Saturday, November 16, 2024

Nevada governor: No masks at events that require vaccines

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Large events held in Nevada can add themselves to the growing number of places in the U.S. where people in crowds are asked to prove they have been inoculated against COVID-19, the governor said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Nevada governor: No masks at events that require vaccines

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Large events held in Nevada can add themselves to the growing number of places in the U.S. where people in crowds are asked to prove they have been inoculated against COVID-19, the governor said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Nevada governor: No masks at events that require vaccines

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Large events held in Nevada can add themselves to the growing number of places in the U.S. where people in crowds are asked to prove they have been inoculated against COVID-19, the governor said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Nevada governor: No masks at events that require vaccines

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Large events held in Nevada can add themselves to the growing number of places in the U.S. where people in crowds are asked to prove they have been inoculated against COVID-19, the governor said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

US busts global drug, money-laundering hub in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday that they dismantled a key international cocaine and money-laundering hub in an ongoing investigation that began six years ago in Las Vegas and has involved more than 30 other countries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US busts global drug, money-laundering hub in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday that they dismantled a key international cocaine and money-laundering hub in an ongoing investigation that began six years ago in Las Vegas and has involved more than 30 other countries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US busts global drug, money-laundering hub in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday that they dismantled a key international cocaine and money-laundering hub in an ongoing investigation that began six years ago in Las Vegas and has involved more than 30 other countries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US busts global drug, money-laundering hub in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday that they dismantled a key international cocaine and money-laundering hub in an ongoing investigation that began six years ago in Las Vegas and has involved more than 30 other countries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Water-worried Vegas wants useless grass a thing of the past

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with a first-in-the-nation policy banning grass that nobody walks on.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Water-worried Vegas wants useless grass a thing of the past

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with a first-in-the-nation policy banning grass that nobody walks on.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Water-worried Vegas wants useless grass a thing of the past

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with a first-in-the-nation policy banning grass that nobody walks on.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Las Vegas pushes to become first to ban ornamental grass

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with a first-in-the-nation policy banning grass that nobody walks on.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Las Vegas pushes to become first to ban ornamental grass

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with a first-in-the-nation policy banning grass that nobody walks on.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Siegfried Fischbacher, of illusion duo Siegfried & Roy, dies

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Siegfried Fischbacher, namesake partner in the iconic entertainment duo Siegfried & Roy, has died in Las Vegas at age 81.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried & Roy dies

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the magic duo Siegfried & Roy who entertained millions with illusions using rare animals, has died in Las Vegas, his longtime publicist tells The Associated Press. He was 81.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Rural Nevada GOP official's letter draws calls for FBI probe

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s two U.S. senators have joined calls for an investigation of comments by the Republican Party chairman in rural Nye County that they warn could incite violence and insurrection against elected officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Rural Nevada GOP official's letter draws calls for FBI probe

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s two U.S. senators have joined calls for an investigation of comments by the Republican Party chairman in rural Nye County that they warn could incite violence and insurrection against elected officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Leftover court bid to block Biden win in Nevada is dismissed

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A leftover legal bid by a conservative former state lawmaker to block certification of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's win in Nevada has been dismissed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Deaths force Vegas-area mortuaries to use storage trailers

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Funeral homes and the county coroner in Las Vegas are preparing for a post-holiday spike in coronavirus deaths by adding storage space — including refrigerated trailers with special shelving — for corpses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Deaths force Vegas-area mortuaries to use storage trailers

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Funeral homes and the county coroner in Las Vegas are preparing for a post-holiday spike in coronavirus deaths by adding storage space — including refrigerated trailers with special shelving — for corpses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US investigating pepper spray use at 2 Nevada youth centers

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating whether pepper spray has been used illegally against children housed at two of Nevada’s most secure youth facilities, officials said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US investigating pepper spray use at 2 Nevada youth centers

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating whether pepper spray has been used illegally against children housed at two of Nevada’s most secure youth facilities, officials said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Vegas newspapers back in court in joint operations dispute

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The rival daily newspapers in Nevada’s largest city are trading new broadsides in their years-long legal fight over one of the last remaining joint-operating agreements in the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Vegas newspapers back in court in joint operations dispute

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The rival daily newspapers in Nevada’s largest city are trading new broadsides in their years-long legal fight over one of the last remaining joint-operating agreements in the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Vegas newspapers back in court in joint operations dispute

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The rival daily newspapers in Nevada’s largest city are trading new broadsides in their years-long legal fight over one of the last remaining joint-operating agreements in the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Raiders RB Josh Jacobs facing DUI case after crash in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs received minor injuries and was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a pre-dawn single-vehicle crash Monday near McCarran International Airport, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Raiders RB Josh Jacobs facing DUI case after crash in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs received minor injuries and was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a pre-dawn single-vehicle crash Monday near McCarran International Airport, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Nevada officials telling visitors to come, but wear masks

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is open for visitors with precautions in place, tourism and coronavirus response leaders declared Monday, despite a weekend where the state passed the 200,000 mark in known COVID-19 infections and tallied 73 new deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nevada officials telling visitors to come, but wear masks

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is open for visitors with precautions in place, tourism and coronavirus response leaders declared Monday, despite a weekend where the state passed the 200,000 mark in known COVID-19 infections and tallied 73 new deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Driver of truck that killed 5 bicyclists facing DUI charge

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The driver of a box truck that struck and killed five bicyclists on a stretch of Nevada highway last week, and told investigators he fell asleep at the wheel, had a high level of methamphetamine in his system, prosecutors said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nevada reports record 50 coronavirus deaths, high positivity

LAS VEGAS (AP) — With words including “alarming” and “extremely concerning,” Nevada’s COVID-19 response panel heard Thursday that the state is tallying more cases of coronavirus per capita than neighboring California and Arizona.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump attorneys lose appeal to nullify Nevada election vote

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has lost its legal bid to nullify President-elect Joe Biden’s 33,596-vote electoral win in Nevada.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump camp loses Nevada high court bid to nullify election

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has lost its legal bid to nullify President-elect Joe Biden’s 39,000-vote electoral win in Nevada.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nevada high court gets fast-track filings in election case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for Democrats are deriding as “reckless” and “lacking any legal basis” a state Supreme Court appeal by the Donald Trump campaign aimed at nullifying President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral win in Nevada.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nevada high court gets fast-track filings in election case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for Democrats are deriding as “reckless” and “lacking any legal basis” a state Supreme Court appeal by the Donald Trump campaign aimed at nullifying President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral win in Nevada.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump camp asks Nevada Supreme Court to nullify Biden win

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for the Donald Trump campaign are appealing to the state Supreme Court to overrule a lower court judge and nullify Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral win in Nevada.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Vegas execs sue online travel firms, allege unpaid hotel tax

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two prominent Las Vegas communications executives have sued more than 20 online travel companies for back taxes that they say should have been paid to Nevada based on hotel room rates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nevada GOP to appeal judge's refusal to nullify Biden win

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada state Republican Party promised Friday to appeal a judge's refusal to overturn the results of the statewide presidential election and stop the state’s six Democratic presidential electors from voting for President-elect Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Vegas execs sue online travel firms, allege unpaid hotel tax

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two prominent Las Vegas communications executives have sued more than 20 online travel companies for back taxes that they say should have been paid to Nevada based on hotel room rates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nevada GOP to appeal judge's refusal to nullify Biden win

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada state Republican Party promised Friday to appeal a judge's refusal to overturn the results of the statewide presidential election and stop the state’s six Democratic presidential electors from voting for President-elect Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

State judge rejects bid to nullify Biden election in Nevada

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Donald Trump campaign lost its bid Friday to overturn the results of the Nevada election and stop the state’s six Democratic presidential electors from voting for Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Vegas execs sue online travel firms, allege unpaid hotel tax

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two prominent Las Vegas communications executives have sued more than 20 online travel companies for back taxes that they say should have been paid to Nevada based on hotel room rates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nevada judge mulls bid to nullify Biden win, stop 6 electors

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A state judge heard arguments but made no immediate decision Thursday on a bid by the Donald Trump campaign to have the president declared the winner of the election in Nevada or to nullify results and stop the state’s six Democratic presidential electors from voting for …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nevada judge mulls bid to nullify Biden win, stop 6 electors

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A state judge heard arguments but made no immediate decision Thursday on a bid by the Donald Trump campaign to have the president declared the winner of the election in Nevada or to nullify results and stop the state’s six Democratic presidential electors from voting for …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nevada judge denies US House candidate's do-over request

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas on Wednesday dismissed a case brought by a Republican congressional candidate that asked for a re-do of the Nov. 3 election he lost to an incumbent Las Vegas-area Democrat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge rejects bid for re-vote in Nevada state Senate race

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas refused Tuesday to order a new election for a Republican state Senate candidate who argued that ballot discrepancies reported by Clark County’s elections chief might have made a difference in her 631-vote loss to the Legislature’s top Democrat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden win over Trump in Nevada made official by court

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court made Joe Biden’s win in the state official on Tuesday, approving the state's final canvass of the Nov. 3 election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Steve Wynn wins round in legal fight with Nevada regulators

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn won a battle in a legal fight about whether Nevada gambling regulators can discipline or fine him over allegations of workplace sexual misconduct even though he no longer is licensed or involved in the gambling industry.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nevada judge won't block certifying election, rejects revote

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge declined Friday to block statewide certification of the Nov. 3 election or order a do-over in Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County for a Republican congressional candidate who lost by nearly 5% to an incumbent Democrat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Nevada judge rejects 1 failed GOP candidate's bid for revote

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge declined Friday to order a new election in Clark County and Las Vegas for a Republican congressional candidate who lost by nearly 5% to an incumbent Democrat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

3rd failed Vegas-area GOP candidate asks court for re-vote

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A third Republican candidate who lost to an incumbent Las Vegas-area Democrat in the Nov. 3 election filed a legal bid Thursday for a re-vote, claiming voter and ballot-counting irregularities.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

GOP elections chief mum as Democrats defend Nevada vote

LAS VEGAS (AP) — While President Donald Trump has escalated his legal battle over the election in Nevada and sought to contest its results, the Republican official in charge of supervising the state's vote has stayed quiet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Campaign attorney: Trump won Nevada, despite Biden results

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Donald Trump campaign attorney declared the Republican president won in Nevada, not Joe Biden, despite results showing the Democratic former vice president drew 33,596 more votes in the battleground state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Trump attacks Vegas-area certification of Biden election win

LAS VEGAS (AP) — As officials in Nevada’s most populous counties certified results of the Nov. 3 election, President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday with a new attack on the vote that gave Democratic candidate Joe Biden a 33,596-vote statewide victory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nevada counties begin certifying vote; 2 legal cases pending

LAS VEGAS (AP) — County officials in Nevada began signing off Monday on the results of the Nov. 3 election that gave Democratic candidate Joe Biden a 33,596-vote statewide victory over Republican Donald Trump in the presidential contest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

White supremacist sentenced to 2 years in bomb plot case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A white supremacist who told an undercover FBI agent about his plans to firebomb a synagogue or attack a Las Vegas bar catering to LGBTQ customers was sentenced Friday to two years in prison.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, GOP drop Nevada court appeal of ballot count case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A state court legal fight to stop the counting of mail ballots in the Las Vegas area has ended after the Nevada Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the Donald Trump campaign and the state Republican party, at their request.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump camp files new federal lawsuit over Vegas-area voting

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Donald Trump campaign filed a new federal lawsuit late Thursday in Nevada, alleging that ineligible votes were cast in the Las Vegas area, the biggest Democratic stronghold in an otherwise predominantly GOP state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nevada high court asked to stop Vegas-area mail ballot count

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republicans and President Donald Trump’s campaign asked the state Supreme Court in battleground Nevada on Tuesday to fast-track an appeal aimed at stopping the count of mail-in ballots in the Las Vegas area — a Democratic stronghold in an otherwise red GOP state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump campaign, GOP to appeal Vegas-area ballot count ruling

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and Nevada Republicans filed notice Monday that they’ll ask the state Supreme Court to stop the count of mail-in ballots in Clark County, the state’s most populous and Democratic-leaning county, including Las Vegas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump campaign, GOP lose bid to stop Vegas-area ballot count

LAS VEGAS (AP) — One Nevada judge rejected a bid by President Donald Trump's campaign and state Republicans to stop the count of mail-in ballots in Clark County, while another on Monday began hearing an open-records case filed in the state’s most populous and Democratic-leaning county, including Las Vegas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nevada judge to decide GOP bid to stop Vegas ballot counting

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada state judge said Wednesday he’ll decide “soon” whether county election officials can continue to process mail-in ballots and use a computer to verify voter signatures in the Las Vegas area.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nevada judge to decide GOP bid to stop Vegas ballot counting

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada state judge said Wednesday he’ll decide “soon” whether county election officials can continue to process mail-in ballots and use a computer to verify voter signatures in the Las Vegas area.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nevada judge hears GOP challenge to Vegas ballot counting

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Trump campaign and Nevada Republicans were seeking a state court order Wednesday to stop mail-in ballot counting and the use of a computer to check voter signatures in Las Vegas, the state’s most populous and Democratic-leaning county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nevada judge hearing GOP challenge to Vegas ballot counting

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for the Trump campaign and Nevada Republicans were asking a state judge on Wednesday to issue a court order to stop the count of mail-in ballots and the use of a computer to check signatures on ballots in Las Vegas, the state’s most populous and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nevada fines airport, county over crowd size at Trump rally

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials are fining a northern county and an airport a total of more than $5,500 for allowing a campaign event for President Donald Trump in September that drew thousands of people, despite a 50-person crowd limit over the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Nevada fines airport, county over crowd size at Trump rally

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials are fining a northern county and an airport a total of more than $5,500 for allowing a campaign event for President Donald Trump in September that drew thousands of people, despite a 50-person crowd limit over the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Newest downtown Vegas casino set to open, pandemic or not

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If the 1,000-seat sports betting auditorium at the Circa Resort & Casino doesn’t get you, maybe the six rooftop swimming pools will.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump campaign sues in Nevada to stop Vegas-area vote count

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Trump campaign and Nevada Republicans asked a state judge on Friday to stop the count of Las Vegas-area mail-in ballots, alleging that “meaningful observation” of signature-checking is impossible in the state’s biggest and most Democratic-leaning county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump campaign sues in Nevada to stop Vegas-area vote count

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Trump campaign and Nevada Republicans asked a state judge on Friday to stop the count of Las Vegas-area mail-in ballots, alleging that “meaningful observation” of signature-checking is impossible in the state’s biggest and most Democratic-leaning county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Newest downtown Vegas casino set to open, pandemic or not

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If the 1,000-seat sports betting auditorium at the Circa Resort & Casino doesn’t get you, maybe the six rooftop swimming pools will.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Newest downtown Vegas casino set to open, pandemic or not

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If the 1,000-seat sports betting auditorium at the Circa Resort & Casino doesn’t get you, maybe the six rooftop swimming pools will.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Newest downtown Vegas casino set to open, pandemic or not

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If the 1,000-seat sports betting auditorium at the Circa Resort & Casino doesn’t get you, maybe the six rooftop swimming pools will.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ex-Marine denies impersonating US agent at Vegas protest

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former U.S. Marine has pleaded not guilty in Las Vegas to a federal impersonation charge alleging he wore ballistic gear, carried a military-style rifle and stood amid ranks of police officers during a racial justice protest in May.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Some Nevada shelters close, sheriff reports no virus cases

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 524-bed Las Vegas homeless shelter closed and health officials began screening untold numbers of people who used it and a nearby city relief facility, after a homeless person was diagnosed with the new coronavirus, health officials said Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Las Vegas mayor, Nevada governor spar over casino closures

LAS VEGAS (AP) — While Nevada's governor joined other U.S. officials invoking extraordinary measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the mayor of Las Vegas is pushing back against a shutdown of the casinos that power the city and the state economy.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Judge: Woman defamed Steve Wynn with police report of rape

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has ruled a woman defamed former casino mogul Steve Wynn when she reported to Las Vegas police in 2018 that Wynn raped her in Chicago in the early 1970s and that she gave birth to his daughter in a gas station restroom.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Tourist mecca Las Vegas sees Nevada's first coronavirus case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Health officials in Las Vegas said Thursday that the tourist destination has its first case of coronavirus — a man in his 50s who recently returned from a trip to Washington state.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Jury refuses to convict in Nevada ranch standoff

LAS VEGAS — A federal jury in Las Vegas refused Tuesday to convict four accused gunman in a 2014 standoff with federal authorities near the Nevada ranch of states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Jury refuses to convict in Nevada ranch standoff

LAS VEGAS — A federal jury in Las Vegas refused Tuesday to convict four accused gunman in a 2014 standoff with federal authorities near the Nevada ranch of states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Fighting fire with fire

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Freeway chase led to ex-lawmaker's arrest

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

'Right now my heart is breaking'

LAS VEGAS - Kenny Cherry was an aspiring rapper who moved from the Bay Area to Las Vegas to pursue his career. His music videos online show him cruising the Strip in his Maserati.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

As population grows, Colorado River seen as a depleting regional resource

LAS VEGAS - The federal government isn't going to tap the Missouri River to slake the thirst of a drought-parched Southwest, the government's top water official said Wednesday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Death toll from Reno crash at 9

RENO, Nev. - The death toll rose to nine Saturday in an air race crash in Reno as investigators determined that several spectators were killed on impact as the 1940s-model plane appeared to lose a piece of its tail before slamming like a missile into a crowded tarmac.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Simpson lawyers ask Nevada justices to reconsider appeal

LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson's lawyers are asking a three-judge Nevada Supreme Court panel to reconsider whether the former football star should get a new trial following his armed robbery and kidnapping conviction in Las Vegas.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO