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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer for a doughnut truck driver accused of feeing after fatally hitting a man walking in the street says his client should not face charges because he was completely unaware he had struck the person. Henderson resident Jeffrey Dungo was charged with failing to stop at an accident Tuesday morning.

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s mountain snow holds 160% of the water it normally does at the end of December. That’s according to officials from the state Department of Water Resources, who measured the snowpack on Thursday in the Sierra Nevada. The measurement marks a strong start to the drought-stricken

SEATTLE (AP) — Another blast of snow halted travel on a large portion of the main east-west highway across Washington state and also snarled traffic in the Seattle and Portland, Oregon, metro areas. Authorities closed about 80 miles (129 kilometers) of Interstate 90 over the Cascade Mountains “due to near zero visibility and adverse road

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — After Kansas had its game against Harvard wiped out by COVID-19, and Nevada had its Mountain West opener against San Jose State postponed for the same reason, Wolf Pack coach Steve Alford jumped at the chance to visit storied Allen Fieldhouse for the first time.

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos set a record in November, reporting a ninth straight month of $1 billion or more in house winnings. A Nevada Gaming Control Board report on Wednesday showed the nation’s tourist-dependent gambling mecca has returned to pre-pandemic levels. The nine-month streak beat the previous record

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The coldest weather to hit the Reno-Tahoe area in nearly five years is expected to arrive by the weekend on the heels of a series of storms that have dumped more than 10 feet of snow on parts of the Sierra over the past week. Nevada

A second person has died as a result of a traffic accident in southwest Las Vegas that authorities say was caused by an impaired driver who ran a red light. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police reported Wednesday that 64-year-old Patrick Bass died after more than a week in the hospital. He was the driver of an

By KEVIN FREKING, LAURIE KELLMAN and KEN RITTER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents and former colleagues are lauding longtime Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who died Tuesday. They cite a political legacy that included an expansion of health insurance coverage for millions of Americans. The Nevada Democrat also helped secure an economic aid package

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Supporters of Donald Trump are trying to remove some of the guardrails that stopped him from overturning the 2020 presidential election. Trump is targeting closely contested states where key Republicans refused to go along with his plans to declare that he defeated Democrat Joe Biden in the White House race.

SEATTLE (AP) — A thaw-out is coming for the frozen Seattle and Portland, Oregon, but not before another round of snow that could compound problems for a region more accustomed to winter rain than arctic blasts. And in Nevada the governor plans to declare a state of emergency due to snow and storm conditions affecting

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Supporters of Donald Trump are trying to remove some of the guardrails that stopped him from overturning the 2020 presidential election that he lost. Trump is targeting closely contested states where key Republicans refused to go along with his plans to declare that he defeated Democrat Joe Biden in the

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos set a record in November, reporting a ninth straight month of $1 billion or more in house winnings. A Nevada Gaming Control Board report on Wednesday showed the nation’s tourist-dependent gambling mecca has returned to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels. The nine-month streak beat the previous record of eight consecutive months

RENO. Nev. (AP) — A state District Court judge has overturned the Reno City Council’s denial of a new housing development and ordered the City Council to approve the controversial project. Council members had cited concerns over fire danger, hillside cuts and traffic when the Mortenson Ranch project was rejected last March, but Judge Kathleen

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak plans to declare a state of emergency due to snow and storm conditions affecting travel in the Lake Tahoe area of northern Nevada. A statement released Tuesday night by Sisolak’s office said the emergency declaration will allow state officials to order vehicles traveling on mountain highways

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Here are some athletes who were money in the bank for sports bettors this year: Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans and Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani. And here are some who lost gamblers the most: Kansas City