Nevada verifies enough signatures to put constitutional amendment for abortion rights on ballot

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday, and Democrats across the nation hope similar measures mobilize...

Nevada officials verify enough signatures to put proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights on 2024 ballot

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada officials verify enough signatures to put proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights on 2024 ballot.

Harris acknowledges Biden had a 'slow start' in debate and tries to calm Democratic fears

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday dismissed the “punditry” criticizing President Joe Biden's halting and uneven debate performance, saying at a rally in Las Vegas that “this race will not be decided by one night in June.” Speaking to an energetic...

Man who shot and killed 5 people at apartments near Las Vegas was banned from owning a firearm

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who opened fire at an apartment complex near Las Vegas, killing five people and injuring a 13-year-old girl, was banned from owning a firearm because of prior felony convictions, court records show. The suspect, Eric Adams, later shot and killed himself as...

Nevada judge denies release of ex-gang leader ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader has been denied release from a Las Vegas jail ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of music legend Tupac Shakur, despite a bid by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite his $750,000 bond. A Nevada judge rejected house...

Judge considering if ex-gang leader held in Tupac Shakur killing gets house arrest on $750K bail

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge said Tuesday she wasn't immediately convinced of the legality of an effort by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite a $750,000 bond to free a former Los Angeles-area gang leader from jail ahead of his murder trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music legend Tupac...

5 people were fatally shot and a teen critically injured in North Las Vegas, and a suspect was located. Police later said suspect had killed himself. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported the suspect was in custody)

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — 5 people were fatally shot and a teen critically injured in North Las Vegas, and a suspect was located. Police later said suspect had killed himself. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported the suspect was in custody).

Supporters of a proposed voter ID amendment in Nevada turn in thousands of signatures for review

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls have turned in signatures as part of an effort to get the proposal on the 2024 ballot. The Repair the Vote political action committee submitted...

Ex-CEO of Nevada-based health care company Ontrak convicted of $12.5 million insider trading scheme

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former CEO and chairman of Ontrak, a publicly traded health care company based in Nevada, was found guilty Friday of a multimillion-dollar insider trading scheme. A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted Terren Scott Peizer, a resident of Puerto Rico and Santa...

Fake elector case in Nevada dismissed over venue question, state attorney general vows appeal

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge dismissed an indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, potentially cutting from four to three the number of states with criminal...