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Nevada high court to review decision in ex-Raiders coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit over NFL emails

Oct. 11, 2024 13:19 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden will get a full Nevada Supreme Court review of a lawsuit he filed against the NFL over emails leaked to the media before he resigned from the team in 2021. The state’s highest court isn’t scheduling oral arguments...

Election certification is a traditionally routine duty that has become politicized in the Trump era

Oct. 08, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

For the outcome of this year's presidential race, it will be the vote count on election night and possibly in the days after that will grab the public's attention. But those numbers are unofficial until the election is formally certified — a once uneventful process that has become politicized...

Federal prosecutors quietly dismiss Chasing Horse's long-dormant sex abuse case

Oct. 07, 2024 22:03 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Nevada have quietly dismissed a long-dormant sex abuse case against Nathan Chasing Horse, though the former “Dances with Wolves" actor still faces criminal charges elsewhere. The federal case was tossed Oct. 1, just as state prosecutors...

Nevada federal prosecutors quietly dismiss former actor Nathan Chasing Horse's long-dormant sex abuse case

Oct. 07, 2024 21:14 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada federal prosecutors quietly dismiss former actor Nathan Chasing Horse's long-dormant sex abuse case.

Coyote calling contests: Nevada’s search for a compromise that likely doesn’t exist

Oct. 07, 2024 15:39 PM EDT

A blanket of snow covered the ground as a group of hunters, bundled up from the cold, gathered around a scale in a Northern Nevada parking lot. One by one, dozens of freshly killed coyotes were weighed, their blood streaking the snow. After being weighed, their bodies were tossed...

Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump's no-tax pledges and what they might cost

Oct. 07, 2024 09:58 AM EDT

Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he's elected to the White House again. But he hasn't detailed how he would fund those ideas and avoid creating a huge budget shortfall, beyond arguing he will usher in an economic boom. ...

WR Nick Nash throws 16-yard TD pass with 50 seconds left as SJSU beats Nevada 35-31

Oct. 05, 2024 23:47 PM EDT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Wide receiver Nick Nash threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jabari Bates with 50 seconds to play to help San Jose State beat Nevada 35-31 Saturday night. Emmett Brown threw two touchdown passes, including a 24-yarder to Nash, before he was replaced by backup...

Mormon church leaders encourage civility as Trump and Harris rally religious voters

Oct. 05, 2024 18:43 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As both presidential campaigns have stepped up efforts to win over voters in western swing states who belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a top church official urged members on Saturday to “avoid what is harsh and hateful” in the heat of election...

Nevada politician guilty of using $70,000 meant for statue of slain officer for personal costs

Oct. 03, 2024 20:20 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada Republican politician who ran unsuccessfully two years ago for state treasurer was found guilty Thursday of using funds raised for a statue honoring a slain police officer for personal costs, including plastic surgery. A jury convicted Michele Fiore, a...

Warren Buffett buys rest of Berkshire Hathaway's utilities, but investors must guess at the price

Oct. 01, 2024 12:25 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying the rest of its utility unit from the estate of a longtime board member who died three years ago, but it's not clear exactly how much it will pay for that 8% stake in the massive utility business. Berkshire Hathaway...