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April 26, 2024

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  • Las Vegas Raiders take Georgia tight end Brock Bowers with the 13th pick in the NFL draft

    April 25, 2024, 9:28 p.m.

    HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Brock Bowers was in middle school in Napa, California, when the then-Oakland Raiders would hold training camp nearby. He'd drop by to check out practice and once even got an autograph from quarterback Derek Carr. Now ...

  • Charges against Trump's 2020 'fake electors' are expected to deter a repeat this year

    April 25, 2024, 9:03 p.m.

    An Arizona grand jury's indictment of 18 people who either posed as or helped organize a slate of electors falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 could help shape the landscape of challenges to the ...

  • Defending champion Golden Knights beat Stars 3-1 to take 2-0 series lead home to Vegas

    April 25, 2024, 2:37 p.m.

    DALLAS (AP) — Jack Eichel and defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas got exactly what they anticipated, and withstood that early hard push in Game 2 by the desperate Dallas Stars. The Golden Knights didn’t settle for a split while starting ...

  • Employers Holdings: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

    April 25, 2024, 2:06 p.m.

    HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Employers Holdings Inc. (EIG) on Thursday reported earnings of $28.3 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Henderson, Nevada-based company said it had net income of $1.11. Earnings, adjusted ...

  • Boyd: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

    April 25, 2024, 1:40 p.m.

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boyd Gaming Corp. (BYD) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $136.5 million. The Las Vegas-based company said it had profit of $1.40 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to ...

  • Tri Pointe: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

    April 25, 2024, 3:17 a.m.

    INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) — INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) — Tri Pointe Homes Inc. (TPH) on Thursday reported earnings of $99.1 million in its first quarter. The Incline Village, Nevada-based company said it had net income of $1.03 per share. ...

  • Vegas 3, Dallas 1

    April 24, 2024, 9:29 p.m.

    Vegas 1 1 1 — 3 Dallas 1 0 0 — 1 First Period_1, Dallas, Robertson 2 (Benn, Heiskanen), 16:47 (pp). 2, Vegas, Marchessault 2 (Barbashev, Eichel), 18:09. Penalties_Roy, LV (Slashing), 16:25; Stephenson, LV (Hooking), 19:51; Heiskanen, DAL (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), ...

  • AM Prep-Music

    April 24, 2024, 12:05 a.m.

    Lawyer: Man accused in Tupac Shakur's murder cannot raise bail LAS VEGAS (AP) – The lawyer for the man accused of murder in the 1996 death of Tupac Shakur says his client is unable to raise the money toward his ...

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

    April 23, 2024, 7:11 p.m.

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The USPS announced on Tuesday it will follow through 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 ...

  • Phish fans are famously dedicated. What happens when they enter the Sphere?

    April 23, 2024, 4:05 p.m.

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adele, Mariah Carey and Garth Brooks tower over the Las Vegas Strip, peering out from billboards advertising their various casino residencies. But the 20,000 fans marching toward the glowing Sphere last week were there for a ...

  • Ex-gang leader's account of Tupac Shakur killing is fiction, defense lawyer in Vegas says

    April 23, 2024, 2:03 p.m.

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas said Tuesday his client's accounts of the killing are fiction and prosecutors lack ...

  • Vegas captain Stone scores quick in return and defending Cup champions open with 4-3 win at Dallas

    April 22, 2024, 10:47 p.m.

    DALLAS (AP) — Vegas captain Mark Stone scored quickly after missing two months and his first-time linemate Tomas Hertl had a nifty goal in his playoff debut for the Golden Knights. Stone and Hertl scored on the only power plays ...

  • Vegas 4, Dallas 3

    April 22, 2024, 9:29 p.m.

    Vegas 3 1 0 — 4 Dallas 2 0 1 — 3 First Period_1, Vegas, Stone 1 (Hanifin, Eichel), 1:23 (pp). 2, Vegas, Marchessault 1 (Barbashev), 8:27. 3, Dallas, Benn 1 (Johnston), 16:07. 4, Vegas, Hertl 1 (Hanifin), 17:51 (pp). ...

  • US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower

    April 22, 2024, 9:06 p.m.

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S., amid anticipated legal challenges from conservationists over the threat they say it ...

  • Today in Entertainment History: Presley made Vegas debut

    April 22, 2024, 9:00 p.m.

    On April 23, 1956, Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut, opening for comedian Shecky Greene. Presley’s engagement was canceled after a week because of poor ticket sales, and he didn’t return to Vegas for 13 years. In 1969, the ...

  • Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels

    April 22, 2024, 6:31 p.m.

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A $12 billion passenger bullet train linking Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area was dubbed the first true high-speed rail line in the nation on Monday, with the private company building it predicting millions of ...

  • For years, a Michigan company has been the top pick to quickly personalize draftees' new NFL jerseys

    April 22, 2024, 12:46 p.m.

    ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. (AP) — Employees of the company tasked each year with rapidly personalizing jerseys for each first-round NFL draft pick as they are announced don’t need to travel very far for this year’s player selections in Detroit. ...

  • Work starts on bullet train rail line from Sin City to the City of Angels

    April 22, 2024, 10:01 a.m.

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction, officials said Monday, amid predictions that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. “People have been ...

  • From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line

    April 21, 2024, 9:17 p.m.

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. Brightline West, ...

  • Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help

    April 21, 2024, 9:08 p.m.

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The group gathered inside the conference room, mostly women, fell silent as the audio recording began to play. The male voice, clearly agitated, railed against what he thought had been fraud that cost former President ...

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