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Nevada Assembly approves trafficking victims fund

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:30 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A bill creating a state-managed fund to distribute donations and grants to victims of human trafficking has cleared the Nevada Assembly.

Committee Oks universal background checks for guns

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:30 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A bill requiring universal background checks for gun purchases in Nevada has passed a Senate committee.

NC Democratic chair questioned over Las Vegas trip

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:44 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - The head of the North Carolina Democratic Party is facing questions about credit card charges made during a March trip to a Las Vegas casino to watch basketball games with his old college buddies.

2 face Vegas judge in teen slaying over iPad theft

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:13:14 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Two men accused of killing a Las Vegas high school student who refused to give up his cherished iPad will remain jailed without bail pending another court appearance later this week, a judge decided Tuesday.

Guilty fraud plea in $5.6M Vegas embezzlement

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:07:17 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with the embezzlement of $5.6 million from the prominent builder of residential high-rises in the Vegas area over nearly five years.

Suspect briefly escapes through NV cop car window

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:39 -0400

WEST WENDOVER, Nevada - A Salt Lake City man who briefly escaped from Nevada police by climbing through a patrol car window is behind bars in West Wendover on a series of drug and escape charges.

Reno police seek suspects in armed robbery

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:28 -0400

RENO, Nevada - Reno police are looking for two armed robbers who stole cash and game systems from a video game store.

Charismatic Las Vegas mob lawyer mayor pens memoir

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:28:41 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist.

Nevada Senate approves driving privilege cards

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:07:16 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - The Nevada Senate overwhelming approved a bill Monday authorizing driver privilege cards for state residents living in the country illegally, a move backers said will allow immigrants to legally drive on state highways and obtain insurance, reducing costs for other motorists.

Nevada all-day kindergarten bill removes mandate

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:27 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A priority of Democratic lawmakers is facing a fiscal reality.

Terrible's Casino to be renamed Silver Sevens

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:03 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Terrible's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is changing its name and getting rid of its famous cowboy sign.

3 dead ID'd after wrong-way I-15 crash near Vegas

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:56:08 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A wrong-way driver may have been under the influence of prescription medication when the car he was driving slammed head-on into an SUV on Interstate 15, killing two family members from India and injuring four others, authorities said Monday.

Murphy urges bipartisan nuclear waste storage plan

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:07 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is asking Senate leaders to solve the longstanding problem of where to dispose of nuclear waste.

Twain expert raises money for historic Nev. school

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:22 -0400

VIRGINIA CITY, Nevada - A Mark Twain expert from Connecticut is making his first visit to Virginia City this week to help raise money to make needed repairs at the Comstock's historic Fourth Ward School.

Whittemore's campaign money trial resumes in Reno

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:42:02 -0400

RENO, Nevada - Two more of Harvey Whittemore's former employees testified Monday they each voluntarily contributed $4,600 to Sen. Harry Reid's campaign in 2007 at the suggestion of the wealthy ex-developer and lobbyist but didn't fear for their jobs if they didn't do so.

Equity firm sports betting bill dies in Nevada

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:43 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - A plan to allow private equity firms to wager chunks of cash at casino sports books was scratched by Nevada lawmakers, along with a measure to make federal election outcomes moneymaking fodder for oddsmakers.

2 men arrested in killing over iPad in Las Vegas

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:50:15 -0400

Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas, police said Sunday.

Reno fight leads to stabbing death of boy

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:04:03 -0400

RENO, Nevada - Reno police are searching for leads in the stabbing death of a boy during a fight near a fast-food restaurant.

Police ID pair involved in Vegas murder-suicide

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:33:03 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Authorities have identified a pair involved in a Las Vegas murder-suicide as a Henderson man and a Las Vegas woman.

Non-native snail turns up in Truckee River in NV

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:40:10 -0400

RENO, Nevada - A nonnative snail has turned up in the Truckee River in Nevada for the first time, and wildlife officials are hoping it doesn't harm the river's trout population or spread to Lake Tahoe.

OJ Simpson lawyers say he is closer to freedom

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:09:16 -0400

LAS VEGAS - The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football star's defense team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison.

Wrong-way crash near Vegas kills 3, injures 4

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:20:59 -0400

LAS VEGAS - The Nevada Highway Patrol says a wrong-way crash early Sunday near Las Vegas killed three people and critically injured four others.

Las Vegas murder-suicide under investigation

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:38:17 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Police say they're investigating the deaths of a man and woman at a Las Vegas apartment complex as a murder-suicide.

Pilot killed in Sierra plane crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:21:02 -0400

TRUCKEE, California - Federal investigators are trying to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed a pilot near the Sierra town of Truckee.

Amendments add money for Nevada mental health

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:41:07 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Legislative money committees approved $6.4 million for new mental health programs Saturday to fund a home visit pilot program, community interaction services and more beds for mentally ill inmates at a northern Nevada psychiatric hospital.