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NEVADA – Nevada senators approved several big federal aid allocations on Thursday, including more than $28 million to support an additional year of universal free school lunches for the 2023-24 school year, as well as $11 million for an affordable housing project in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside. These and other...

NEVADA – The Nevada Board of Pardons will consider commuting all state death sentences. The legislation is on the agenda for a meeting of the Board of Pardons next week. According to the agenda, the board will consider whether to commute all death penalty sentences to life in prison without...

RENO, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – Police are investigating a shots fired complaint on East Winnemucca Blvd. on Tuesday night. Police said a guy with a pistol shot numerous times at another man during the dispute in the 1200 block of the road. No one was injured. The matter...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – Attorney General Aaron Ford of Nevada has announced compensation for a man who was unfairly imprisoned. Luqris Thompson was granted $351,390.40 in restitution for time served in jail beginning in 2007. In April of that year, two guys, neither of whom Thompson...

RENO, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – A Reno man was extradited from Mexico to face drug trafficking allegations. On Tuesday, Nassrollah Behmard appeared in court for the first time in the Southern District of California. His next court appearance is scheduled on December 27. In June of this year,...

WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – Washoe County Health District officials said the number of flu and RSV cases is unusually high for this time of year. They reported an additional 211 RSV cases being registered, for a total of 1,224 RSV cases since October, an increase from...

RENO, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – The 2022 Kids Cafe winter break free meal program was released on Thursday. The Food Bank of Northern Nevada organizes the café, which provides free meals to children and youth while school is not in session. This year, the handouts will run from...