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Nevada's GOP governor facing $1.7M ethics penalty for campaigning with sheriff's badge, uniform
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's Republican governor is facing an almost $1.7 million ethics penalty and possible censure for wearing his badge and uniform as Las Vegas-area sheriff in campaign photos and on social media ahead of his election last year. Documents posted in advance...

Florida player Brandon Montour streaks home for birth of child between Stanley Cup Final games
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour took a baby break between the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. With wife Ryian going into labor earlier than expected, the Panthers defenseman left Las Vegas not long after the series opener and flew back to Florida on a private jet....

Friend, colleague identify 2 top Nevada museum officials injured in crash that killed 3
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A friend and a colleague have identified two married Carson City museum officials who were injured in a head-on vehicle crash that killed the woman’s 10-year-old daughter and two Las Vegas men last month on a remote stretch of U.S. highway in southern Nevada. ...

Florida Panthers in familiar territory, backs to the wall once again down 0-2 in Stanley Cup Final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Panthers need a miracle. Again. Such is the story of Florida’s season, and it makes all the sense in the world that the plot has reappeared in the Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers needed a furious late-season push just to get into the playoffs as the...

Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas in flux as Nevada Legislature adjourns
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — High-profile proposals to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics and lure major film makers to Las Vegas through billions of dollars in tax credits are in flux after Nevada lawmakers adjourned their four-month legislative session early Tuesday. ...
1 dead, 1 missing after Las Vegas apartment blaze
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A body has been found in the charred debris of an apartment building in Las Vegas that caught fire before dawn, authorities announced late Tuesday afternoon amid an ongoing search for at least one person who remained missing. The blaze started around 5 a.m. and...

With the Stanley Cup Final in hot Florida and Vegas, extra care is taken to keep the ice in shape
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Throwing on a tank top and shorts to keep cool during the sizzling summer months tends to make a lot of sense in Las Vegas and South Florida. Keeping an 85-by-200-foot sheet of ice intact in sweltering conditions during the Stanley Cup Final is a bit more...

Chicago Sky still competitive after massive changes since winning 2021 WNBA title
NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Sky have undergone more change the past two seasons than any team in the WNBA. And the Sky were coming off their 2021 championship when the turnover began. Kahleah Copper is now the lone remaining starter from that team as Candace Parker, Courtney...

Gun tragedies hit close to home for Stanley Cup Final opponents, who helped their communities heal
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers didn't have much of a joint history on the ice before meeting in the Stanley Cup Final — just 10 regular-season games before the series opened Saturday. Off the ice, the teams were connected by tragedy...

Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne headline iHeartRadio festival
NEW YORK (AP) — Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown and Lil Wayne are among the headliners this fall at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, which will be broadcast live throughout the country. The lineup for the two-day event Sept. 22-23 at T-Mobile...
