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PNS Daily News - October 26, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court moves toward a final vote; judicial appointments issue looms in the election; and five COVID-19 infections confirmed within VP Mike Pence's inner circle.
2020Talks - October 26, 2020
Youth voter turnout has been high in early voting. And presidential candidates court swing-state voters in the last days until November 3.
Public News Service - NV: Gun Violence Prevention
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Mass shootings often are preventable – and a majority of the weapons were obtained legally, according to a comprehensive federally funded study released this week from The Violence Project. Researchers found that shooters tend to have four things in common: they've
LAS VEGAS - Some of the biggest names in Nevada state politics met with progressive activists and dozens of members of the public on Tuesday night to tout their victories in this year's legislative session, and discuss where they'll go from here. A lot has changed since the last session in 2017 - n
CARSON CITY, Nev. - Dozens of Nevadans on all sides of the gun debate testified Tuesday in a daylong hearing before a joint session of the state Legislature on a proposal to tighten up background checks on gun sales. The new law would include background checks for private sales, and those online and
CARSON CITY, Nev. - As expected, progressive groups slammed President Donald Trump's lengthy State of the Union speech Tuesday night, calling it hypocritical and full of untruths. The president spoke at length about unity, but then railed against illegal immigration and turned the spotlight on the
LAS VEGAS – The Guardian Angel Cathedral in Las Vegas overflowed with thousands of mourners last night, as did the city Plaza in Reno - all to remember the dozens of victims killed in a horrific massacre at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday. Speakers emphasized the ne
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada ranks 11th worst in the nation for gun violence, and third for the rate at which women are fatally shot by an intimate partner, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. The report also found that states with the strictest gun laws had the lowe
RENO, Nev. - It is an issue that is gaining plenty of national attention this month, and odds are few Nevadans know Reno is the place many judges across the U.S. turn to when they need expert advice on domestic-violence cases. Eryn Branch, program director for domestic relations with the National
SPARKS, Nevada - This week's deadly school shooting in Sparks will continue the ongoing national discussion on violence at schools, according to the head of the Nevada State Education Association. Police say a 12-year-old boy fatally shot his math teacher, Michael Landsberry, 45, an NSEA member, at
