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In a state where sin, debauchery and corruption are commonplace, it takes a lot to get people talking. The case of the seemingly healthy state controller who died suddenly and the attempted suicide of her husband has generated a lot of chatter - and caught the attention of law enforcement.

Just three days after Kathy Augustine's death, her husband is in the hospital recovering from a suicide attempt. Police say Chaz Higgs tried to kill himself Friday morning at his Las Vegas home. Police and emergency personnel responded to Kathy Augustine's home near Maryland Parkway and Charleston at around 11 Friday morning after a man slit his wrists and tried to kill himself. Neighbors say that man was Chaz Higgs, Kathy Augustine's husband. He was taken by ambulance to UMC and is in stable condition. His wife died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack over the weekend. She was 50...

Nevada's U.S. Sen. Reid raises $6.2 million for re-election bid CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has raised $6.2 million for his re-election bid, $1 million more than he collected during his entire 1998 campaign. Reid, the Senate's assistant minority leader, announced his fund-raising total in filing his year-end financial disclosure statement with the Federal Election Commission. The total includes about $4.4 million from individual donors and the rest from political action committees. The 2003 report shows Reid raised $1.1 million in the last three months of the year and now has $4.3 million cash on hand....

WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairman of the Democratic National Committee said Thursday that Nevada's five electoral votes are key to a Democratic presidential win and the party hopes to take back the state this year. "We feel very competitive that we can win out there in Nevada, it's a very good state for us," DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe told Nevada reporters in a conference call. "It obviously is a key, key state to the party. We need the Electoral College votes," he said. President Bush beat Al Gore in Nevada 49.5 percent to 45.9 percent in 2000, and Republicans edge...

<p>Nevada’s voter registration increased to 912,346 in December, continuing a climb toward the 1 million mark, Secretary of State Dean Heller said Wednesday.</p> <p>The latest totals show there are 376,386 registered Republicans and 367,943 registered Democrats, a difference of 8,443. There are 139,475 nonpartisans; 17,707 Independent Americans; 5,204 Libertarians; 2,710 Greens; 976 Natural Laws; 196 Reform Party members; and 1,749 “others.”</p>