Nevada
Damage reported from magnitude-5.7 quake in Calif.
A moderate earthquake centered in rural northeastern California and felt in two other states damaged some homes and ruptured a tank that supplies residential drinking water in the densely forested region, officials said Friday. The magnitude-5.7 quake centered near Greenville sent items tumbling from grocery store shelves and downed chimneys ...
Whittemore's ethics, integrity touted at trial
Two of Harvey Whittemore's long-time associates testified at his federal trial on charges of making illegal campaign contributions that the former Nevada developer and lobbyist is well known for his generosity and high integrity. State Assemblyman Iran Hansen testified Friday that he and Whittemore rarely were on the same side ...
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 ...
Jose Canseco denies sexual assault allegation
Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco denied a woman's claim that he sexually assaulted her, calling the allegations in Nevada "laughable" before playing in an independent league game in Texas on Thursday. The 48-year-old former rookie of the year with the Oakland A's said he was prepared to take a polygraph ...
Prosecutor: IPad theft defendants ambushed victim
Two men accused of killing a high school freshman who refused to let go of his iPad were like wild animals ambushing a weak victim, a prosecutor said Thursday. Michael Samual Solid and Jacob "Jake" Dismont stood in shackles before a judge as Chief Deputy Clark County District Attorney Robert ...
Ex-chairman of Moapa Band of Paiutes Meyers dies
Calvin Meyers, the former chairman of the Moapa Band of Paiutes and outspoken opponent of building a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain north of Las Vegas, has died. He was 57. Friends told the Las Vegas Review-Journal (http://tinyurl.com/ot4cj9v ) Meyers was buried Saturday with a traditional service in the ...
Vegas police seek car in gated community slaying
Police are asking neighbors for help finding a dark blue vehicle seen leaving a gated northwest Las Vegas community where a 75-year-old woman was found shot dead. Las Vegas police Officer Laura Meltzer said Thursday that homicide investigators are also circulating a photo of a distinctive purse with white leather ...
Juror ousted but Whittemore trial resumes
A federal judge in Reno removed a juror but declined to declare a mistrial Thursday in Harvey Whittemore's trial on charges of illegal campaign fundraising. The juror was overheard making a comment that raised questions about whether he could be fair to the former developer and high-powered lobbyist. U.S. District ...
Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain States of Arizona, ...
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