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By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada-based technology company that had lobbied state lawmakers to let it form a semi-autonomous smart city in the rural desert has withdrawn its proposal. Blockchains said on Thursday that it no longer planned to construct a smart city that revolved around

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Deontay Wilder reacted to his first career loss with a wild variety of accusations and recriminations. The former WBC heavyweight champion also fired the longtime trainer who threw in the towel on his loss to Tyson Fury in their second bout. Wilder returns for his third fight with Fury

RENO, Nev. (AP) — State troopers arrested a man in a stolen car following a high-speed chase on Interstate 80 east of Reno that reached speeds up to 110 mph and charged him with assault with a deadly weapon after they say he tried to run over three state transportation workers The Nevada Highway Patrol

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal magistrate judge in Nevada is siding with Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers against a woman suing for more than the $375,000 in hush money she received in 2010 after saying the international soccer star raped her in Las Vegas. In a scathing recommendation, Magistrate Judge Daniel

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Raiders quarterback Derek Carr says he was heartbroken when his close friend Khalil Mack was traded away to Chicago three years ago. The Raiders are showing signs of finally becoming a contender again for the first time since Mack was leading the defense, having won three of their

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Union leaders and the Washoe County contractor that operates Reno’s regional bus system are headed back to the bargaining table to try to negotiate the end of a nearly two-week-old strike. It’s the second since August. Bus service has been limited to a few main, streamlined routes, creating a hardship for

By The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders look to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they host their former star Khalil Mack and the Chicago Bears. Mack was drafted in the first round by the Raiders in 2014 and won NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2016. But he

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Chelsea Gray scored 22 points and the Las Vegas Aces used a massive third quarter run to beat the Phoenix Mercury 93-76, evening the WNBA semifinals at 2-all. The Aces got off to a good start for the first time in three games and ran away

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A casino company with six properties currently open in and around Las Vegas got the go-ahead from county lawmakers to build a new hotel-casino in a neighborhood southwest of the Strip. Clark County Commission approval on Wednesday means construction could start early next year for the 200-room tower dubbed “Durango, a

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Amid a shortage of drivers for yellow school buses, 15 high schools in and around Las Vegas will start having students ride regularly scheduled public transit to and from campus next week. Clark County School District officials announced Wednesday its “Ride On” program starts Monday with the Regional Transportation Commission of

September was the third deadliest COVID-19 month in Washoe County since the pandemic began. But health officials said Wednesday coronavirus trends are continuing to improve in Reno-Sparks, Las Vegas and across most of the state after a summer surge in cases and hospitalizations began to plateau late last month. The 14-day average for new daily

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders’ offensive line has underachieved through four games and the task won’t get any easier this week. Former Raiders linebacker Khalil Mack and the Chicago Bears are visiting Las Vegas on Sunday and they’re bringing an aggressive pass rush. Mack’s four sacks are

RENO, Nev. (AP) — California highway officials say they will close three mountain passes near the Nevada line between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park on Thursday as a precaution ahead of an early winter storm that’s expected to bring rain and snow to the Sierra. Temperatures were plunging Wednesday in Reno ahead of the

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The first trial in the sweeping college admissions bribery scandal will soon be in the hands of the jury. Lawyers gave closing arguments Wednesday in the case against Gamal Abdelaziz and John Wilson. They are accused of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to help get

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A police captain from Nevada has been selected to be chief of a police force in Hawaii. The Maui News reports the Maui Police Commission voted unanimously on Las Vegas police Capt. John Pelletier over four other candidates from within the Maui department. His selection is subject to pre-employment requirements including

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A newspaper found a wave of Las Vegas-area school students missed school during the first month of in-person instruction due to COVID-19 infections or exposures. Data obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal through public records requests points to a coronavirus effect after Clark County School District classes started Aug. 9. It

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The recent opening of five new residential developments has added nearly 300 affordable housing units for workers in Truckee, California and the north shore of Lake Tahoe. It’s an area where such housing has been in high demand in recent years. The Reno Gazette Journal reports the five projects were the

By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers who sit on a legislative oversight committee that monitors federal coronavirus relief spending met Tuesday to review the state’s progress in allocating billions of dollars toward priorities including infrastructure, education and backfilling lost revenue. The federal government allocated Nevada $2.7

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino industry leaders and vendors riding a resurgence of gambling after coronavirus closures are gathering in-person for an annual conference this week in Las Vegas. The Global Gaming Expo is being held with strict coronavirus mask and vaccination rules after meeting virtually a year ago. The