AP Nevada

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Liz Cambage is finally playing for the team that she wanted since deciding to first play in the WNBA in 2011. Cambage was officially introduced as a member of the Los Angeles Sparks Wednesday afternoon. The 6-foot-8 center from Australia signed with the Sparks last

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A note that a Las Vegas schoolgirl gave her teacher saying her mother was being held captive and thought the girl’s brother was dead led to the discovery of the boy’s body in a garage freezer and the arrest of the mother’s boyfriend on murder and

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Officials from South Florida’s higher-speed railroad, other train lines and local governments are working out plans that they hope will decrease the number of fatal collisions between locomotives, cars and pedestrians. The Federal Railroad Administration called Wednesday’s meeting as Brightline and other Florida railroads have

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A new report predicts that banning smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos could cost 2,500 jobs and nearly 11% of casino revenue. The Casino Association of New Jersey released a report Wednesday from an independent gambling research firm supporting the casinos’ longstanding contention that eliminating smoking

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Schools and many state offices in northern Nevada are opening on delayed schedules for a second day, following what weather forecasters called lake-effect snow south of Pyramid Lake. Public schools in Washoe and Storey counties were pushed back to 10 a.m. Wednesday, and colleges including the University of Nevada, Reno, Truckee

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A note that a Las Vegas schoolgirl gave her teacher saying her mother was being held captive and thought the girl’s brother was dead led to the discovery of the boy’s body in a garage freezer and the arrest of the mother’s boyfriend on murder and

RENO, Nev. — Bryce Hamilton had 27 points as UNLV beat Nevada 62-54. Grant Sherfield led the Wolf Pack with 19 points and eight assists.

Online backlash spurred the Portland Police Department to delete a Facebook post about so-called “ghost guns,” after some commenters felt the department went too far in condemning the self-assembled firearms, which are legal to own in Maine. The Bangor Daily News reported Monday that the department’s post discussed a Feb. 15 traffic stop in which

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden highlighted his efforts to counter China’s dominance of the electric battery market as he touted domestic efforts to mine and process lithium and rare metals. The Democratic president on Tuesday said he is awarding $35 million to MP Materials. The Las Vegas-based company

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A sweeping proposal to reform election procedures in Washoe County has been put on hold amid heavy criticism of some of the changes, including returning to mostly paper ballots and posting National Guard troops at all voting sites in the Reno-Sparks area. The proposal was pulled from the Washoe County Commission’s

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cirque du Soleil is planning a brand new, eye-popping show on the Las Vegas Strip this spring that flips its typical script. “Mad Apple” will feature stand-up comedians, close-up magic and a live band playing pop music alongside Cirque’s famous acrobats and contortionists. The show

By SAM METZ Associated Press A Republican front-runner in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race is attacking Democrats and the media for exaggerating the magnitude of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, as he deepens his ties to former President Donald Trump. Adam Laxalt is scheduled to make two appearances at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club this

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in southern Nevada have issued an air quality advisory, citing forecasts of gusty winds as a cold winter storm blows east from California. The Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability advisory came a day after nine people were hurt in an 11-vehicle wreck during a blinding dust storm caused

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials have come up with a list of potential replacement names for hundreds of geographic features in three dozen states that include the word “squaw.” U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in November formally declared the term derogatory and initiated a process to remove the

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Carson City sheriff’s deputy shot a burglary suspect armed with a machete during a 2-hour standoff in a residential neighborhood. Sheriff Ken Furlong said Tuesday the suspect was reported in serious condition at a Reno hospital but that his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. No one else

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A blast of winter weather has pushed back opening times for schools in the Reno area and many state offices in eight northern Nevada counties. Washoe County school administrators announced a two-hour delay for classes on Tuesday, and Gov. Steve Sisolak issued an order resetting start times to 10 a.m.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A blast of winter weather has pushed back the opening of many state offices in eight northern Nevada counties. Gov. Steve Sisolak issued an order resetting start times to 10 a.m. Tuesday in Carson, Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and Washoe counties. The governor’s office says the Nevada Department