Nevada’s first execution in nearly 16 years on hold again
By SCOTT SONNER and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s first execution in nearly 16 years is on hold again after the state’s…
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West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The megadrought bedeviling the American West got even drier last year and is becoming the deepest dry spell in…
Continue Reading February sees more couples going to the chapel in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Between Valentine’s Day and Feb. 22, or 2-22-22, love will be in the Las Vegas area air for most of the month. The Las Vegas…
Continue Reading Corruption trial opens for ex-Goldman banker in 1MDB scandal
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Goldman Sachs executive pocketed $35 million in “secret…
Continue Reading Man fatally shot by Las Vegas home owner in robbery attempt
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say they are investigating a homicide that may have stemmed from a home invasion. Metropolitan Police say…
Continue Reading Cambridge carries Nevada over Utah St. 85-74
LOGAN, Utah — Desmond Cambridge Jr. had 27 points and Grant Sherfield scored 24 as Nevada defeated Utah State 85-74. Brandon Horvath led the Aggies…
Continue Reading Vegas school trustees vote $9M in bus driver sex crimes case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — School trustees in Las Vegas have approved a $9 million settlement in a case involving a former school bus driver who was sent to…
Continue Reading Hundreds at UNR urge reinstatement of mask mandate on campus
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Hundreds of students and faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno are urging state education officials to reinstate the mask…
Continue Reading 2 men indicted in Las Vegas New Year robbery-killings case
By KEN RITTER Associated Press Two California men have been indicted on murder and other charges in a series of New Year’s weekend robberies and…
Continue Reading Report: Possible ethics violations with Nevada regents
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Independent investigators have found insufficient evidence to prove allegations of gender discrimination that the head of…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Here’s how to legally bet on the Super Bowl
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With the Super Bowl almost here, The Associated Press offers a guide to the basics of…
Continue Reading Nevada governor rescinds mask mandate, effective immediately
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada governor rescinds mask mandate, effective…
Continue Reading Nevada, casinos rescind mask mandates effective immediately
By SCOTT SONNER and KEN RITTER Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada and its casinos have stopped requiring people to wear masks in…
Continue Reading Backlund, Markstrom lead Flames past Golden Knights, 6-0
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund had a goal and three assists and Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 shots for his league-leading eighth shutout as…
Continue Reading Parent in college bribery scandal gets year in prison
BOSTON (AP) — A former casino executive has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison. Wednesday’s sentence in Boston was the…
Continue Reading Bradley intent on taking Colts’ defense to top of league
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gus Bradley has a simple plan for the Indianapolis Colts’ defense. He wants them to…
Continue Reading Nevada’s largest school districts settling child abuse cases
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s two largest school districts are admitting wrongdoing by employees on school buses in multimillion-dollar settlements…
Continue Reading Memo: 3 of 4 Nevada higher ed students vaccinated for COVID
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Percentages vary dramatically among Nevada’s public colleges and universities but overall three-quarters of the state higher…
Continue Reading No. 12 UCLA at No. 21 USC tops the week in Pac-12 hoops
By The Associated Press No. 12 UCLA at No. 21 Southern California highlights the week in Pac-12 basketball. The Bruins dropped nine spots in this…
Continue Reading Roddy carries Colorado St. over Nevada 82-72
RENO, Nev. — David Roddy scored 29 points as Colorado State defeated Nevada 82-72. Kendle Moore added 22 points for the Rams. Desmond Cambridge Jr.…
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