Trustees oust Las Vegas schools chief amid district turmoil
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The superintendent of schools in the Las Vegas area has been fired following weeks of infighting and anger from parents and…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The superintendent of schools in the Las Vegas area has been fired following weeks of infighting and anger from parents and…
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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer WEITCHPEC, Calif. (AP) — Native tribes in the U.S. West are making progress toward restoring their ancient…
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By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada health officials are expecting to receive 95,000 kid-sized coronavirus vaccines…
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Army Guard says about 70 cavalry soldiers will deploy in November for a nine-month assignment supporting the…
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ELY, Nev. (AP) — A 65-year-old Las Vegas man died after falling off his kayak during a fishing trip at the Kirch Wildlife Management Area in…
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A woman found dead in a crashed car off a highway near the coast of Northern California is believed to be a 32-year-old Reno…
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Derek Carr has been one of the most prominent faces of the franchise since stepping in as starting quarterback…
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — The University of Nevada, Reno intends to require fans to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations to attend Wolf Pack men’s or…
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By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers preparing to redraw the state’s political maps are touring the…
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By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov scored in overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 comeback victory over the…
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PEACH SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man is dead after driving a vehicle over the western rim of the Grand Canyon in an apparent suicide.…
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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Twenty-one Republican state attorneys general have sent a letter to President Joe…
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PHOENIX (AP) — FBI officials say they have arrested a man dubbed the “Back Again Bandit” who allegedly robbed 22 banks in Arizona and one in…
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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — State officials have decided to close and fully drain a reservoir in eastern Nevada to expedite…
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By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis says he doesn’t believe the team was targeted in the…
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tourists are returning, events are expanding and a wave of wagering is washing over Nevada, where a…
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ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Elko County authorities say the body of a possible homicide victim found in a rural area northeast of Elko has been identified as…
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LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Another California ski resort has moved up its opening day thanks to this week’s huge dump of snow in the Sierra…
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has been highlighting the big number of late comebacks, overtimes and last-minute finishes so far this…
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Four teams have opened an NHL season 5-0-0 for the first time in history. Carolina, Florida, St. Louis and Edmonton…
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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Reilly Smith scored a short-handed goal, Robin Lehner stopped 26 shots and the injury-plagued Vegas…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A private and public partnership has expanded a Las Vegas program providing mobile shower trailers for homeless people through the…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A rare chance to obtain a city license to open a new pawn shop in Las Vegas drew a winning bid of $1.9 million. The Las Vegas…
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STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — The number of boats that inspectors stopped from launching at Lake Tahoe while carrying aquatic invasive species reached a…
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Women make up just over half the workers in the U.S. casino industry. But the top…
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — The amount of rain that fell in Reno the last two days was nearly as much as the previous 12 months combined as rainfall records…
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream have announced the hiring of Dan Padover as general manager and executive vice president of basketball operations.…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 69-year-old Las Vegas woman is accused of defrauding the Social Security Administration of over $120,000 after she allegedly…
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Despite noises, flashing lights and video clips, the casino floor of today is not all…
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A 47-year-old man who was arrested on multiple charges after an hours-long standoff with a SWAT team north of Reno was wanted on…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is allocating $5 million in federal coronavirus pandemic aid to a program the governor and state treasurer say provides…
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The founder of a far-right anti-government group says a report estimating the…
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BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Gaming Control Board has approved the $22 million sale of a horse racing track and casino. Rubico…
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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — More than 2 feet of snow snarled traffic in the Sierra, where a winter storm warning remains in…
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By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Buffalo is back on top of the Mid-American Conference sacks chart after its school-record performance…
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By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ilya Sorokin made 42 saves, Josh Bailey and Matthew Barzal scored and the New York Islanders beat…
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By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — No matter the work in practice or the small mistakes in games, Derek Carr has never questioned…
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W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Derek Carr threw for 323 yards, completing 31 of 34 pass attempts with one touchdown, and the Las…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment has been stolen from Mountain Ridge Little League team in Las Vegas.…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue won the final Skate America of their careers on Sunday by a tiny margin. The U.S. ice dancers…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eleven Pablo Picasso artworks have been sold for a combined $109 million in a Las Vegas auction coinciding with the artist’s…
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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jake Haener threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns and Jordan Mims ran for 134 yards and a touchdown and Fresno St. beat…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — As Nathan Chen struggled at Skate America, Vincent Zhou won his first major title to show the United States has two legitimate…
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service says Reno and other areas of western Nevada will likely see punishing weather with rain, heavy…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The school board for metro Las Vegas plans next Thursday to consider whether to terminate Superintendent Jesus Jara’s employment…
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By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Wildlife centers in the U.S. West are caring for animals that weren’t able to flee…
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By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Zack Kassian scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan Chen is out of podium position for the first time in almost four years. The three-time reigning world figure skating…
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ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an apparent homicide in rural northeast Nevada after a hunter found a decomposing body in…
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Investigators say two police detectives fired shots at a suspect who was killed this week after he fled officers at a high speed…
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