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Colorado man sentenced in Nevada power plant fire initially described as terror attack

December 27, 2023 at 7:52 p.m.

Mohammed Mesmarian was sentenced Wednesday to two to 10 years after pleading guilty but mentally ill to felony arson and property destruction charges. His attorney denies the fire was an...

A curtain hangs out of a broken window on a hotel tower at Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Colorado man held in hourslong Las Vegas standoff faces kidnapping, fugitive charges

July 12, 2023 at 3:11 p.m.

Matthew John Ermond Mannix, 35, of Golden, was arrested after he was accused of taking a woman hostage for more than five hours Tuesday and claiming that he had a...

The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona on Aug. 15, 2022. Talks that could reshape the way Colorado River water is distributed started on Thursday, June 15, 2023, with a goal of updating and enacting rules in 2027 to continue to provide hydropower, drinking water and irrigation to farms, cities and tribes in seven U.S. states and Mexico. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027

June 15, 2023 at 5:45 p.m.

Federal water managers say they've begun a public process to shape rules to be enacted in 2027 to continue providing hydropower, drinking water and irrigation to farms, cities and tribes...

Jon Gruden smiles in court Wednesday, ...

NFL to appeal ruling in Jon Gruden lawsuit over leaked emails

December 8, 2022 at 11:53 a.m.

The NFL said Wednesday it will appeal a ruling denying a request to move former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden鈥檚 lawsuit against the league from a public courtroom into...

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Raiders’ Nate Hobbs guilty of Vegas traffic charge, not DUI

December 8, 2022 at 11:53 a.m.

Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs pleaded guilty Wednesday to a reduced traffic charge stemming from his arrest early this month on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

President Joe Biden talks about his administration’s response to wildfires, during a visit to Louisville, Colo., Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Biden and first lady Jill Biden met with families and toured a Louisville neighborhood impacted by a recent wildfire.

Obama honors late Senate leader as man “who got things done”

January 8, 2022 at 3:11 p.m.

Former President Barack Obama commemorated the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday as a man 鈥渨ho got things done,鈥� as Democratic leaders gathered from around the country to...

Las Vegas Metro Police investigators take ...

Coroner: Woman killed in ex-Raiders WR Henry Ruggs III’s crash burned to death

December 8, 2022 at 11:54 a.m.

The woman who died in a fiery crash that authorities blame on ex-Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III driving drunk at racetrack speeds burned to death, the county coroner in...

O.J. Simpson a “completely free man”; parole ends in Nevada

December 14, 2021 at 12:53 p.m.

The 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1, a...

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Vegas judge mulls evidence question in Henry Ruggs fatal DUI case

December 8, 2022 at 11:54 a.m.

A Las Vegas judge said Wednesday he’ll decide by the end of the day whether to limit medical information that prosecutors receive about former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III following...

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Judge orders Henry Ruggs back to court after missed alcohol test

November 17, 2021 at 5:48 p.m.

Ruggs鈥� lawyers told Justice of the Peace Suzan Baucum that Ruggs 鈥渟elf-tested鈥� negative shortly after missing one of his calls for a breath test last weekend.

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