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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The World Series of Poker has returned in Las Vegas, live and in-person for what organizers are calling the 52nd annual event following a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Play began Thursday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Organizers expect the next eight weeks will draw thousands of

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Derek Carr and Justin Herbert have shown a flare for late comebacks during the first three weeks of the season. It is likely one of them will be called upon again when the Las Vegas Raiders visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night. Carr

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court says a Salvadoran immigrant accused of killing four people during a string of crimes in 2019 must be tried separately in both counties where the slayings took place. Prosecutors argued that Wilber Ernesto Martinez Guzman should be tried for all four killings

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer This was an unprecedented offseason of goaltender movement around the NHL. Vegas traded Vezina Trophy winner Marc-Andre Fleury to Chicago. Finalist Philipp Grubauer couldn’t agree to a deal with Colorado and signed with expansion Seattle. Those moves set off a domino effect that included two dozen goalies changing teams.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Carson City Planning Commission has approved a special use permit for the construction of a slaughterhouse along U.S. Highway 50. The Nevada Appeal reports the panel voted 4-1 Wednesday night to grant the permit for Carson Valley Meats. However, it included some special restrictions on the project, including a

By The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders will try to start the season 4-0 for the first time since 2002. However, it hasn’t been easy for coach Jon Gruden’s team, which needed overtime to defeat Miami 31-28. The Los Angeles Chargers are winning close games under first-year coach Brandon Staley, including a 30-24 triumph

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — State regulators say Nevada casinos continued to ride a hot streak in August, recording more than $1 billion in house winnings for the sixth straight month as gambling statewide returns to pre-pandemic levels. The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Thursday that casinos statewide reported taking in

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has been suspended for six games for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancing substances. McCoy is out for the season after hurting his knee in the season opener and can serve the suspension while he is out this season. McCoy said in a

By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Myron Dewey, a filmmaker and journalist who helped draw worldwide attention to the concerns of Native Americans fighting an oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, has died. Dewey, a citizen of the Walker River Paiute Tribe, passed away Sunday when

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Kirk, a child star who played in Disney films such as “Old Yeller” and “The Shaggy Dog,” has died. He was 79. Kirk’s longtime friend and former child star, Paul Petersen, said he was found dead in his Las Vegas home on Tuesday. The cause of death has not been

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases have trended downward in Nevada since a summer peak in mid-July as vaccination rates improve. But Washoe County’s health district officer says combatting misinformation spread by a vocal minority about the effectiveness of masks and vaccines may pose a bigger challenge than

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury in Seattle on Wednesday convicted a leader of a neo-Nazi campaign to threaten journalists and Jewish activists in three states. The jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Wednesday following a two-day trial before convicting 25-year-old Kaleb Cole of five felony charges, including conspiracy, mailing

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Evel Knievel’s son a year ago against the Walt Disney Co. and movie company Pixar over a “Toy Story 4” daredevil character named Duke Caboom. “We’re obviously disappointed,” Kelly Knievel said in a Monday email. “We are

BOSTON (AP) — Three more dancers have come forward to allege that a dance instructor and his ballerina wife sexually abused them. The Boston Globe reported Wednesday that five dancers now say instructor Mitchell Taylor Button and former Boston Ballet principal dancer Dusty Button “exploited their position of power and influence in the dance world

By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 20 of her 25 points in the second half, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 96-90 in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals. Plum, the fourth-year guard who won an Olympic gold medal in 3-on-3 basketball, had 12 points in

ELY, Nev. (AP) — A 67-year-old Nevada man with acknowledged bipolar disorder has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for ambushing and killing a veteran highway patrol sergeant on a remote state highway in March 2020. John Dabritz avoided a death penalty trial when he pleaded guilty in July to guilty but mentally

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say former UFC champion Jon Jones dented a patrol vehicle with his head during his arrest last week on a domestic battery charge for allegedly grabbing his fiancée by her hair. An arrest report made public Tuesday said Jones’ fiancée left their

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The mayor of Las Vegas and the head of the Nevada state Republican party are pitching the idea of the city hosting the 2024 GOP National Convention. Mayor Carolyn Goodman on Monday issued a statement saying she told the Republican National Committee that Las Vegas would be the best place for

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The owner of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the New York private equity firm Blackstone, is selling the 3,000-room Las Vegas Strip hotel in a $5.65 billion deal with a partnership that plans to contract with casino giant MGM Resorts International to operate the property. The new owners — the Cherng

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The owner of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the New York private equity firm Blackstone, is selling the 3,000-room Las Vegas Strip hotel in a $5.65 billion deal with a partnership that plans to contract with casino giant MGM Resorts International to operate the property. The new owners — the Cherng