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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in Portland, Oregon, has unanimously moved to ban the for-profit display of human remains. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the move came Thursday after the body of a Louisiana World War II veteran — whose wife thought she donated his body to science — was dissected last

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Southern California shoe store owner accused of mistakenly shooting and wounding a 9-year-old girl when he opened fire at shoplifters has agreed to be returned from Nevada to face charges. Police have said Marqel Cockrell fled the state in his car after the girl was hit by bullets on Tuesday

BOSTON (AP) — A California-based finance company has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle allegations that it was illegally leasing dogs in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts attorney general’s office said as part of the agreement announced Wednesday, Monterey Financial Services LLC will stop collecting on active leases, cancel about $700,000 in outstanding consumer debt

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two men convicted of murder in separate killings in Reno have been sentenced to life in prison. 33-year-old Jesus Padilla was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after a Washoe County jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in the August 2020 beating of his 24-year-old girlfriend, Elizabeth Gurrola,

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Police say a Southern California shoe store owner opened fire at two shoplifters but mistakenly shot a 9-year-old girl about to have her picture taken with a mall Easter bunny. The suspect fled the state and was arrested in Nevada. Authorities say Marqel Cockrell was chasing the shoplifters from his store

PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada sheriff says two suspects wounded by deputies at a roadblock near the Nevada-California state line following a shooting and a middle-of-the-night vehicle chase were residents of Florida. The Nye County Sheriff also aired body-worn camera video from the three SWAT deputies who she said fired 14 shots about 2

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man who has served less than eight years of a maximum 28-year prison sentence for killing and torturing dogs urged the state parole board to release him early. Jason Brown asked for the early release Monday after authorities determined he’d been misclassified as a violent offender. He said prison

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to Colorado River users to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam on the Arizona-Utah border. Glen Canyon Dam supplies hydropower to some 5 million customers across the U.S. West. Officials had hoped snowmelt would

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have given quarterback Derek Carr a three-year contract extension. The extension is worth $121.5 million, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement said, speaking Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced. Despite all sorts of turmoil

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Police say a Southern California shoe store owner opened fire at two shoplifters but mistakenly shot and wounded a 9-year-old girl about to have her picture taken with a mall Easter bunny. The suspect fled the state and was arrested in Nevada. Authorities say Marquel Cockrell was chasing the shoplifters from

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Las Vegas Raiders have given quarterback Derek Carr a three-year contract extension. The extension is worth $121.5 million, the person said, speaking Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced. Despite

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Quinn Hughes scored 51 seconds into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 5-4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. Elias Pettersson had goal and a pair of assists for the Canucks in regulation. Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist. Vasily Podkolzin

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press FERNLEY, Nev. (AP) — A Navy veteran who served as an engineer on a nuclear submarine is on a more important mission now. Casey Valley says he’s seeking a way to help others in the name of his 18-year-old sister who was kidnapped, killed and buried last month in northern

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Carson City has dealt a setback to a group trying to get a school vouchers question before voters in Nevada. A ruling on Monday said petition wording is flawed and signatures can’t be collected for a proposed constitutional amendment to let parents use

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A former Nevada prison inmate has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting and killing a suburban Denver woman with a hammer in 1984. Alex Ewing was sentenced Tuesday in the death of Patricia Smith in Lakewood. Last year he was also found guilty of killing three members of