LAS VEGAS (AP) — The number of drivers ticketed in Nevada for putting the pedal to the metal in violation of speed limits continues to climb. State data indicates over 5,100 citations were issued in 2021 to drivers going over 100 mph, up from over 3,500 in 2019 and over 4,400 in 2020, Trooper Matthew
Continue Reading By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Parents may be wondering who’s teaching the kids as teacher absences mount and substitutes remain in short supply. The answer around the U.S. could be nearly anyone willing to help keep school doors open through the omicron-driven staffing crunch. It could be a local police officer, National Guard soldier, state
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — The police department for metro Las Vegas has lifted its requirement that new hires be vaccinated against COVID-19. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he still encourages Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department personnel to get vaccinated but that he lifted the requirement for new hires about
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Double-digit leads in the second half with a berth in the Super Bowl at stake are typically pretty safe in the NFL. That wasn’t the case on conference championship Sunday, when the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers both blew leads in the latest in chapter for
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS — Bryce Hamilton and Donovan Williams scored 17 points apiece as UNLV beat Nevada 69-58. Jordan McCabe added 16 points for the Runnin’ Rebels. Kenan Blackshear led the Wolf Pack with 17 points and six rebounds.
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone, Jonathan Marchessault and Brett Howden each had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2. With the win, Vegas moved into sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division with 57 points, two ahead of Anaheim.
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Jewell Loyd is staying in Seattle and Breanna Stewart will be returning, too, a person with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made. Free agents officially could sign with teams on Tuesday. Other players signing on
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada state officials are telling a federal judge the two doctors who would oversee an execution by an end-of-February deadline don’t want to be publicly identified and are no longer being considered. State Department of Corrections operations official William Gittere says two emergency medical technicians also
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto raised $3.3 million the last three months of 2021 in her bid for reelection in the swing state of Nevada. It’s more than twice as much as either of the leading candidates seeking the Republican nomination to try to unseat her.
Continue Reading By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Crystal Cruises has cut short the itinerary of a second ship and offloaded its passengers in the Bahamas. The unexpected end to what was supposed to be a months-long voyage on the Crystal Serenity sent passengers by ferry to Fort Lauderdale. It comes as the
Continue Reading By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has reported that U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, keeping up a record pace of increased dangerous driving during the pandemic. The new estimated figure of people dying in motor vehicle crashes from January to September 2021 was
Continue Reading The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A second cruise ship has diverted to the Bahamas, avoiding a U.S. judge’s order to seize one of the company’s vessels. Passenger Barry Shulman says the Crystal Serenity, operated by Crystal Cruises, arrived in Bimini Monday morning. The cruise line then ferried the passengers to Fort Lauderdale where they
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd have agreed to return to Seattle, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday night because no official announcement had been made. Free agents can’t officially sign with teams until Tuesday. People with knowledge
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A 59-year-old driver who police say sped through a red light before crashing his sports car into a minivan — killing himself, his passenger and seven members of a North Las Vegas family — had a history of speeding. He also had been convicted
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer When Josh McDaniels was hired for his first head coaching job in Denver as a precocious 32-year-old, he flamed out almost immediately because he realizes now that he didn’t really know what the job entailed. The experience with the Broncos that ended with his firing before the end
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say one adult and two students were hospitalized after a shooting in a neighborhood near a high school. Police Capt. Kristine Buist told reporters Monday that initial reports that five people had been injured were premature. Buist says the wounded all made their own way to a
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say five people are hospitalized after a shooting involving occupants of two vehicles in a neighborhood near a high school. Clark County School District police Sgt. Bryan Zink said Monday it wasn’t immediately clear if the people involved in the shooting were students. He says the injured teens went to
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Reno City Council is moving forward with plans to buy two older downtown hotels as part of a plan to convert them into apartment buildings with affordable housing. The council agreed on Friday to authorize city officials to make offers for the purchase of the the Bonanza Inn and Sundowner
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — Hotel and motel room taxes generated record tax revenue in the Reno-Tahoe area last year as visitation continued to rebound from a slump in tourism stemming from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly two years ago. The Reno/Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority says Washoe County hotels and motels reported nearly
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police say a man was shot and killed after an argument over a possibly stolen cellphone.The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the shooting happened at a central Las Vegas apartment complex Sunday afternoon. Lt. Ray Spencer said the man, who was in his late 50s, was pronounced dead at the
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