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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rooftop solar advocates had hoped to take their cause directly to voters after a rate hike this year rocked the industry in Nevada. But in spite of broad voter interest in a sweeping referendum, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled it was unfit for a statewide vote. Now, the pro-solar forces are setting their sights on a more circuitous route through the Nevada Legislature.
ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. (AP) — Firefighters say a group of tourists whose speedboat sunk in Lake Tahoe at night lived to tell about it after clinging to a cooler and a seat cushion. Eric Guevin of the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District says the 4 men were warmed up with blankets and hot tea after the rescue and are shaken up but otherwise OK.
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence is headed to Henderson this week for a campaign rally. The Indiana governor is set to hold a town hall-style event at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Henderson Convention Center.
BAKER, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say a National Forest Service firefighter has died after being hit by a tree while battling a wildfire in Nevada. Federal officials say Justin Beebe of Vermont was killed when the tree fell on him while his hotshot crew battled the blaze in the eastern part of the state.
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