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

An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader will stay in jail ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of music legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.

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

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

Shiny monolith removed from mountains outside Las Vegas. How it got there still is a mystery

Gleaming monolith pops up in Nevada desert, the latest in a series of quickly vanishing structures

Suspect is dead after shootings near Las Vegas leave 5 people dead, teen injured, police say

Authorities say a man fatally shot five people and wounded a 13-year-old girl before shooting himself as he was confronted by police near Las Vegas on Tuesday. Authorities had been searching for him since Monday night’s shootings in separate apartment units.

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Nevada’s electronic ballot return system aims to improve Native American voting access

Ten years after ranching standoff in the Nevada desert. Cliven Bundy remains defiant

Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power

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

The former CEO of a publicly traded health care company based in Nevada has been found guilty of a multimillion-dollar insider trading scheme.

Runner-up criticizes Nevada GOP Senate nominee Sam Brown while other former rivals back him

Nevada GOP Senate Republican runner-up Jeff Gunter has continued his attacks on the nominee and retired Army Capt. Sam Brown.

Impaired driver who fatally struck 2 Nevada state troopers gets maximum prison sentence

A 46-year-old man who was driving while impaired when he fatally struck two Nevada troopers last November has been sentenced to prison.

2 to vie in November to become Las Vegas mayor and succeed Goodman duo dating to 1999

A former Nevada congresswoman and a current Las Vegas City Council member have emerged from a primary field of 14 candidates for a runoff to become the first mayor not named Goodman in 25 years in Nevada’s largest city.

Incumbent fends off far-right challenge in local Nevada race with potential elections implications

A Republican incumbent on a commission that oversees elections in a major swing county in Nevada has fended off a far-right challenge and secured her party’s nomination to run for reelectio..

Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown overcomes crowded GOP Senate primary field, setting up key Nevada race

Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown has overcome a crowded primary field in Nevada’s Republican U.S. Senate primary. His victory sets up a fierce battle against Democratic Sen.

Electronic voting worries security experts. Nevada touts safeguards as it expands it to tribes

Voting on reservations across the country has historically been exceedingly difficult, with tribal voters sometimes having to travel long distances to their polling place or facing barriers because they don’t have a physical address.

Trump backs Sam Brown in US Senate race, widening momentum gap in crowded Nevada GOP field

Former president Donald Trump has endorsed retired Army Capt. Sam Brown for U.S. Senate in Nevada over a crowded GOP primary field.

Overnight fire damages or destroys about 15 boats at a Nevada marina

Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged or destroyed about 15 boats at a Lake Mead National Recreation Area marina in Nevada.

National Weather Service forecasts more sweltering heat this week for Phoenix and Las Vegas areas

More sweltering heat appears to be headed to parts of Arizona and Nevada this week. The National Weather Service said Sunday that an excessive heat watch is in effect Tuesday through Thursday for the Phoenix metro area plus other portions of south-central and northwest Arizona.

Trump complains about his teleprompters at a scorching Las Vegas rally

Former President Donald Trump rallied voters in the scorching heat of Las Vegas. His campaign loaded up on water bottles, hired extra medics and allowed supporters to carry umbrellas at the outdoor rally.

A local race in Nevada’s primary could have implications for national elections in a key swing state

Election conspiracy theorists are trying to remake a local commission that oversees a major swing county in one of the nation’s most important presidential battleground states.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada’s state primaries

Nevadans will vote in primaries for Congress and the state legislature on Tuesday. Nevada held both presidential primaries and a presidential caucus in February.

Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley

Records have tumbled across the Southwest United States as temperatures soared past 110 degrees in parts of California, Nevada and Arizona.

RFK Jr. sues Nevada’s top election official over ballot access as he scrambles to join debate stage

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign filed a lawsuit Friday against Nevada’s top election official over ballot access, alleging a requirement that independent candidates must name their running mate by the time they start gathering signatures for a petition as unconstitutional.

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The Nevada state primary election is Tuesday, June 11.

Longtime federal judge Larry Hicks in Nevada hit and killed by a vehicle near courthouse in Reno

A longtime federal judge in Nevada who presided over cases ranging from U.S. environmental disputes to political corruption has died at age 80 after being struck by a vehicle near the federal courthouse in Reno.

Reno police officer who accidentally shot suspect pulled trigger when hit by another officer’s Taser

The district attorney has cleared a Nevada police officer of any criminal wrongdoing in an investigation into an unusual officer-involved shooting four years ago.

Nevada voter ID initiative can appear on 2024 ballot with enough signatures, state high court says

A Nevada initiative that would amend the state Constitution to require that voters show photo ID at the polls can appear on the 2024 ballot as long as organizers collect enough signatures.

Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results

Nevada election officials can start tabulating in-person Election Day votes as they come in, rather than waiting for polls to close.

Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?

The issue of abortion will be before voters in at least four states this year, and possibly more. Voters have sided with abortion rights supporters every time the issue has been directly on the ballot since the U.S.

Nevada abortion-rights measure has enough signatures for November ballot, supporters say

Abortion access advocates in Nevada say they have submitted almost twice the number of petition signatures needed to qualify a measure for the November ballot that would enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.

Nevada Supreme Court denies appeal of conservative activist seeking to oust county election official

A conservative activist who embraced unproven election fraud claims has lost an appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court in his bid to oust a top county election official and others.

Verdict in for wildlife mystery in Nevada where DNA tests show suspected wolves were coyotes

The verdict is in. The latest wildlife mystery in Nevada has been solved. Scientists who set out on a trail through the snow near the Idaho line to gather evidence relied on the scat and fur samples they collected to determine a trio of animals spotted during a helicopter survey in March were not wo

Former NFL coach Jon Gruden loses Nevada high court ruling in NFL emails lawsuit

Former NFL coach Jon Gruden has lost a Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit he filed against the league after he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021.

Nevada Supreme Court rejects teachers union-backed appeal to put A’s public funding on ’24 ballot

The Nevada Supreme Court on Monday struck down a proposed ballot initiative that would allow voters to decide whether to repeal up to $380 million in public funding for a new MLB stadium in Las Vegas.

Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day

The Republican National Committee is suing to stop Nevada from being able to count mail ballots received in election offices after Election Day.

Pennsylvania man convicted of kidnapping a woman, driving her to a Nevada desert and suffocating her

A Pennsylvania man who authorities say killed his girlfriend in a Nevada desert has been convicted. A jury in U.S.

USPS commits to rerouting Reno-area mail despite bipartisan pushback and mail ballot concerns

The USPS announced on Tuesday it will continue with its plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento, a move that drew bipartisan ire from Nevada lawmakers while raising questions about the rate at which mail ballots can be processed in a populous part of a crucial swing state.

Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists

Nevada’s Supreme Court has handed setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists in two new rulings.