Teen arraigned as adult in Vegas schoolteacher attack case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas teenager pleaded not guilty as an adult Wednesday to 10 felony charges including attempted murder and sexual assault…
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A year away: USA Basketball ramps up World Cup preparations
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — There is no roster of players. No schedule for games, either. USA Basketball hasn’t even…
Continue Reading Regional airline operator ExpressJet files for bankruptcy
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Nevada-based discount airline aha! has stopped flying after its parent, ExpressJet Airlines, filed for bankruptcy…
Continue Reading Report on UNLV student boxing death draws anger, not action
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada boxing regulators on Tuesday called the death of a University of Nevada, Las Vegas student…
Continue Reading Belichick’s Patriots take reps against McDaniels’ Raiders
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Bill Belichick and Josh McDaniels, on a practice field together — just like old times.…
Continue Reading Autopsy confirms body found in reservoir is California girl
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — An autopsy Tuesday confirmed that a body found inside a car submerged in a Northern California reservoir is that of…
Continue Reading Judge temporary suspends case in Fernley kidnapping, killing
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural justice of the peace has suspended proceedings in justice court for a man accused of…
Continue Reading New coach, addition of Adams biggest moves for Raiders
By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (10-8) NEW FACES: Coach Josh McDaniels, GM Dave Ziegler, WR Davante Adams, edge Chandler Jones, CB Rock…
Continue Reading RB Kenyan Drake says Raiders plan to release him
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders running back Kenyan Drake said Monday he was told by the team that it…
Continue Reading McDaniels welcomes mentor Belichick and Patriots to Vegas
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — First-year Raiders coach Josh McDaniels rolled out the silver and black carpet for mentor…
Continue Reading California authorities believe body found in reservoir is missing teen Kiely Rodni
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — California authorities believe body found in reservoir is missing teen Kiely…
Continue Reading Vikings acquire backup QB Nick Mullens in trade from Raiders
By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After another inconsistent preseason performance, the Minnesota Vikings added another quarterback…
Continue Reading Washington regulators fine wireless company after fatal fall
ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Washington state regulators fined a Pennyslvania wireless company $12,000 for safety violations after the death of a…
Continue Reading Body found in reservoir believed to be California teen
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A body found in a Northern California reservoir is believed to be that of 16-year-old Kiely…
Continue Reading Human remains found in a parked car in Vegas homicide case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities are trying to identify human remains found in a car parked at an apartment complex in central Las Vegas. Metro Police…
Continue Reading Gray, record-setting Aces beat Mercury 117-80, sweep series
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chelsea Gray had 27 points and eight assists and hit a career-high seven of Las Vegas’ WNBA playoff-record 23 3-pointers and…
Continue Reading Tagovailoa makes preseason debut; Raiders top Dolphins 15-13
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa was on the field four hours before the game against the Raiders,…
Continue Reading Time for NFL’s highly paid receivers to prove their worth
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, A.J. Brown, Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp and even…
Continue Reading Students returning, legal battle brews over Reno dorm blast
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Three years after a gas explosion ripped through a University of Nevada dormitory, hundreds of students will start moving into…
Continue Reading Victim named in fatal officer-involved shooting, I-80 chase
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities investigating an officer-involved shooting after a high-speed chase on Interstate 80 east of Reno earlier this month…
Continue Reading Mercury’s Shey Peddy out for season with ruptured Achilles
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shey Peddy is out for the season with a ruptured right Achilles tendon, leaving the Phoenix Mercury even more short-handed in…
Continue Reading Democratic PAC says Laxalt violated campaign finance law
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A political action committee backing Democratic candidates filed a complaint…
Continue Reading Gun found in Lake Mead fuels speculation about found remains
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas authorities say it’s unclear if a gun found in drought-stricken Lake Mead is related to human remains found in a…
Continue Reading Flood-damaged Death Valley to reopen popular sites to public
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Death Valley National Park’s most popular sites will reopen to the public on Saturday, two weeks…
Continue Reading Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River
By SAM METZ and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hydroelectric turbines may stop turning. Las Vegas and Phoenix may be…
Continue Reading Ex-FBI agent sentenced for gambling undercover cash in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada rejected recommendations for probation and sentenced an ex-FBI agent from New York to three months in…
Continue Reading Texas man gets prison in Vegas DUI sports car-moped crash
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Texas man who admitted driving drunk in a speeding sports car that killed a Las Vegas man on a motorized street scooter has been…
Continue Reading McCaw, Cole, Meeks among USA Basketball AmeriCup invitees
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NBA champions Patrick McCaw, Norris Cole and Jodie Meeks are among the 15 players who have been invited by USA…
Continue Reading Las Vegas beats short-handed Phoenix 79-63 in WNBA playoffs
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum had 22 points, Chelsea Gray scored nine of her 17 points in the fourth quarter and the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces beat…
Continue Reading Nevada gov vows to codify order protecting patients into law
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said Wednesday that if he wins re-election he would…
Continue Reading Biggest US holding pen planned for wild horses faces suit
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Advocates for wild horses are accusing federal land managers of illegally approving plans for…
Continue Reading Tight end Darren Waller returns to practice for Raiders
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas tight end Darren Waller was one of several key players who returned to practice…
Continue Reading Titans send 2024 7th-round pick to Raiders for Gillespie
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have waived tight end Briley Moore to make room for safety Tyree Gillespie, who was acquired in a…
Continue Reading California desert parks still working to repair flood damage
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Timelines for repair of flash flood damage to roads in California’s vast desert wilderness parks are…
Continue Reading Man’s mental health questioned in Vegas airport panic case
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A defense attorney raised questions Wednesday about the mental health of his client, a California…
Continue Reading Vegas man faces death penalty in boy’s body-in-freezer case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for a Las Vegas man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son and hiding the…
Continue Reading Planned Parenthood to spend record $50M in midterm elections
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading reproductive health care provider and abortion…
Continue Reading How new Colorado River cuts will impact states, residents
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona and Nevada residents won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their…
Continue Reading Raiders coach McDaniels searching for dependable O-line
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have used 14 offensive linemen in 13 rotations across 20 possessions in…
Continue Reading Vegas man faces death penalty in boy’s body-in-freezer case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty at trial of a Las Vegas man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son and…
Continue Reading Police detail Vegas airport chaos, California man’s arrest
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two airline ticket agents were hurt when a 33-year-old California man breached security at a busy…
Continue Reading Ex-Vegas teacher, pastor gets prison time in child sex case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas elementary school teacher and church pastor has been sentenced to six to 15 years in prison and lifetime…
Continue Reading U.S. officials say Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will get less Colorado River water after reservoir levels hit critical low
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials say Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will get less Colorado River water after reservoir levels hit critical…
Continue Reading Protection sought for rare butterflies at Nevada site
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists who are already suing to block a geothermal power plant where an endangered…
Continue Reading Breanna Stewart earns AP WNBA Player of the Year honors
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Breanna Stewart is always looking for ways to improve her game. This season, her efforts culminated in more…
Continue Reading Western states hit with more cuts to Colorado River water
By SAM METZ, SUMAN NAISHADHAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will…
Continue Reading California man jailed after sharp sound, Vegas airport panic
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A California man jailed in Las Vegas on suspicion of causing a loud noise that sparked panic and travel delays Sunday at Harry…
Continue Reading Emergency funding provided for Death Valley flood repairs
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Nearly $12 million has been made available to the National Park Service to repair flood damage to roads…
Continue Reading Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use
By SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now…
Continue Reading Raiders move to 2-0 in preseason with 26-20 win over Vikings
W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the biggest questions facing Las Vegas Raiders first-year coach Josh McDaniels was where he…
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