughs under a plan approved today to transfer money from a inmate fund and seeking to lease an empty Southern Nevada prison to a private company.

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    Related Topix: Nevada Government

  4. Sen. Reid Pressures Administration Over Armenia-Turkey DealRead the original story

    20 min ago | Groong Armenian News Network

    Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:11:23 +0400 SEN. REID PRESSURES ADMINISTRATION OVER ARMENIA-TURKEY DEAL By Kevin Bogardus The Hill Nov 8 2009 DC Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has applied subtle pressure on the Obama administration over a U.S.-brokered deal ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Harry Reid, US Senate, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, Steven LaTourette, Republican, US House of Representatives, Sheldon Whitehouse, Adam Schiff

  5. State panel to get nuclear waste repository updateRead the original story

    21 min ago | Nevada Appeal

    Three new Nuclear Projects Commission members are due to hear Nevada's top anti-Yucca Mountain official outline efforts to stop a national nuclear waste dump from being built in Nevada.

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    Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jim Gibbons, Las Vegas, NV

  6. Wolf Pack's Olson healthy, happy to be homeRead the original story w/Photo

    22 min ago | Nevada Appeal

    ... Douglas to sign with a Division I program since Scott Hemsath played for the University of Pacific in the mid-80s. NEVADA APPEAL Keith Olson is glad to be back home. "It's been a long couple years," the 2007 Douglas High graduate said. The 6-foot-9 ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  7. Volunteers Offer Services to Las Vegas HomelessRead the original story

    1 hr ago | KLAS-TV Las Vegas

    ... almost 3,400 homeless people attended. Officials say 300 of them found housing. Maryann Ustick heads the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition's committee on homelessness. She says the idea is "a hand up, not a hand out." A count last January ...

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    Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV

  8. Former Utah official arrested in Las Vegas on felony warrantRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Reno Gazette-Journal

    ... uction Web site eBay from January 2007 to May 2009. A Utah County sheriff's lieutenant says U.S. marshals in Utah and Nevada helped find her at an unnamed Las Vegas Strip hotel.

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  9. Storm from Gulf of Alaska could drop snow in Reno on Wednesday or ThursdayRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Reno Gazette-Journal

    ... night and Thursday morning. Once the front passes there is a chance Thursday for snow levels to drop to the western Nevada valley floors. Ahead of the storm on Wednesday, winds could gust to 40 mph along U.S. 395 from Reno to Mammoth Lakes while in ...

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    Related Topix: Reno, NV, Weather

  10. State again considers whether prison employees should be exempt from Nevada furloughsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Reno Gazette-Journal

    The state Board of Examiners will again consider whether prison staff should be exempt from mandated furloughs.

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    Related Topix: Carson City, NV

  11. Stimulus To Pay For Lake Mead Road UpgradeRead the original story

    1 hr ago | KVVU-TV Henderson

    LAS VEGAS -- The federal Interior Department will spend $16.7 million in stimulus funds to improve roads at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in southern Nevada.

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    Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV, US National Parks, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, US National Parks

  12. Gaming Slump: 21 Months And CountingRead the original story

    1 hr ago | KVVU-TV Henderson

    LAS VEGAS -- Bargain room rates and casino comps failed to lure gamblers to Nevada in September, extending the state’s gaming slump to its 21st month.

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    Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV

  13. Feds: Foreclosure relief plan helps 20% in Calif., Nev., Ariz.Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | USA Today

    ... at a scale that has not been done by any other modification program." Two other hard-hit states, Arizona and Nevada had similar rates of assistance, at 22% and 18% respectively. Florida, however, was much lower, at 12%, possibly because its high ...

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    Related Topix: Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

  14. Governor Gibbons presents medals to two guardsmenRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | KVBC-TV Las Vegas

    Two Nevada National Guard soldiers have been awarded medals for their military service and acts of bravery in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jim Gibbons, US National Guard, US Military, Carson City, NV, Sandy Valley, NV

  15. Commercial construction nears standstill in VegasRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | KVBC-TV Las Vegas

    ... around Las Vegas next year. Applied Analysis says nine major commercial projects are under construction in southern Nevada off the Las Vegas Strip. Jake Joyce of Applied Analysis says development will essentially cease once most of the projects wind ...

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    Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV

  16. Goldfield being studied as an historic siteRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

    ... door. Ridgway, a former reporter, Esmeralda County commissioner and antique shop owner, looks out over what once was Nevada's largest city. She sees junk, weeds and buildings that are falling down, and she longs for the town to return to glory. ...

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    Related Topix: Goldfield, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Las Vegas, NV

  17. Programs help some Nevada customers cope with power billRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Reno Gazette-Journal

    Nevada has several programs available to help some customers with utility bills.

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  18. Closed for Veterans DayRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Reno Gazette-Journal

    All state offices, Sparks city offices and Reno city offices will be closed Wednesday for Veterans Day, including Nevada Department of Vehicles offices.

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    Related Topix: Sparks, NV, Reno, NV, Washoe County, NV

  19. Washoe clerk, challenger spar over marriage identificationRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Reno Gazette-Journal

    ... the clerk's office or for photography. If elected, Flint said she'd be 'welcoming tourist weddings back to Northern Nevada.' 'These are tourist weddings. There's a big trickle-down effect,' Flint said. 'There are people who have to head back to ...

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    Related Topix: Wedding, Washoe County, NV, Reno, NV

  20. September casino winnings to be released todayRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Reno Gazette-Journal

    CARSON CITY - Nevada gambling regulators are scheduled to release September casino win figures, providing another update on the state's struggling economy.

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    Related Topix: Carson City, NV