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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Formula One will race on the Las Vegas Strip next year as the globe-trotting series will make three stops in the United States in 2023. The Las Vegas Grand Prix will be promoted by F1 and its ownership group, Liberty Media. It will be

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A 41-year-old man with a violent criminal record has been charged with first-degree kidnapping in the case of an 18-year-old Nevada woman who has been missing for over two weeks. A judge in northern Nevada’s rural Lyon County left Troy Driver’s bail unchanged during a brief

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s tourism economy is putting the coronavirus pandemic behind it, with regulators reporting the best casino winnings ever for a February and the airport serving Las Vegas announcing plans to resume nonstop international flights in April. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday reported a 12th

EUREKA, Nev. (AP) — A northern Nevada sheriff says a 58-year-old homicide suspect who was the subject of a manhunt in a rural area along Interstate 80 in northern Nevada has been located and was no longer at large. A brief social post by Eureka County Sheriff Jesse Watts did not provide details on Daniel

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writers When faced with too many choices, what’s a Grammy voter to do? As the number of nominees for the top awards grows, the competition gets stronger, but it makes predictions a lot trickier. Associated Press Entertainment Writers Jonathan Landrum Jr. and Kristin M. Hall

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s tourism economy is putting the coronavirus pandemic behind it, with regulators reporting a 12th straight month of $1 billion or more in casino house winnings statewide and the airport serving Las Vegas planning to add international service in April. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday reported the best February

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A union representing housekeepers, bartenders and porters is backing a lawsuit alleging that one of the largest casino companies is breaking state law by not rehiring workers laid off because of coronavirus pandemic closures two years ago. Culinary Union officials said Tuesday the civil lawsuit filed

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 Conference will not renew the lease at its downtown San Francisco headquarters and will have its employees work remotely instead of maintaining a permanent league office. The conference’s lease expires in June 2023. The conference was based in the San Francisco suburb of Walnut Creek until 2014, when it

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas say a shooting at dismissal time at a Las Vegas high school left at least two people injured. Clark County School District police Lt. Bryan Zink said gunfire erupted about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday and Las Vegas police were assisting campus police at Western High School. Zink said

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 36-year-old Nevada woman is accused of trying to kill two schoolgirls by driving her vehicle into them to prevent them from fighting her daughter after an on-campus dispute at a Las Vegas-area high school. Fatima Mitchell remained jailed Tuesday in Henderson without bail after appearing

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Henderson police say a woman has been arrested after apparently intentionally striking two juveniles with her vehicle in the Las Vegas suburb. Police said 36-year-old Fatima Mitchell was arrested on two counts of attempted murder. Police said the incident remained under investigation and that no additional information was immediately available. Ages

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police say officers responding to a reported burglary fatally shot a suspect  when he pointed a gun at them. A police statement said the shooting occurred Monday when multiple officers encountered the suspect as he  held a gun while at a mobile home that was the subject of a

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — An off-duty police officer from the Seattle area was fatally stabbed on the Las Vegas Strip by a man who authorities say saw him argue with another man about petting his dogs. Officials and friends in Edmonds, Washington, mourned the death late Saturday of Officer Tyler

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police are investigating after the body of a woman was found in a storage unit. Investigators say police were called Monday morning after someone discovered the woman. She is described as in her 50s. They believe she was living in the unit for several days with other people. Police

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Coach Josh McDaniels says the Las Vegas Raiders are trying to build around quarterback Derek Carr and are looking for the “sweet spot” in finding an acceptable contract extension that won’t hamper the franchise in the future. Carr is entering the final season of a $125 million, five-year