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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The executive who took over as head of casino company Wynn Resorts when its founder and namesake Steve Wynn resigned in February 2018 has announced he’ll step down at the end of January. Matt Maddox said in a statement he believed that after four years as CEO it was the right

By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A new congressional district map introduced in Nevada on Tuesday proposes changes that could make the state’s two battleground districts more Democratic-leaning for the next decade. The map peels off parts of the state’s most safely blue district and adds Democratic voters

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Salvadoran immigrant who admitted fatally shooting four people during a two-week rampage in Nevada in 2019 has pleaded guilty to the two killings that occurred in rural Douglas County. It’s part of a deal with prosecutors that will spare 22-year-old Wilber Ernesto Martinez Guzman the

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The communications manager for Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue has been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Washoe County School Board. Adam Mayberry earlier worked as the spokesman for the city of Sparks and as the press secretary for former Nevada Congressman Jon Porter. The board appointed him Tuesday

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s commercial casinos are marking the industry’s best quarter ever and pushing U.S. casino revenue past what it was for all of 2020. Figures released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association show U.S. casinos are poised to have their best year ever in 2021 as

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A fast-moving storm packing winds gusting up to 70 mph dumped more than a half-foot of snow on parts of the Sierra and more than an inch of rain at Lake Tahoe before starting to move out of the region early Tuesday. The National Weather Service reported 9 inches of snow

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man faces a murder charge accusing him of intentionally causing a collision that killed another man who police said was having an affair with the defendant’s wife. A police statement said 32-year-old Michael Daniels on Sunday intentionally swerved his pickup, hitting the victim’s motorcycle and causing the victim

By JUAN A. LOZANO and ROBERT BUMSTED Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A 56-page event operations plan for the Astroworld music festival includes protocols for dangerous scenarios including an active shooter, bomb or terrorist threats and severe weather, but it didn’t include information on what to do in the event of a crowd surge. But

By JUAN A. LOZANO and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities in Houston have released the names of eight concertgoers who died last week at a music festival headlined by rapper Travis Scott. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said Monday he had met with Scott before the show at the Astroworld festival to

By JUAN A. LOZANO and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities in Houston have released the names of eight concertgoers who died last week at a music festival headlined by rapper Travis Scott. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said Monday he had met with Scott before the show at the Astroworld festival to

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Reno fire investigators have determined carelessly discarded smoking material likely caused the house fire that left a man dead over the weekend about a mile (1.6 kilometers) south of downtown. KOLO-TV reported Monday fire officials concluded Saturday’s fire started on the bed of the single-family home in Midtown with no working

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The governor’s office announced Monday the head of Nevada’s health insurance exchange will leave her position in less than a month. Heather Korbulic briefly headed the state unemployment office during the height of pandemic-related job losses and served as Gov. Steve Sisolak’s policy director during the 2021 state Legislature. Sisolak’s

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Forward Jack Eichel says he is relieved the trade that sent him from the Buffalo Sabres to the Vegas Golden Knights is behind him and he is looking forward to being on the ice with his new team, even though it may take about three months.

By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Activists are pushing states to ensure growing Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can be equally represented in government during the redistricting process. They’re asking lawmakers to draw districts in a way that accounts for population growth and doesn’t dilute their political

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders waived 2020 first-round pick Damon Arnette and have now cut ties with both first-round picks from that draft before the midpoint of their second season. General manager Mike Mayock called it a “painful decision” to release Arnette but says it was necessary in response

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of a house fire that left a person dead over the weekend about a mile south of downtown Reno. Fire crews responded shortly after noon Saturday when a neighbor reported smoke coming from the single-family home in Midtown on Arroyo Street near Plumas Street.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Lake Tahoe area where more than a foot of snow is possible in the upper elevations with winds gusting up to 95 mph over the ridges of the Sierra. The advisory is in effect from 4 p.m. Monday through

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities have identified the teenage boy who died after his motorcycle collided with a school bus in Washoe County last week. KTVN-TV in Reno reported Monday that the Washoe County medical examiner’s office confirmed the teen was 17-year-old Ricardo Gomez. The crash happened Thursday around 7:30 a.m. in Spanish Springs, more

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas authorities say a man has died after falling from the Plaza Hotel. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the incident was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Police Lt. Brian Boxler says officers located a man and pronounced him dead. There were no signs of foul play. Investigators are treating