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Study: Fewer Nevada kindergartners are overweight
Nevada kindergartners are less likely to fritter away long periods of time in front of a TV than in past years, and fewer of them are overweight or obese, according to a new report from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The report issued Thursday by the university's Nevada Institute ...
Senate committee approves 3 judicial nominees
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote. Senators voted 18-0 to move forward with nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considered ...
Murder charges sought for man in 5 Nevada deaths
Authorities in northern Nevada are seeking murder charges against a 25-year-old man they believe is responsible for killing five people, carjacking a newspaper deliveryman, and setting fire to an elderly couple's home all in a matter of hours. Lyon County Sheriff Allen Veil said it appears Jeremiah Bean acted alone ...
Did Whittemore's money have strings attached?
Was it an offer they couldn't refuse from their multimillionaire boss doing the bidding for arguably the most powerful man in the U.S. Congress? Or did Harvey Whittemore's employees make voluntary contributions to Sen. Harry Reid because they trusted the ex-developer and once powerful lobbyist they knew as a generous ...
Man who fled before sentencing found in Nevada
A Spokane, Wash., man who fled in mid-April before he could be sentenced on federal child pornography counts was hospitalized in Nevada after shooting himself as sheriff's deputies closed in, officials said Wednesday. Authorities say Daniel Camp, 33, wrote self-published books describing children in sexual situations. He pleaded guilty last ...
OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial
His leg shackles rattling as he shuffled to and from the witness stand, O.J. Simpson made his own case Wednesday for a new trial on armed robbery charges with testimony that he relied on the advice of his trusted attorney when he tried to reclaim mementos from his football glory ...
Teen in Nevada court in DUI crash that killed 5
A teen accused of driving drunk in a Nevada crash that killed five family members from California earlier this year hardly looked up during an emotional court hearing Wednesday, even as injured survivors gave tearful testimony. Jean Ervin Soriano, 18, wore jail garb and didn't speak at a 2 1/2 ...
Did Whittemore's money have strings attached?
The trial for an ex-Nevada developer and once powerful lobbyist accused of breaking federal campaign finance laws opened Wednesday with lawyers arguing whether there were any strings attached to money Harvey Whittemore gave his employees while suggesting they contribute to Sen. Harry Reid's re-election in 2007. Prosecutors said Whittemore wrote ...
Vegas bail bondsman accused of kidnapping clients
Authorities have arrested two Las Vegas bail bondsmen accused of breaking down a client's door and holding her and her children at gunpoint while robbing them. Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said 61-year-old John Kevin McCabe was arrested Monday, while 48-year-old Charles McChesney turned himself in on Wednesday. McCabe ...
Murder charges sought for man in 5 Nevada deaths
Authorities in northern Nevada are seeking murder charges against a 25-year-old man they believe is responsible for killing five people, carjacking a newspaper deliveryman, and setting fire to an elderly couple's home all in a matter of hours. Lyon County Sheriff Allen Veil said it appears Jeremiah Bean acted alone ...
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