Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Updated 3:11 pm PST, Tuesday, December 18, 2018 FILE - In this Feb 6, 2017, file photo, spectators look watch the Nevada State Assembly on the opening day of the Legislative Session in Carson City, Nev. Nevada became the first state in the U.S. with an overall female-majority in the Legislature on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, when county officials in Las Vegas appointed two women to fill vacancies in the state Assembly. less FILE - In this Feb 6, 2017, file photo, spectators look watch the Nevada State Assembly on the opening day of the Legislative Session in Carson City, Nev. Nevada became the first state in the U.S. with an ... more Photo: Lance Iversen, AP Photo: Lance Iversen, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this Feb 6, … [Read more...] about Nevada becomes 1st US state with female-majority Legislature
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Nevada officials say death row inmate trying to kill himself
Scott Sonner, Associated Press Updated 1:14 pm CST, Tuesday, December 18, 2018 FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2017, file photo, Nevada death row inmate Scott Dozier appears for his court hearing via video at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. Nevada prison officials say death row inmate Dozier has gone to great lengths to try to kill himself while awaiting execution, including attempting to obtain a fatal drop of a deadly drug on a piece of paper sent through prison mail. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) less FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2017, file photo, Nevada death row inmate Scott Dozier appears for his court hearing via video at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. Nevada prison officials say death row inmate ... more Photo: Erik Verduzco, AP Photo: Erik Verduzco, AP Image 1 … [Read more...] about Nevada officials say death row inmate trying to kill himself
Nevada AG change: Ford to continue key Laxalt initiatives
Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Updated 1:09 pm PST, Monday, December 17, 2018 Nevada's incoming Democratic Attorney General Aaron, right, listens as outgoing Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt speaks attend a news conference, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, in Las Vegas. Nevada's incoming Democratic Attorney General Aaron, right, listens as outgoing Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt speaks attend a news conference, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, in Las Vegas. Photo: John Locher, AP Photo: John Locher, AP Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 Nevada's incoming Democratic Attorney General Aaron, right, listens as outgoing Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt speaks attend a news conference, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, in Las Vegas. Nevada's incoming Democratic Attorney General … [Read more...] about Nevada AG change: Ford to continue key Laxalt initiatives
Water shortages ahead? Sierra Nevada snow pack on track to shrink 79 percent, new study finds
Frank Gehrke, chief of snow surveys for the Department of Water Resources, crosses a snow covered meadow while doing the snow survey near Echo Summit, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. The amount of runoff from Sierra snow into California’s largest reservoirs is heading for a dramatic decline — a 54 percent drop in the next 20 to 40 years and 79 percent in the next 60 to 80 years, according to a new study from scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program for the Department of Water Resources, right, plunges the snow survey tube into the snow pack, as DWR's Wes McCandless looks on during the snow survey at Phillips Station, Monday, May 1, 2017, near Echo Summit. The amount of runoff from Sierra snow into California’s largest reservoirs is heading for a dramatic decline — a 54 percent drop in the next 20 to 40 years and 79 percent in the next 60 to 80 years, … [Read more...] about Water shortages ahead? Sierra Nevada snow pack on track to shrink 79 percent, new study finds
New Nevada attorney general: Background check law a priority
Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Updated 11:20 am PST, Saturday, December 15, 2018 Nevada's incoming Attorney General Aaron Ford speaks with The Associated Press, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, in Las Vegas. Ford wants to find a way to implement a stalled, voter-approved gun background check law when he takes office early next year after his predecessor, Republican Adam Laxalt, said the measure couldn’t be enforced. less Nevada's incoming Attorney General Aaron Ford speaks with The Associated Press, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, in Las Vegas. Ford wants to find a way to implement a stalled, voter-approved gun background check law ... more Photo: John Locher, AP Photo: John Locher, AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 Nevada's incoming Attorney General Aaron Ford speaks with … [Read more...] about New Nevada attorney general: Background check law a priority