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• Erin Brockovich arrested while boating in Nevada, authorities say

  breath tests showed her blood-alcohol level was just over twice the legal limit of .08, said Edwin Lyngar, spokesman for the Nevada Department of Wildlife.A game warden noticed she was struggling and needed assistance while trying to moor her motor boat at   Read more »

• Nevada high court to hear flawed Vegas hotel case

  -- The Nevada Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday about a flawed hotel tower designed to be the centerpiece of MGM Resorts International's glittery CityCenter development on the Las Vegas Strip that the company now wants to tear down.The question before   Read more »

• Nearly all U.S. states see hefty drop in teen births

  West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain States of Arizona , Colorado , Idaho , Nevada and Utah saw rates fall by 30 percent or more.In 22 states, teen Hispanic birth rates plunged at least 40 percent, which   Read more »

• Margaritaville complex opens in Atlantic City

  and renovation of Resorts. It was 35 years ago this weekend that Resorts became the first casino in the United states to open outside Nevada ."This place is an example of the fun and entertainment that Atlantic City can be all about," Gov. Chris Christie said.   Read more »

• Jose Canseco a suspect in sexual assault investigation, cops say

  baseball MVP and confessed performance-enhancing drug user Jose Canseco is a suspect in a sexual assault investigation in Nevada, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed.The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating   Read more »

Around the web

• Quail Hollow Farm grows into labor of love

  something you don’t see in Southern Nevada every day: Three young adults, 19 to 20 years old, working in the blistering June sun, up to their ankles in dirt, clearing weeds from a plot of eggplant. They weren’t being paid, and no, it wasn’t part of a sentence, 6/18/13 from Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com Read more »

• Diamondbacks sign first-round draft pick Braden Shipley of Nevada

  a $2.25 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound right-hander, who played collegiately at Nevada, was the 15th selection overall. He was projected to go much higher. Shipleys fastball regularly is in the mid-90s and has hit as 6/18/13 from Reno Gazette-Journal Read more »

• Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Canelo Alvarez stare down photo

  biggest boxing bout in years takes place on pay-per-view on September 14 live from Las Vegas, Nevada when Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez face off for Alvarez's WBC &The Ring Light Middleweight titles, and Mayweather's WBA "super" Light Middleweight 6/18/13 from Bloody Elbow Read more »

• Laxalt Was The Reagans “First Friend”

  bankruptcy.” When Laxalt decided to forego a second term, Hughes left the state. Laxalt also gained fame for popping into the Nevada State Penitentiary during an uprising. When asked if he was fearful of going in he said, “not really. Many of them were my 6/18/13 from The Moderate Voice Read more »

• Governor says he won't change his mind on Snake Valley water sharing agreement

  by the State Water Development Commission to change his mind over not signing a controversial water-sharing agreement with Nevada. "As I noted in public statements, my decision to not sign the agreement was made as I visited with the people who live in western 6/18/13 from Deseret News Read more »