Nevada
Albuquerque officer involved in fatal crash fired
The Albuquerque police officer facing criminal charges for a February crash that killed a 21-year-old woman has been fired, Police Chief Ray Schultz said Friday. Schultz said Sgt. Adam Casaus was terminated after an internal probe found he violated several sections of department protocol in the late-night accident. The Bernalillo ...
Nevada withdraws threat to leave Tahoe Compact
Nevada lawmakers agreed Friday to withdraw the state's threat to pull out of the Tahoe Compact with California. The Assembly voted 40-1 to pass SB229 which repeals a law passed by the 2011 Legislature that paved the way for Nevada to exit the Tahoe Compact created in the late 1960s ...
Ethics, integrity of lobbyist touted at Nev. trial
Two long-time associates of a developer and high-powered lobbyist charged with making illegal campaign contributions testified Friday that he is well known for his generosity and integrity. State Assemblyman Ira Hansen said he and defendant Harvey Whittemore were rarely on the same side of issues when Hansen lobbied the Legislature ...
Vegas police trying to ID 10-time armed robber
Las Vegas police are going public with attempts to apprehend a masked gunman believed to be responsible for 10 store robberies since March. Robbery Sgt. Steve Candelas is meeting with the media Friday afternoon to talk about the man police are calling the "Quick Pinch" robber. Police are also due ...
Damage reported from magnitude-5.7 quake in Calif.
Residents in rural northeastern California assessed damage to their homes and businesses Friday from a magnitude-5.7 earthquake, one of the strongest temblors to hit the densely forested region in decades. The quake centered near Greenville downed chimneys and sent items tumbling from grocery store shelves when it hit shortly before ...
NHP seizes 159 lbs. pot from I-80 moving truck
The Nevada Highway Patrol has seized more than 150 pounds of marijuana from the driver of a moving truck stopped on Interstate 80 near Winnemucca. Troopers say they smelled alcohol when they pulled over 33-year-old Earl Pointer of California while driving a Penske moving truck on Thursday. He failed a ...
MO man arrested on I-80 in NV with 28 lbs. pot
An Elko County sheriff's deputy who pulled a car over for speeding on U.S. Interstate 80 ended up arresting the driver with 28 pounds of marijuana. Undersheriff Clair Morris says the deputy smelled marijuana when he pulled the 31-year-old Missouri man a passenger over Wednesday near the exit for the ...
Fernley man to prison for seeking sex with kids
A 44-year-old Fernley man has been sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison for soliciting children for sex over the Internet. U.S. District Court Judge Howard McKibben sentenced Vincent Charles Fasone Wednesday after he pleaded guilty in January to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and commission ...
Reno man killed in crash with backyard boulder
Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a man who crashed through a backyard in south Reno and smashed into a boulder. The victim has been identified as 21-year-old Randell Mercado of Reno. He was pronounced dead shortly after the accident in an area north of Welcome Way about 4 ...
Bankruptcy lawyer gets federal prison in tax case
A bankruptcy lawyer who advertised heavily on Las Vegas television with the catch line, "That's what I do," has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for tax evasion and ordered to pay more than $750,000 in restitution and fines. U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden said Randolph Goldberg also was ...
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