Nevada
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, ...
Law student takes plea in Vegas exotic bird death
A University of California, Berkeley, law school graduate has taken a plea deal in the beheading of an exotic bird last October at a Las Vegas Strip resort, officials said Thursday. Hazhir Kargaran, 26, appeared in Las Vegas Court on Wednesday and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of instigating ...
Sandoval signs illegal wildlife bill
Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed a bill making it illegal to possess any wildlife that was hunted, acquired or transported from another state or country in violation of laws or regulations. Sandoval signed SB11 on Wednesday. Violations are a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $500 and up to six ...
Ex-Fallon NAS sailor to prison on lewdness charge
A 26-year-old former sailor stationed at Naval Air Station Fallon has been sentenced to up to nearly 20 years in prison for attempted lewdness with a child under the age of 14. The Lahontan Valley News reports Michael Henderson was sentenced Tuesday to between seven and 20 years in prison ...
15 years for NV bank robber who threatened bomb
A 27-year-old transient who claimed he was under the influence of demons when he robbed Bank of America branch in Douglas County has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. District Judge Tod Young sentenced Jarell Williams on Tuesday to five to 15 years on a robbery charge ...
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