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BC-NV--Nevada News Digest, NV

Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 5 years AGO
| January 20, 2020 9:55 AM

Good afternoon. Here's a new, updated look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Nevada.

Questions about today's coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the Las Vegas bureau at (702) 382-7440 or aplasvegas@ap.org

A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.

Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories, digests and digest advisories will keep you up to date. All times are Pacific.

Some TV and radio stations will receive broadcast versions of the stories below, along with all updates.

TOP STORIES:

ELECTION 2020-STEYER

LAS VEGAS — Driving on any freeway in Las Vegas, you’re likely to see Tom Steyer’s face. Turn on the radio, you might hear his voice. Turn on the television, you’ll probably run across his campaign ad. But Alondra Escobedo didn’t expect to run into the Democratic presidential candidate near the snack aisle at her local Mexican grocery store. By Michelle L. Price. SENT: 910 words.

EMINEM-SURPRISE ALBUM

Rapper Eminem has released a surprise album as well as a new music video that depicts a shooting at a concert similar to the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting and includes footage of news broadcasts from recent mass shootings around the U.S. SENT: 300 words, photos.

SKI RESORT AVALANCHE

At least one person has died and another was seriously injured Friday in an avalanche at a Northern California ski resort, the Placer County sheriff's office said in a tweet. SENT: 200 words.

SIERRA STORM

RENO, Nev. — Chain restrictions remain in effect on U.S. Interstate 80 after a winter storm dumped more than 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow on the top of some ski resorts around Lake Tahoe. SENT: 200 words.

IN BRIEF:

— PIGEON IN SOMBRERO: A pigeon wearing a tiny sombrero in Reno, Nevada, was discovered following sightings of its cowboy hat-wearing cousins in Las Vegas, a city manager said.

— SHED FIRE-BODY FOUND: Clark County firefighters found a dead body after extinguishing a fire in a shed at a Las Vegas-area home early Friday morning, the Fire Department said.

— POLICE SHOOTING-YERINGTON: Lyon County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a Yerington man who allegedly threatened a neighbor before pulling a gun on the responding deputies, the Sheriff's Office said.

— SIDEWALK FATAL-VEGAS: Authorities in Las Vegas have identified a Washington state man who was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking on a sidewalk not far from McCarran International Airport.

— VEGAS-FATAL WRONG-WAY CRASH: LA fatal wrong-way crash in a road tunnel providing access to passenger terminals at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas caused major traffic delays Friday morning, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

SPORTS

MMA-UFC 246 PREVIEW

LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor claims he allowed the UFC to pick his comeback opponent. The promotion matched up its Irish superstar with Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, and his veteran skills could put quickly end McGregor's plan to return to dominance. By Greg Beacham. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 5 p.m. PST.

WITH: MMA--UFC 246-BOUT CANCELED: Strawweight contender Cláudia Gadelha's bout with Alexa Grasso on the pay-per-view portion of the UFC 246 card has been canceled after Grasso badly missed weight. By Greg Beacham. SENT: 250 words.

ON BASEBALL-SIGN STEALING

NEW YORK — Technology unleashed baseball's Analytics Era, and now it's holding the sport prisoner. By Baseball Writer Ronald Blum. SENT: 850 words, photos.

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