NFL prospects safeguarded from inappropriate team questions
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — NFL prospect Jake Andrews fielded questions from teams designed to probe his personality and…
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Eye drops recalled after US drug-resistant bacteria outbreak
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials said Thursday a company is recalling its over-the-counter eye drops that…
Continue Reading ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor remains jailed in sex abuse case
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous girls and…
Continue Reading Inside the hunt for a serial kidnapper, and a bloody finale
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in rural southwest Oregon were on high alert: A man with a history of kidnapping and…
Continue Reading After bitter RNC meeting, Democrats look to project unity
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A week after bitter divisions dominated a national Republican gathering, Democrats holding…
Continue Reading Golden Knights captain Mark Stone undergoes back surgery
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone is out indefinitely after undergoing back surgery in…
Continue Reading Colorado man held in Nevada solar plant fire unfit for trial
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has ruled a Colorado dentist unfit for trial following his arrest last month in what…
Continue Reading Murder trial date postponed in Vegas journalist slaying case
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — With a crucial question yet to be decided by the state Supreme Court, a Nevada judge on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Police: Oregon kidnap suspect killed 2 men before cornered
By ANDREW SELSKY SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon — a man who spent little time behind bars for a similar crime…
Continue Reading Portal to Pros: NFL teams eyeing rising number of transfers
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The prolific pace of school-switching among college players has helped some NFL prospects have…
Continue Reading Judge hikes bail for Army vet accused of threat to synagogue
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A courtroom outburst by a man accused of telephoning threats to “shoot up” a Southern Nevada…
Continue Reading 3 more suspects arrested in last week’s Carson City shooting
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Carson City sheriff’s deputies have arrested three more suspects in last week’s gang-related shooting that…
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Continue Reading Woman killed, man burned in camper fire northeast of Elko
ELBURZ, Nev. (AP) — A woman has been killed and a man badly burned in a camp trailer fire near U.S. Interstate 80 in rural northeast Nevada. The…
Continue Reading Records: ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor armed cult against cops
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan Chasing Horse trained his wives to use firearms, instructing them to “shoot it out” with…
Continue Reading Cryptocurrency fraud scheme lands man 8 years in prison
BOSTON (AP) — The founder of a cryptocurrency and virtual payment services company who authorities say cheated dozens of investors out of about…
Continue Reading Nevada upends No. 22 San Diego State 75-66
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jarod Lucas scored 26 points and Will Baker had 19 points and eight rebounds as Nevada beat No. 22 San Diego State 75-66 on…
Continue Reading Harkless, Gilbert lead UNLV over Colorado State 83-71
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Elijah Harkless scored 17 points, Keshon Gilbert added 16 and UNLV cruised to an 83-71 victory over Colorado State on…
Continue Reading California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California released a plan Tuesday detailing how Western states…
Continue Reading ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor arrested in Nevada sex abuse case
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police on Tuesday arrested and raided the home of a former “Dances With Wolves”…
Continue Reading Nevada says Tesla’s possible tax breaks stay secret, for now
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The details of any potential tax breaks for Tesla’s $3.6 billion…
Continue Reading Oregon kidnapping suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon — a man who spent little time behind bars for a similar crime in Nevada…
Continue Reading Oregon’s new governor requests $1B for housing spending
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s recently inaugurated Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek plans to ask…
Continue Reading Reports say 2022 was good for Nevada casinos, Vegas tourism
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The year 2022 was good for gambling and tourism in Nevada, where winnings at casinos statewide set…
Continue Reading GM conditionally OKs $650M Nevada lithium mine investment
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — General Motors Co. has conditionally agreed to invest $650 million in Lithium Americas Corp. in…
Continue Reading Tyre Nichols’ parents to attend Biden State of Union speech
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The parents of Tyre Nichols, the Black man who was severely beaten by a group of Memphis,…
Continue Reading California is lone holdout in Colorado River cuts proposal
By FELICIA FONSECA and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Six Western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have…
Continue Reading Nevada officials released a man, now wanted in Oregon, the same day he came to a prison to serve a kidnapping sentence
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials released a man, now wanted in Oregon, the same day he came to a prison to serve a kidnapping…
Continue Reading Kidnap suspect released day he arrived at Nevada prison
By RIO YAMAT and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man at the center of an intense police search in Oregon after a violent…
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Continue Reading In the West, pressure to count water lost to evaporation
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Exposed to the beating sun and hot dry air, more than 10% of the water carried by the…
Continue Reading Trevor Noah returns as Grammy host with comfort, nervousness
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Noah feels more comfortable hosting the Grammy Awards for a…
Continue Reading Recent snowfalls may slow water level decline at Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hefty snowfalls that fed the Colorado River in recent weeks may slow the water level decline of Lake Mead on the Nevada-Arizona…
Continue Reading AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal…
Continue Reading Harkless scores 18 points, UNLV beats Nevada 68-62
By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elijah Harkless had 18 points in UNLV’s 68-62 victory over Nevada on Saturday night. Harkless added…
Continue Reading Barzal scores in OT, Islanders beat Golden Knights 2-1
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored in overtime and Semyon Varlamov made a season-high 44 saves to help the New…
Continue Reading Former MVP Candace Parker to sign with champion Aces
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former two-time MVP Candace Parker announced on social media Saturday that she would sign with…
Continue Reading Bystander wounded in shootout with police at Arizona RV park
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A bystander was struck by gunfire during a shootout between a suspect and officers at a recreational vehicle park in…
Continue Reading Trocheck, Halak lead Rangers to 4-1 win over Golden Knights
NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist, Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots and the New York Rangers beat the struggling Vegas…
Continue Reading Police warn that Oregon torture suspect is using dating apps
By ANDREW SELSKY and RIO YAMAT Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of torturing a woman he held captive in Oregon, and who was…
Continue Reading ‘Dropicana’: Stretch of I-15 in Vegas closing for weekend
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A key stretch of the main vehicle travel route between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City will be closed all weekend as part of a…
Continue Reading Jay Leno breaks bones in motorcycle wreck months after fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after undergoing surgery for serious burns, Jay Leno is now contending with a number of broken bones after being…
Continue ReadingLawsuit: Vegas Strip resorts used vendor to fix hotel rates
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal lawsuit in Nevada is seeking class-action damages for countless hotel patrons who booked…
Continue Reading Cops hunt Oregon torture suspect jailed in Vegas kidnap case
By RIO YAMAT and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in southern Oregon were searching Thursday for a man accused of torturing…
Continue Reading NTSB posts its file on North Las Vegas crash that killed 9
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal crash investigators have released reports and investigative material about a multi-vehicle…
Continue Reading A’s running out of time to find home in Oakland, Las Vegas
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have spent years trying to get a new stadium while watching Bay Area…
Continue Reading AI wildfire detection bill gets initial approval in Colorado
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A year after the most destructive wildfire in the state’s history scorched…
Continue Reading Dems vote to give states more time on new primary calendar
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic National Committee panel voted Wednesday to give New Hampshire and Georgia more…
Continue Reading Report: Grow house hid unregistered weed plants during audit
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A state board charged with overseeing Nevada’s booming marijuana industry suspended the license of…
Continue Reading 3 teens arrested, 2 hurt, 1 critical in Carson City shooting
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Three juveniles have been taken into custody as suspects in a shooting in Carson City that injured two teens, including…
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