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LAS VEGAS (AP) — “Pawn Stars” celebrity Rick Harrison is being sued by his mother in a dispute over family assets and ownership of the Las Vegas business featured on the long-running reality TV show. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the lawsuit filed Thursday in Nevada state court on behalf of 81-year-old Joanne Harrison names

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police are investigating the death of a 43-year-old comedian and performer after a night with several other people at a luxury hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. A police report obtained Friday says Donny Davis was unresponsive when paramedics arrived about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at a Conrad hotel guest room at

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lindy La Rocque has brought a championship culture to UNLV.  She’s wrapping up her second season as the head coach with her team on an upward trajectory. The Lady Rebels have won a share of the Mountain West regular-season title and gotten a couple of votes

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A 72-year-old woman apparently was struck and killed by her own car in a parking lot after she got out of the running vehicle to enter a post office in south Reno. The Washoe County sheriff’s office said Friday a witness came across the woman on the ground in an empty

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed as part of a settlement with environmentalists to decide by April 4 whether a rare toad warrants endangered species protection next to a geothermal plant being built in Nevada.  Agency lawyers signed the agreement this week with a

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos continued setting revenue records in January. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Friday reported an 11th straight month of $1 billion or more in house winnings — even topping results from two years ago, before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Board senior analyst

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A battle over getting a school vouchers question before voters in Nevada is returning to state court. A lawsuit filed Tuesday aims to block the state’s top elections official from putting measures on the 2022 ballot to let parents use state money to pay for private

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead after the crash of a single-engine aircraft in Boulder City, Nevada. City police and fire crews say the Distar SunDancer motorglider went down Thursday about 1:40 p.m. near U.S. Highway 95 in an area within the Tortoise Easement. Authorities say the pilot was the

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Police say a North Carolina woman whose family said she hadn’t been heard from in nearly two weeks after flying to Las Vegas for a pageant has been located. A news release from the Greensboro Police Department on Thursday said 21-year-old Lejourney Farrow was confirmed to be in Las Vegas, but

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A defense attorney says he wants a mental health evaluation for a Las Vegas man jailed in protective custody after being accused of keeping a widow and her daughter captive at his home, killing the woman’s 4-year-old son and putting the boy’s body in a garage

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say a Sparks police officer shot and killed a suspect during an incident in Reno. Police told local news outlets that the shooting occurred late Wednesday night after the suspect ran from Sparks police who had gone to Reno apartment complex as part of an investigation. No identities were released

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The more than $6 billion sale of Venetian properties on the Las Vegas Strip has been completed. The new and old owners of the Venetian and Palazzo casino resorts and the former Sands Expo and Convention Center said Wednesday that gamblers, conventioneers and hotel guests should see few changes. New York-based