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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A second, much stronger winter storm is headed for the Sierra this weekend after a cold front dropped a half-foot of snow at Lake Tahoe ski resorts and a couple inches in the valleys around Reno. Up to 6 inches of snow was reported early Wednesday at Homewood, Palisades Tahoe and

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas judge says prosecutors are entitled to blood test results in their felony drunk-driving case against former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III. But they can’t ask doctors to tell what Ruggs said about the fiery, fatal crash or his injuries. Ruggs is accused of

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Muhammad Ali’s grandson followed him into boxing. He follows him into the ring at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Nico Ali Walsh will fight in the arena where The Greatest did everything from box in the “Fight of the Century” to guest referee the main

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A toxicology report says a carjacking suspect shot and killed after his vehicle struck and fatally injured a Nevada state trooper on a Las Vegas freeway had high levels of methamphetamine in his system. The report also said Douglas Claiborne was struck by 18 rounds fired by officers who reported seeing

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City casino workers are furious that the New Jersey Legislature is moving quickly to pass a bill giving tax breaks to the gambling halls, but not acting on a measure that would permanently ban smoking in the casinos. About two dozen workers traveled to the

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone had two goals and Max Pacioretty scored the winner as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Dallas Stars 5-4. Vegas won its third in a row while bringing an abrupt end to Dallas’ seven-game win streak. Trailing by two goals in the third period,

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A winter storm headed for the Sierra could drop as much as a foot of snow on mountain tops and bring a few inches to Reno and surrounding valleys by Thursday. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the Sierra and it’s eastern front effective from 8 p.m.

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Lawyers for the U.S. government and a rural Nevada town are arguing over Western water law in a legal battle over plans to renovate a 115-year-old earthen irrigation canal that would eliminate leaking water local residents long have used to fill their own domestic wells. The

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Federal agents are investigating voyeurism incidents at Grand Canyon National Park. National Park Service special agents with the Investigative Services Branch say they are working to identify potential female victims of surreptitious recordings taken in bathroom facilities in the canyon’s backcountry. In September 2020, park visitors at Phantom

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A state corrections official says a disturbance involving more than 20 inmates resulted in fires and minor injuries at a medium-security prison in southern Nevada, but no one was hospitalized and no significant damage resulted. Police and firefighters were summoned about 1 p.m. Wednesday from Las Vegas to Southern Desert Correctional

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Lawyers for the government and a rural Nevada town are arguing in federal court over Fernley’s lawsuit challenging government plans to renovate a 115-year-old earthen irrigation canal and eliminate leaking water residents long have used to fill their own domestic wells. Both sides appeared before a

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Voters not registered with either major party now constitute a majority in Clark County, Nevada, home to Las Vegas. Though most voters still cast ballots for Democrats, the share registered with the party has steadily eroded in recent years, suggesting a shift in the electorate that could have wide-ranging implications on

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State lawmakers may help pay for people from other states to come to California for abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. A report released Wednesday by dozens of abortion providers and advocacy groups asks state policymakers to pay for things such as

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 24-year-old Las Vegas man who was driving a minivan when a passenger leaned out a window and fatally struck a cyclist has been sentenced to up to 26 years in prison. Rodrigo Cruz was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in September to reckless driving and failing to stop at the

By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s economy is rebounding more quickly than in some past recessions, but coronavirus variants continue to raise questions about the state’s path toward full recovery. The five-member panel responsible for the forecasts used to allocate tax revenue toward the state budget on

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Metro Police are attributing a second decades-old homicide to a man who died many years ago. Police announced Monday that DNA evidence linked Johnny Blake Peterson to the 1983 sexual assault and killing of 22-year-old Diana Hanson. According to police, they received information linking Peterson to Hanson’s death after