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Nevada Negotiates $45 Million Opioid Settlement
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- The consulting firm McKinsey and Company has agreed to pay the State of Nevada $45 million for the company's role in the opioid …
Doctors Warn Against Overdosing on Cold and Flu Medications
HENDERSON, Nev. - Cold and flu season is officially here, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans catch about 1 …
Free Help Available to Get Criminal Records Sealed
LAS VEGAS - This is "National Reentry Week," a recognition by the U.S J.ustice Department of the need to help people released from prison as they reb…
Nevada Among Worst States for Human Trafficking
LAS VEGAS - January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the problem is particularly severe in Nevada. Statistics show the Silver State …
Drunk Driving Deaths Down in Nevada in 2015
LAS VEGAS - Nevada is making serious progress against drunk driving, the latest statistics from the state show, with almost 25 percent fewer deaths …
NV Addiction Expert Supports CDC Efforts to Reduce Opioid Prescriptions
LAS VEGAS - A leading Nevada addiction expert is speaking out in support of controversial guidelines to limit opioid prescriptions for chronic pain…
Nevada Drug Overdoses Go Down, Bucking National Trend
LAS VEGAS - Drug overdoses were down in Nevada by almost 13 percent in 2014. It's the second biggest drop in the country, at a time when many states …
Expert: Cold Meds Can Be Dangerous
RENO, Nev. - Most adults in Nevada and across the nation will get one to three colds every year, and experts say there are some things to keep in …
Nevada's Traffic Death Rate Jumped in 2014
CARSON CITY, Nev. - Eighteen more people died in traffic crashes in Nevada in 2014 than in 2013, according to Meg Ragonese with the Nevada Department …
Major Jump in Traffic Death Rates on Nevada's Rural Roads
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada's traffic deaths overall are down for the first half of this year, but fatalities on rural roadways are way up…
NV Battles Overdose Deaths With "Prescription Drug Roundup"
RENO, Nev. – Hundreds of people die from overdoses each year in Nevada, according to law enforcement officials who are counting on a U.S…
Petition Effort Is Aimed At Legalizing Marijuana In Nevada
RENO, Nev. - In a couple of years, Nevadans may have the opportunity to vote on the issue of legalizing marijuana. Joe Brezny, among the organizers …