In a victory for Yucca Mountain opponents, nearly all of the more than 300 formal concerns raised by parties challenging the Department of Energy’s license application for the planned nuclear waste disposal site in Nevada were accepted Monday for review by federal safety regulators.
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Lawmakers still deadlocked over higher education spending
CARSON CITY — After hours of closed-door meetings, frustrated legislators are calling it a night, having failed to reach accord on the last major piece of the budget.
Negotiations on funding for the state's higher education system began Friday and continued throughout the day today. Key lawmakers participating in the talks wouldn't go into specifics but said they were at an impasse and would reconvene Tuesday.
Seven more cases of swine flu reported in Southern Nevada
The Southern Nevada Health District reported seven more confirmed cases of swine flu today, but public health officials noted that the children and adults who had the virus have recovered.
Driver in fatal crash says police cars didn't have lights, sirens on
The driver in last week’s fatal crash with a Las Vegas police officer saw no emergency lights and heard no sirens before turning in front of the oncoming patrol car, according to a statement released Monday by his lawyer.
Who should pay the biggest share of a rate increase in local power bills?
A group of attorneys, business executives and state regulators met Monday inside offices of the state’s Public Utilities Commission to decide just that, as hearings in the NV Energy rate case entered their final week.
Master-planned community developer files for bankruptcy
The partnership behind the 2,675-acre Park Highlands master-planned community in North Las Vegas filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Friday.
State lottery bill appears dead; chairman has no plans to hear it
CARSON CITY — A bill to let voters decide whether to legalize a state lottery appears dead after the chairman of the Senate committee in control of the bill said members do not want to conduct a hearing on it.
Legislative panel backs taking millions of dollars in indigent funds from UMC
CARSON CITY — A disgusted county lobbyist said today that the University Medical Center will go another $40 million in the red and smaller counties such as Lincoln could go bankrupt because of the Legislature’s decision taking $50 million that rightfully belongs to counties and hospitals.
A woman was found stabbed to death in the entryway of a home Sunday night on the 9500 block of Swan Bay Drive, near Fort Apache and Desert Inn roads, Las Vegas police said.
Read more... Updated: 05/11/2009 6:49 AM
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