http://www.newstin.com/us/nevada Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57647710 A hepatitis C outbreak affecting more than 80 people and exposing tens of thousands more was caused by workers reusing syringes at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report bolsters earlier conclusions by state and county... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:52:24 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57647710 2008-05-16T23:52:24Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57596994 A long-running fight over a UnitedHealth deal in Nevada revved up yesterday, with some marquee opponents filing court papers in DC in an effort to block the deal. The insurer’s $2.6 billion acquisition of Sierra Health has already been approved by the Department of Justice and by state... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:31:18 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57596994 2008-05-16T17:31:18Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57639227 Brendan Riley • May 16, 2008 A national conservation group lists Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada as one of 10 such parks most threatened by new or proposed coal-fired power plants. The National Parks Conservation Association has urged the Bush administration to halt efforts to roll... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:06:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57639227 2008-05-16T23:06:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57612727 By BRENDAN RILEY - Emergency Nevada rules to ensure babies born to women inmates don't wind up in the hands of abusive caregivers while their mothers complete prison sentences were signed Friday by Gov. Jim Gibbons. The regulations were approved following a tip that a 3-year-old girl, apparently... Fri, 16 May 2008 19:20:44 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57612727 2008-05-16T19:20:44Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57634095 By BRENDAN RILEY Associated Press Writer CARSON CITY, Nev. — About 78,400 Nevadans were out of work in April as the state's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 5.7 percent but remained above the national average, according to a report released Friday. The state Department of Employment, Training... Fri, 16 May 2008 22:22:27 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57634095 2008-05-16T22:22:27Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57627243 CINCINNATI , May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Deanna Brown , president of the interactive group at Scripps Networks, will discuss the company's Internet and other emerging media business strategies at the Goldman Sachs Ninth Annual Global Internet Conference on Thursday, May 22 in Las Vegas, Nev.... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:26:12 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57627243 2008-05-16T21:26:12Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57598371 CARSON CITY, Nev., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- XtremeNotebooks, first to introduce the Quad Core laptop to the United States, offers the first US- distributed professional grade laptop to feature the Intel(R) X3360 Xeon Quad Core processor in its Xtreme 917V mobile workstation and server. (Logo:... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:33:55 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57598371 2008-05-16T17:33:55Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57603229 LAS VEGAS, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- News ), today announced that it has entered into an Air Transportation Charter Agreement with MLT Vacations, LLC. "We're pleased to develop this new relationship with MLT," Maurice J. Gallagher, President and Chief Executive Officer for Allegiant Travel... Fri, 16 May 2008 18:15:02 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57603229 2008-05-16T18:15:02Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57648917 Energy Department officials confirmed this week that they plan to submit an application in June to license the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump as the nation's first spent-nuclear fuel repository. Located in the Nevada desert about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Yucca Mountain would be the... Fri, 16 May 2008 22:10:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57648917 2008-05-16T22:10:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57648105 By BRENDAN RILEY • Associated Press Writer • May 16, 2008 Nevada’s two-week window for candidate filing closed Friday, leaving some political hopefuls with either primary or general election opponents — or both — and a few others with free rides into public office. Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev.,... Sat, 17 May 2008 00:28:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57648105 2008-05-17T00:28:42Z