LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the release from a Nevada prison of former football legend O.J. Simpson (all times local): 6:45 p.m. A Nevada parole official says O.J. Simpson plans to live at a home in the Las Vegas area for the foreseeable future. State Parole and Probation Capt. Shawn Arruti told … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the days and months before he mowed down concertgoers from his high-rise hotel suite, gunman Stephen Paddock booked rooms overlooking two other music festivals in Las Vegas and Chicago, authorities said. His movements raised the possibility he was contemplating attacks at those sites. The disclosures came as investigators struggled for … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting in Las Vegas (all times local): 5:55 a.m. The U.S. Homeland Security Department says there is no “specific credible threat” involving other public venues in the U.S. after the Las Vegas shooting that killed at least 50 people. The gunman, identified by police as Stephen Paddock … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Voter support for marijuana legalization reached a new high as California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational pot, joining four other states and Washington, D.C., with similar laws. Voters in Florida, North Dakota and Arkansas passed medical marijuana measures, pushing the number of states with such laws past two dozen. The California … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Joe Heck is struggling on the question of Donald Trump’s candidacy, saying he would be a good commander in chief but refusing to say whether he would vote for the presidential nominee. The Nevada Senate candidate revoked his endorsement of Trump last month after an audio emerged of the billionaire … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada already has legal brothels, round-the-clock casinos and a coy catchphrase declaring that “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” If voters approve, the state could soon add another vice in the form of recreational marijuana. A proposal on the Nov. 8 state ballot would legalize pot, and entrepreneurs hope its … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas officials insist they followed federal guidance when they quarantined more than a thousand middle school students overnight over the discovery of several drops of mercury, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that no such standards exist. EPA workers help during spills of the neurotoxin, a fairly frequent … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada regulators ordered daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down Thursday, saying they can’t operate in the state without a gambling license. The decision comes amid growing backlash by investigators and regulators over the sites, which have grown in popularity in the past year. Participants on the … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NBA and reality TV star Lamar Odom was hospitalized after he was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel, authorities said. The former Los Angeles Laker and member-by-marriage of the Kardashian family was in a Las Vegas hospital Tuesday night and there was no immediate word on his condition, officials said. … Continue reading
7:59 p.m. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is using his 90-second closing to rail on the Republicans, mocking their two debates as lessons in intolerance. He says of his Democratic colleagues: “What you heard tonight (was a) different debate than the sort of debate you heard from the two presidential Republican debates.” The Republican … Continue reading
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday, June 9, that he won’t run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by longtime Democratic Sen. Harry Reid. The announcement ends speculation that the popular Republican would enter the race and clears the way for another top-tier GOP candidate to join with his … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The woman who came up with a neon sign that has welcomed countless visitors to “fabulous Las Vegas” since 1959 has died. , credited with designing the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, died in her Overton, Nevada, home on Sunday, according to an obituary on the Virgin Valley & Moapa … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 44-year-old woman who was teaching her teenage daughter to drive has died after being shot in the head in an apparent road-rage attack outside her Las Vegas home. Tammy Meyers died after being taken off life support Saturday night at University Medical Center, family members said at a news … Continue reading
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