CARSON CITY – The Senate and Assembly moved through relatively light pre-Easter agendas Friday ahead of expected back-to-back marathon sessions starting Monday to meet the next legislative deadline for bill passage. Assembly Bill 141 passed unanimously in the Assembly. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner, R-Reno, with a bipartisan roster of 17 additional sponsors, it would

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court Friday unanimously rejected a legal appeal by Republicans pressing to recall two Las Vegas Valley Democratic state senators. The brief, seven-page decision spells the end of the partisan recall effort that began in August 2017. It comes a year after a district court invalidated recall petitions against Sens.

Bishop Gorman boys basketball coach Grant Rice marveled Friday at the talented group of four- and five-star players sharing the lustrous, new basketball court inside T-Mobile Arena. Some of them will play in the NBA. Others will play in the NCAA Tournament. All of them will play at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday. More than 40

Q: We have an owner who is constantly defying the rules of the association (and society in general). He refuses to obtain a parking permit, he intentionally parks his pickup across two (and sometimes even three) lanes, he posts rude messages on his windshield. I suspect he has tampered with the electricity in his garage.

Before it was a major league sports town, and a Triple-A ballpark town, Las Vegas was something of a country club town. Lots of golf clubs and tennis rackets. Lots of shirts with little alligator insignias. Lots of people named Tad and Buffy. But whereas Las Vegas once had three pro golf tournaments, it now

Construction managers for the Las Vegas Convention Center’s $935.1 million expansion say the project is on track for its scheduled January 2021 opening. In a recent meeting of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Terry Jicinsky, senior vice president of operations, said steel is being installed and cement poured on the three floors of

Henderson police internal affairs failed to investigate the 2014 accidental prescription-narcotics overdose death of one of its officers even though part of his job was to collect and dispose of expired drugs dropped off by residents, a Review-Journal investigation found. Though a backpack full of narcotics was found in the officer’s bedroom, internal affairs officers

Regarding Aurora Cox’s April 11 letter advocating same-day voter registration: Are you kidding? Isn’t there enough voter fraud going on right now without throwing fuel on the fire? How do I know there’s voter fraud going on? Because I have a very unique name. And in 2010, my identity was stolen. After that, I was

A California couple who pleaded guilty to years of torture and abuse of 12 of their 13 children have been sentenced to life in prison. David and Louise Turpin were sentenced Friday during an emotional hearing that saw some of the children speak publicly about the abuse for the first time. Louise Turpin wept as

One man was taken into custody after leading Las Vegas police officers on a foot pursuit Friday morning. Police responded to the 6100 block of Borden Circle, near South Jones Boulevard and Alta Drive, around 7 a.m for a family disturbance call, Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Alejandra Zambrano said. When police arrived in the area,

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce he’s running for president next week. That’s according to three people with knowledge of Biden’s plans. Biden will enter the race as a Democratic front-runner, although the 76-year-old faces questions about his age and whether his more moderate record fits with a party that

Las Vegas will see a warm Friday before a cold front enters the valley, according to the National Weather Service. Friday and Saturday will each see clear and sunny skies with highs of 90 degrees, meteorologist Jenn Varian said. On Saturday, winds are expected from the southwest with gusts up to 30 mph, she said.

Las Vegas will see a warm Friday before a cold front enters the valley, according to the National Weather Service. Friday and Saturday will each see clear and sunny skies with highs of 90 degrees, meteorologist Jenn Varian said. On Saturday, winds are expected from the southwest with gusts up to 30 mph, she said.

WASHINGTON — It’s now up to Congress to decide what to do with special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings about President Donald Trump. While the special counsel declined to prosecute Trump on obstruction of justice, he did not exonerate him, all but leaving the question to Congress. Mueller’s report provides fresh evidence of Trump’s interference in

WASHINGTON — Don McGahn was barely on speaking terms with President Donald Trump when he left the White House last fall. But special counsel Robert Mueller’s report reveals the president may owe his former top lawyer a debt of gratitude. McGahn, who sat with Mueller for about 30 hours of interviews, emerged as a central

A Las Vegas homeless youth center got a boost Thursday night through a $100,000 donation from Sands Cares. The donation will enable the opening of five first-floor dorm rooms at the Shannon West Homeless Youth Center, assisting HELP of Southern Nevada’s mission to serve the Las Vegas homeless community. The contribution will provide 1,807 nights

Dillan Shrum hit two two-run homers to power UNR past UNLV 16-8 in a Mountain West baseball game Thursday in Reno. Marco Valenzuela also had two hits and four RBIs for the Wolf Pack (20-17, 9-10), who went ahead to stay with a four-run fourth. Jaylon McLaughlin hit two doubles, including a three-run hit in

BILLINGS, Mont. — Police have arrested a man on a charge of deliberate homicide stemming from the disappearance of a woman in southern Montana. The Billings Gazette reports 53-year-old Gregory Green, of Henderson, was arrested Wednesday, about seven months after 49-year-old Laura Johnson went missing. Johnson’s family reported her missing Sept. 24 after not hearing

SAN JOSE, Calif. — It is said to be the central component of learning something, of creating something. Desperation can be a powerful force. Which is why T-Mobile Arena will host a hockey game on Easter. Get ready for some big-time intensity with all those chocolate bunnies and jelly beans. This best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal

Presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey on Thursday night urged a small, diverse room of supporters at UNLV to approach the 2020 election cycle with love. It’s the only thing will defeat President Donald Trump at the polls next year, Booker said. “He wants us to fight on his terms and his

The official Mueller report — with redactions — landed Thursday like a slimy bucket of raw chum. The partisan feeding frenzy immediately commenced. Writing for CNN, Princeton professor Julian Zelizer called the document “shocking.” He also threw in “deeply troubling” and “damning” while urging Democrats to “make sense of what it all adds up to.”

TOKYO — President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will make a state visit to Japan at the end of May to meet the newly enthroned emperor. Crown Prince Naruhito will succeed his abdicating father, current Emperor Akihito, on May 1. Trump will also hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the May

NEW YORK — The Yankees have suspended the use of Kate Smith’s recording of “God Bless America” during the seventh-inning stretch while they investigate an allegation of racism against the singer. The New York Daily News reported Thursday there are conflicting claims about Smith’s 1939 song “That’s Why Darkies Were Born.” The song originated in

ARCADIA, Calif. — All three hosts of the Triple Crown were among several major tracks that agreed Thursday to phase out the use of a common anti-bleeding medication starting next year, sparked by the deaths of 23 horses in three months at Santa Anita. Starting in 2020, 2-year-old horses won’t be allowed to be treated