Heller attacks Lombardo in Nevada’s GOP race for governor
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Making a late bid to derail the Nevada Republican whom Donald Trump has endorsed for governor,…
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Data: Overseas flights, big April events boost Vegas casinos
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gambling in Nevada continued a 14-month hot streak in April and a return of international flights boosted travel nearly to levels…
Continue Reading Shadoff tops defending champ Ewing in LPGA Match-Play opener
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jodi Ewart Shadoff routed defending champion Ally Ewing 6 and 5 on Wednesday at Shadow Creek in the first round of group play in…
Continue Reading AP sources: Colin Kaepernick to work out for Raiders
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Colin Kaepernick is getting his first chance to work out for an NFL team since last playing in the league in…
Continue Reading Life in prison for California killer in Reno motel shooting
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Reno woman whose 5-year-old son told police he pretended to…
Continue Reading NFL to appeal ruling in Gruden lawsuit over leaked emails
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NFL said Wednesday it will appeal a ruling denying a request to move former Las Vegas Raiders…
Continue Reading 2 more charged in 2018 kidnapping of Vermont man found dead
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Two more men have been arrested in connection with the 2018 kidnapping of a man later found shot to death in a snowbank in…
Continue Reading Steven Tyler enters treatment, Aerosmith cancels shows
BOSTON (AP) — Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has voluntarily entered a rehabilitation program, forcing the Boston-based rock band to cancel the…
Continue Reading Attorney paying ex-casino mogul Steve Wynn defamation claim
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn has accepted an undisclosed financial settlement to end…
Continue Reading Elko man gets 20 to life in killing of Spring Creek teen
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A 20-year-old Elko County man convicted of sexually assaulting and killing a Spring Creek teenager two years ago has been…
Continue Reading Álvarez, Golovkin set third rivalry bout for September
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin will complete their memorable fight trilogy in September.…
Continue Reading Hammon has Aces off to sizzling start on offense
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Becky Hammon vowed before the season tipped off that the Las Vegas Aces would be shooting more 3-poitners this…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How cities in the West have water amid drought
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press As drought and climate change tighten their grip on the American West, the sight of fountains, swimming pools,…
Continue Reading Back to Texas for PGA Tour, seniors head to another major
By The Associated Press PGA TOUR CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE Site: Fort Worth, Texas. Course: Colonial CC. Yardage: 7,209. Par: 70. Prize money: $8.4…
Continue Reading Aces ease past Sparks 104-76 for 5th straight win
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 24 points, Jackie Young added 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Las Vegas Aces routed the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Vegas in casino manager slaying suspect balks at court date
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man arrested in Southern California as a fugitive in the death of a Las Vegas slot machine parlor manager refused to appear in…
Continue Reading Nevada killer held on death row since 2003 dies at hospital
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 48-year-old convicted murderer who was sentenced in 2003 to be executed for killing his girlfriend and her teenage son died last…
Continue Reading ‘Top Gun’ and Tom Cruise return to the danger zone
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In 1983, producer Jerry Bruckheimer was flipping through the May issue of California magazine when he…
Continue Reading 83 children remain missing in Nevada; 25 more than last year
LAS VEGAS (AP) — State and national advocacy groups say 83 children remain missing in Nevada, 25 more than last year at this time. Officials with…
Continue Reading Plum, Young spark Las Vegas to 100-80 romp over Phoenix
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 24 points, Jackie Young added 20 and Las Vegas dominated the third quarter in a 100-80 victory over the Phoenix…
Continue Reading Tucson may forego some water to help keep Lake Mead level up
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s second most populous city has signaled it may forego part of its allotment of Colorado River water delivered…
Continue Reading Extreme fire threats prompt US suspension of planned burns
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore cited extreme fire danger and unfavorable…
Continue Reading Elko man convicted of murdering Spring Creek teen in 2020
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — An Elko County jury has found a 20-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder and sexual assault with a deadly weapon in the…
Continue Reading Mountain West to eliminate 2-division format in football
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Mountain West Conference will eliminate its two-division format in football for the 2023 season. The conference…
Continue Reading Nevada, Clark County end emergency declarations for pandemic
LAS VEGAS (AP) — COVID-19 emergency declarations for Nevada ended Friday as the public health agency for metro Las Vegas noted that the pandemic…
Continue Reading Energy secretary: We must find a solution for nuclear waste
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press WATERFORD, Conn. (AP) — It is critical to find a solution for storing the nation’s spent nuclear fuel,…
Continue Reading Jackie Young scores 25 for Aces in 93-87 win over Lynx
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackie Young scored a season-high 25 points, A’ja Wilson added 17 points and nine rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces beat the…
Continue Reading Report: Gunman sent diary to newspaper before church attack
By AMY TAXIN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The man accused of opening fire on a Southern California church…
Continue Reading Gunman targets Taiwanese faith with long pro-democracy link
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The recent deadly shooting at Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in California didn’t just…
Continue Reading Man held in deadly Las Vegas lounge shooting takes plea deal
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eleven attempted murder charges were dropped and a 44-year-old ex-convict pleaded guilty Wednesday…
Continue Reading Judge: Trump administration illegally withdrew bird listing
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration acted illegally in 2020 when it withdrew an…
Continue Reading Crews slow New Mexico fires, brace for dangerous conditions
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than 2,000 firefighters battling the largest U.S. wildfire dug back-up fire…
Continue Reading Police ID man held in Calif. in Vegas casino manager’s death
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man with a criminal history who was arrested in Southern California in the death of a Las Vegas slot machine parlor manager…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s behind difficult Taiwan-China relations?
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. authorities say the gunman behind an attack on a church in southern California in which one person was killed and five…
Continue Reading Alleged church shooter sent diary to newspaper before attack
By AMY TAXIN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The man accused of opening fire on a Southern California church…
Continue Reading Plum scores 20, Young adds 19 as Aces beat Mercury 86-74
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 20 points and Jackie Young added 19 as all five Las Vegas starters scored in double figures and the Aces beat…
Continue Reading Murder conviction vacated for Vegas real estate mogul’s wife
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has vacated the murder conviction of a 78-year-old Las Vegas woman who spent 20 years in prison for the 1994 killing of…
Continue Reading Lynx win first game of season after 0-4 start
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer This definitely wasn’t the start that the Minnesota Lynx envisioned to their season — the final of…
Continue Reading Nevada man who tortured, killed dogs denied early release
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man who has served less than a third of his maximum 28-year prison sentence for killing and torturing dogs has been…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Church gunman had ‘diabolical plan’ to massacre
By AMY TAXIN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The man charged with opening fire on a Taiwanese church congregation of…
Continue Reading Celebrated literary mag The Believer back to original owner
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a journey even the creative minds at The Believer could not have imagined, the celebrated…
Continue Reading Ex-neighbor: California church shooting suspect’s life unraveled after he was nearly beaten to death several years ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ex-neighbor: California church shooting suspect’s life unraveled after he was nearly beaten to death several years…
Continue Reading Kelsey Plum embracing role as Hammon’s ‘un-guardable’ guard
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — First-year Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon told Kelsey Plum before the season began that she…
Continue Reading Authorities: Hate against Taiwanese led to church attack
By AMY TAXIN, KEN RITTER and DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — A gunman motivated by political hatred against Taiwan…
Continue Reading Golden Knights fire Peter DeBoer after missing playoffs
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights fired coach Peter DeBoer on Monday in the aftermath of missing the playoffs for the first time in their…
Continue Reading North Las Vegas interim police chief to fill job permanently
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — The acting police chief of North Las Vegas now officially has the job. City officials announced Monday that Jacqueline…
Continue Reading The Vegas Golden Knights fire coach Peter DeBoer after missing playoffs for first time in franchise history
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights fire coach Peter DeBoer after missing playoffs for first time in franchise…
Continue Reading Kurt Busch takes Jordan Brand to victory lane at Kansas
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kurt Busch was slowly driving his Jordan Brand-styled ride toward victory lane at Kansas…
Continue Reading Opening nears for Reno-Sparks’ first new casino in 26 years
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The operator of the world’s largest sportsbook in Las Vegas is expanding into northern Nevada this year as part of a…
Continue Reading Famed entertainer Ann-Margret gets honorary degree from UNLV
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Famed entertainer Ann-Margret has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from UNLV.. She told the graduates at…
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