Struggling Latino students should be priority, leaders say
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Latino students should be a federal funding priority after they fell behind during the coronavirus…
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Nevada man charged in 1982 killing of child in California
RENO A 70-year-old Nevada man has been charged in the 1982 killing of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared while walking to her kindergarten class in…
Continue Reading AP Exclusive: New skate blade for off-ice training unveiled
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer In almost two decades of training NHL players, Kelly Riou tried just about everything to help them replicate the…
Continue Reading Wiseman plays, Kuminga, Warriors top Spurs in Summer League
LAS VEGAS (AP) — James Wiseman returned and Jonathan Kuminga capped a big night with a tiebreaking free throw with 8.1 seconds left, leading the…
Continue Reading Tony Romo wins American Century celebrity title in playoff
STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — Tony Romo won the American Century Championship for the third time, beating Mike Mulder and Joe Pavelski with a 5-foot…
Continue Reading Homicides down in Las Vegas metro area in year’s 1st half
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Homicides are down in Nevada’s Clark County in the first half of this year, but authorities say gun violence and domestic…
Continue Reading 3-time champ Mulder leads American Century celebrity event
STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — Three-time champion Mark Mulder made a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 16th hole Saturday and scored 25 points to take a…
Continue Reading Family found living with weapons in Nevada children’s museum
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada couple was found secretly keeping a cache of weapons and living with their two kids at a northern Nevada…
Continue Reading Shaedon Sharpe out of Summer League with shoulder injury
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shaedon Sharpe’s first Summer League with the Portland Trail Blazers is over. The No. 7 pick in last month’s NBA draft…
Continue Reading Body found in Lake Mead confirmed to be missing woman
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities have confirmed a body recovered at Lake Mead is a Boulder City woman who went missing last week after falling off a…
Continue Reading 5-time All-Star John Wall signs with LA Clippers
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five-time All-Star John Wall signed a free-agent deal with the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Wall posted photos on his social…
Continue Reading TJ Oshie eagles 18th to take American Century celebrity lead
STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — Hockey player T.J. Oshie made a 13-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole to take the first-round lead Friday in the…
Continue Reading Hornets’ Lewis breaks leg during Summer League practice
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hornets reserve guard Scottie Lewis underwent surgery to repair a broken left leg he sustained during an NBA Summer League…
Continue Reading Beyond buffets and slots: Casinos double down on fine art
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Louvre, The Museum of Modern Art and … the Hard Rock? Hoping to expand their…
Continue Reading China ex-vice public security minister on trial for graft
BEIJING (AP) — A former Chinese vice minister of public security went on trial Friday, accused of collecting 646 million yuan ($96.3 million) in…
Continue Reading Analysis: Banchero’s summer debut was a smashing success
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Here’s what happened in the first few seconds of this year’s NBA Summer League: Amid the…
Continue Reading Nevada senator focuses on abortion in critical November race
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Sandwiched between supporters holding “BANS OFF OUR BODIES” signs and TV…
Continue Reading Raiders’ Morgan is NFL’s first Black female team president
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders introduced a former Nevada gambling regulator Thursday as the…
Continue Reading California man dies after being struck by jet ski in Arizona
BULLHEAD CITY A California man has died in a Nevada hospital after he was injured in a jet ski accident on the Arizona side of the Colorado River,…
Continue Reading Ionescu has triple-double, Liberty beat Aces 116-107
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu had 31 points in the highest-scoring triple-double in WNBA history and tied Candace Parker’s league record…
Continue Reading All eyes on Banchero, as NBA Summer League is set to open
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — In Las Vegas, there’s always a big show happening. Welcome to the stage, Paolo Banchero.…
Continue Reading NASCAR penalizes Gragson for intentional Road America crash
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASCAR on Wednesday penalized Noah Gragson for a deliberate and dangerous crash he caused in the Xfinity Series…
Continue Reading Body recovered from Lake Mead; may be that of missing woman
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Aa body has been recovered at Lake Mead near where a Boulder City woman was reported missing last wee, authorities said Wednesday.…
Continue Reading Biologists’ fears confirmed on the lower Colorado River
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — For National Park Service fisheries biologist Jeff Arnold, it was a moment he’d been…
Continue Reading September hearing set in kidnapping, killing of Fernley teen
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press FERNLEY, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada judge said Tuesday she won’t decide until September whether to proceed…
Continue Reading Surging Sparks on roll behind play of Ogwumike, Cambage
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The Los Angeles Sparks have been on roll lately, battling their way to just below .500 after a slow start to…
Continue Reading Las Vegas police fatally shoot armed man; woman found dead
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas police officer has fatally shot a man armed with an edged weapon and a woman was found stabbed to death at the scene,…
Continue Reading Adesanya’s UFC title reign still lacks something special
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Israel Adesanya has the otherworldly fighting ability and the personal charisma necessary to…
Continue Reading Small plane crashes near Boulder City airport; pilot killed
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — A pilot has died after a small plane crashed Sunday morning in Boulder City, according to authorities. A spokesman with…
Continue Reading Pioneering Reno photojournalist enters women’s hall of fame
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The newest inductee to the Nevada Women’s Fund Hall of Fame is Marilyn Newton, a longtime newspaper photographer who helped…
Continue Reading Volkanovski, Adesanya easily defend their titles at UFC 276
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alexander Volkanovski left no doubt about his supremacy in the UFC featherweight division while…
Continue Reading Lakers top Heat, Kings top Warriors at California Classic
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mac McClung scored 17 points in 16 minutes, Paris Bass added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened the California Classic with…
Continue Reading Stewart trades for Bird in WNBA All-Star draft
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Breanna Stewart traded for her Seattle teammate Sue Bird in the WNBA All-Star draft Saturday. Bird was set to…
Continue Reading Aces beat Lynx for 3rd time this season, 91-85
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chelsea Gray scored 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting, A’ja Wilson had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the…
Continue Reading Clerks complete recount of Nevada Republican governor’s race
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — County election officials wrapped up a two-day statewide recount of ballots in…
Continue Reading Defense seeks to toss murder charge in Nevada kidnap-killing
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of kidnapping and killing a Fernley teenager are seeking to dismiss…
Continue Reading Vaccine no longer mandated for Nevada university employees
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Board of Regents will no longer require staff at the state’s public universities and colleges be vaccinated for…
Continue Reading Volkanovski, Holloway complete title trilogy at UFC 276
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alexander Volkanovski has already beaten Max Holloway twice in UFC featherweight title fights,…
Continue Reading Stars add assistant coaches, re-sign backup goalie Wedgewood
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars have added Steve Spott and Alain Nasreddine to the coaching staff while re-signing backup goalie Scott Wedgewood on…
Continue Reading NBA says take-foul penalty will change at summer leagues
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA has sent another strong indicator that the penalty for transition take fouls is about to change. Such…
Continue Reading World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and…
Continue Reading Agency clears way for Oakland Athletics $12B ballpark plan
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California agency on Thursday cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to continue…
Continue Reading California agency clears way for Oakland Athletics to move forward with $12 billion waterfront ballpark project
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California agency clears way for Oakland Athletics to move forward with $12 billion waterfront ballpark…
Continue Reading First oil sales on public land under Biden bring $22 million
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Energy companies bid more than $22 million to secure drilling rights on about 110 square…
Continue Reading Reports chart good month in May for Nevada casinos, tourism
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A trio of economic reports show that May was a good month for Nevada tourism and gambling, including passenger traffic…
Continue Reading Bird sets WNBA career wins record as Storm beat Aces 88-78
SEATTLE (AP) — Sue Bird became the WNBA’s leader in career wins with 324 on Wednesday night as the Seattle Storm beat the Las Vegas Aces…
Continue Reading Nevada GOP governor candidate to pay for statewide recount
By GABE STERN The Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A candidate for Nevada governor who lost this month’s Republican…
Continue Reading Nevada ballot may see open primary, ranked voting initiative
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An initiative offering Nevada voters open party primaries and ranked-choice voting appears headed for the November ballot, while…
Continue Reading Ronaldo lawyers seek $626K from woman’s lawyer in Vegas case
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is asking a U.S. judge to order a woman’s lawyer to pay the international…
Continue Reading Man convicted of possessing gun that injured juvenile
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island resident previously convicted of bank robbery pleaded guilty Wednesday to being in possession of a gun that…
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