AP Nevada

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A cold front passing through drought-stricken California has brought snow to the northern Sierra Nevada and rain, showers or drizzle elsewhere. The National Weather Service says the Sierra snowfall Sunday night was significant enough to impact travel over the higher passes. Downtown Sacramento received 0.01 inch of rain, enough to end

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol says a 38-year-old Dayton man was standing in the westbound travel lanes of U.S. Highway 50 when he was struck and killed by a car last week near Carson City. The patrol said Monday investigators don’t know why Allen Lynch was standing on the highway Wednesday

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — An Elko County woman agreed to a plea bargain deal that will keep her out of jail in the death of a 65-year-old woman struck and killed by a car at a gas station in Elko last year near Interstate 80. Lauren Allen of Spring Creek earlier pleaded no contest to

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak was involved in a car crash on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas and is now resting at home after suffering minor injuries. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shut down traffic for several hours and is investigating the two-vehicle collision involving the governor, a spokesperson said Monday. Sisolak’s

Las Vegas police have shut down part of a freeway near the airport after a suspected road rage shooting. Authorities say the deadly shooting happened early Monday morning on the 215 Beltway east of the McCarran International Airport connector. It appears a 25-year-old man was struck by gunfire while driving, causing him to crash into

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Georgia’s defense leads three statistical categories as the college football season reaches the midway point. The Bulldogs are allowing an average of just over six points per game, 145 yards passing and 201 total. LSU’s Tyrion Davis-Price turned in the top rushing performance of the season, so far,

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders were determined not to let Jon Gruden’s undoing lead to their own downfall. They delivered an emphatic 34-24 victory in Denver for longtime special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia, their interim head coach, snapping a two-game skid and propelling them into a

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rory McIlroy picked up his 20th victory on the PGA Tour when he least expected it. McIlroy was nine shots behind going into the weekend of the CJ Cup at Summit in Las Vegas. He shot 62 on Saturday and then closed out a one-shot

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will visit Lake Mead in Nevada to highlight the problems caused by Western drought. Harris will meet federal and state officials at the largest manmade reservoir in the U.S. in an effort to promote Biden administration infrastructure and climate change proposals

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say they are investigating a fatal shooting in central Las Vegas. Metro Police say officers were called about 1 a.m. Saturday to a report of a shooting and found a man lying in the street with a gunshot wound. Investigators believe the man was in the area to meet another

By FRED MAYSON Mohave Valley Daily News MOHAVE VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Hidden away in Christmas Tree Pass near the Arizona-Nevada border, more than 700 petroglyphs can be found at Grapevine Canyon.  The petroglyphs, which were carved into the canyon rocks sometime between 1100 and 1900 AD, are a reminder that the history of the

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Carson Strong passed for 395 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns and Nevada pulled away after halftime to beat Hawaii 34-17 in Mountain West Conference play. The Wolf Pack scored first on a Brandon Talton 23-yard field goal midway through the first quarter, but the lead lasted just one play after Dae

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elelyon Noa’s 11-yard touchdown run with 35 seconds left carried Utah State past winless UNLV 28-24. Noa’s first touchdown of the year marked the fifth scoring change of the contest. Charles Williams’ 5-yard touchdown run with 8:18 left marked UNLV’s last lead of the game. The Rebels (0-6, 0-2) now have

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rickie Fowler is back in the spotlight in Las Vegas. Fowler had a 63 at the CJ Cup at Summit. That’s his lowest round in three years, and it was enough to give him a two-shot lead over Rory McIlroy at The Summit Club. Fowler

By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas lost two more players when forward Max Pacioretty and captain Mark Stone got hurt Thursday against Los Angeles, adding two key names to the Golden Knights’ long list of injuries Pacioretty is week to week after he broke a foot during the 6-2 loss at

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former North Las Vegas firefighter awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to manslaughter in his wife’s overdose death last year. Christopher Candito pleaded guilty Friday under a plea agreement that includes dismissal of a second-degree murder charge stemming from the death of Tiffany Slatsky. After his wife multiple ingested drugs at

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A nonprofit group’s new report raises concerns about changes in the workforce at Lake Tahoe and the future of the area’s economy, including looming impacts from climate change. It says the COVID-19 pandemic helped expose the growing vulnerability of its increasing dependence on tourism as housing

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A black bear that was caught on video snacking on food in stores near Lake Tahoe has been shot and killed when it refused to leave a California campsite. The California Department of Fish and Game announced Thursday that the 500-pound male dubbed the “Safeway Bear” was killed in August

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Keith Mitchell is not letting up in the CJ Cup at Summit. He started by matching his personal low with a 62. He followed that with a 64. That gives Mitchell a five-shot lead going into the weekend at The Summit Club. Mitchell says he

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 44-year-old Nevada man accused of assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment after they say he was shooting at cars near his home 150 miles north of Reno. David Garfield of Fish Springs was being held Friday in the Washoe County Jail without bail on