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North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee called Thursday for a study on how nuclear waste might travel through Southern Nevada amid concerns that Yucca Mountain could become a repository for the radioactive material.

A woman arrested last July for committing illegal acts pertaining to voter registration in Nye County, was sentenced to serve 19-to-48 months in prison, with 24 days credit for time served.

A series of tips from the public helped identify three people suspected of breaking into Rhyolite Historic Park last week.

Pahrump residents denounced the rate hike proposed by the Great Basin Water Company at the hearing, as many said that they can’t afford increased rates for sewer and water.

For Pahrump resident Gary Miller, April 10 of this year is a day he will never forget.

More details are emerging about a $600,000 federal grant secured by the region for revitalization efforts.

The Nevada Department of Transportation plans to spend more than $9 million on projects in Nye County in the 2018 fiscal year with Nye County recently accepting its annual work program.

Gov. Brian Sandoval signed 71 bills into law late Thursday and vetoed seven others, including measures to raise the minimum wage, ban the use of private prisons, and protect patients from “surprise” emergency hospital billings.

Despite a call to replace the late Sen. Pat McCarran’s name and likeness at the Las Vegas airport and in the Statuary Hall in Congress, the Nevada Legislature took a pass on the issue this session.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday signed a bill increasing the cost-of-living raises for state workers to 3 percent per year from 2 percent.