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Stewart Indian School students are seen in a classroom in Carson, Nev., in an undated photo. The state of Nevada plans to fully cooperate with federal efforts to investigate the history of Native American boarding schools.

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Nevada's governor apologizes for the state's past role in Indigenous schools

Gov. Steve Sisolak apologized on behalf of his state and promised to cooperate with an investigation of the federal government's past policies and oversight of Native American boarding schools.

December 04, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Mimi Routh, 79, unloads a suitcase from her car after evacuating from the Tahoe Senior Plaza to a shelter in nearby Gardnerville, Nev.

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At A Shelter, Lake Tahoe Residents Fleeing A Massive Fire Wonder What's Next

An estimated 50,000 people have been evacuated as the Caldor Fire rages on. Shelters are filling up and hotel rooms are hard to find, leaving evacuees struggling to cope with the uncertainty.

September 03, 2021
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler and
  • Vanessa Romo
This Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, image provided by Maxar Technologies, shows a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), a true-color image overview of the wildfires at Lake Tahoe, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Climate change has made the region warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make the weather more extreme and wildfires more destructive, according to scientists.

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California Wildfire Races Toward Lake Tahoe After Mass Evacuation

The popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists emptied out Monday as the massive Caldor Fire rapidly expanded.

August 31, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Kataluna Enriquez will be the first openly transgender Miss USA contestant after her historic win in the Miss Nevada USA pageant.

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2021 Miss Nevada Will Be The First Openly Transgender Miss USA Contestant

After her historic win as Miss Nevada USA, Kataluna Enriquez will compete in the national pageant in November.

July 03, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels and
  • Sarah McCammon
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has legislation requiring schools to change any name, logo, mascot, song or identifier that is racially discriminatory.

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  • National

A New Nevada Law Bans Racial Mascots In Schools And 'Sundown Sirens'

The measure prohibits racially discriminatory mascots, images, sounds or songs in schools. And counties can no longer sound sirens that once signified it was time for certain people to leave town.

June 06, 2021
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  • Dustin Jones
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak speaks, pictured in September, said he is quarantining in isolation at his home after testing positive for the coronavirus on Friday.

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  • National

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak Tests Positive For Coronavirus

"With my case, I want to underscore the importance of Nevadans to stay at home as much as they possibly can at this time," Sisolak said, as cases continue to rise throughout the state.

November 13, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
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AP Calls Nevada For Joe Biden

The announcement brought the president-elect's electoral vote total to 290.

November 07, 2020
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  • Camila Domonoske

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  • Elections

Where Presidential Election Votes Are Still Being Counted

After notching narrow victories in Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, Joe Biden holds a lead in the march to 270. All eyes are on four key states: Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and North Carolina.

November 06, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker,
  • Jess Eng,
  • and 2 more
A county worker loads mail-in ballots into a scanner that records the votes at the Clark County Election Department last Thursday in Las Vegas.

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  • Elections

Nevada Judge Blocks Republican Lawsuit That Sought To Halt Mail-In Ballot Count

The Nevada Republican Party and Trump campaign alleged they could not observe the counting process closely enough. The judge ruled they failed to provide evidence that votes were improperly counted.

November 02, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Police run to cover at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas.

Heroes Emerge From Las Vegas Tragedy

The death toll in Las Vegas now stands at 59. More than 500 more people were injured in the shooting and the stampede that followed, but amid the...

October 03, 2017
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  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 1 more

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