Nevada
Tax credits for filmmakers become Nevada law
Gov. Brian Sandoval's signature Tuesday means filmmakers now have more reasons than the rugged mountains and fabulous Las Vegas to shoot their movies in Nevada. The Republican signed the bill granting transferrable tax credits to major filmmakers in an effort to bring a new industry to the Silver State along ...
USA Basketball invites 27 to summer minicamp
San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard, enjoying a strong NBA Finals, is one of 27 young players scheduled to attend USA Basketball's minicamp in July. Cleveland All-Star Kyrie Irving and Portland's Damian Lillard, who succeeded him as Rookie of the Year, were also among the players announced Wednesday. Indiana's Paul George and ...
UNR prof arrested at school board meeting in Reno
A university professor was arrested outside a Washoe County school board meeting where he said he wanted to press concerns about the mistreatment of his daughter with a disability. Larry Dailey, who teaches journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, says his First Amendment rights were violated when district police ...
Passengers, JetBlue settle suit over pilot rampage
A lawsuit accusing JetBlue of negligence after a pilot had a meltdown on a New York-to-Las Vegas flight has been quietly settled. Airline spokeswoman Jenny Dervin says the lawsuit was settled in late April. Terms were not disclosed. A spokeswoman for the attorney representing 34 passengers confirmed Wednesday the lawsuit ...
Hepatitis A linked to frozen berries sickens 87
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix sold at Costco has grown to 87 people with illnesses in eight states. The CDC said Tuesday that illnesses have been reported in Arizona, California Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah ...
Gov. Sandoval signs final 4 state budget bills
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed four bills Monday that officially funded state government and public employee salaries for the next two years. The Republican governor signed 30 bills, including the remaining four budget bills. The largest budget bill was funding education, and that was signed shortly after the 2013 Legislature ...
27-car Nev. sandstorm pileup kills 1, hurts others
Twenty-seven vehicles slammed into each other during a sandstorm that blinded drivers on Interstate 80 in rural northern Nevada, killing a truck driver, seriously injuring several other people and sapping already thin emergency resources, officials said. Humboldt County sheriff's dispatchers called in virtually every medical, law enforcement and fire worker ...
DA: Brockovich to face misdemeanor boat DUI charge
Environmental activist and movie namesake Erin Brockovich will face a misdemeanor charge of operating a boat while intoxicated at Lake Mead, the district attorney in Las Vegas decided Tuesday. Brockovich, 52, has an Oct. 7 court date in Henderson Justice Court stemming from her arrest Friday evening at a marina ...
Betsey Johnson, Mo Rocca among Miss USA judges
Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant will be judged by experts in cooking, fashion and looking hot. Pageant officials announced this week that Betsey Johnson, the over-the-top fashion designer, and Bob Harper, star of the weight-loss reality show "The Biggest Loser," will be among the celebrity judges at the 62st annual ...
DOE report faults $450K payments to ex-Rep. Wilson
Former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson collected nearly half a million dollars in questionable payments from four federally funded nuclear labs after she left office, the Energy Department's inspector general says in a new report. Wilson failed to provide documentation for the work she did to earn $20,000 a month from ...
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