Local officials in rural Nevada decided on Thursday to replace equipment manufactured by Dominion Voting Systems — a sign that unsubstantiated concerns about election machine tampering are still prevalent more than a year after the 2020 election.
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Schools step up security in response to threats on TikTok
Educators announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the country Friday as officials assured parents the viral posts were not considered credible.
Senate parliamentarian deals Democrats blow on immigration
Democrats must drop an effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. from their expansive social and environment bill, the Senate parliamentarian decided Thursday, dealing the latest blow to a longtime priority of the party, migr…
Woods said to be ‘crazy good’ as he prepares for golf return
The father of Justin Thomas got the first look at Tiger Woods playing a round of golf since his car crash 10 months ago and saw more than he expected.
UFC’s Jon Jones in plea deal in Las Vegas battery case
Former UFC champion Jon Jones has taken a plea deal to resolve a criminal case stemming from allegations that he scuffled with his fiancée and damaged …
New lieutenant governor, a former principal, focused on improving education and economy in Nevada
Lisa Cano Burkhead’s mother came to Las Vegas from Paraguay and her father from Argentina in search of better lives, working on the Strip as a seamstress and a blackjack dealer. They only finished elementary-level schooling, instilling in their daught…
Money makers: College Football Betting Awards recognize nation’s top covering teams
It’s awards season in college football with our annual (well, typically annual) gambling version ready to jump back in the fray.
The Year in Las Vegas Photos (and the stories behind them)
A great-looking yearbook from staff photographers Yasmina Chavez, Christopher DeVargas, Steve Marcus and Wade Vandervort.
Fights, drugs, racial tension: ’70s spelled trouble for NBA
If there was a decade when the NBA, which turned 75 this season, nearly disintegrated under the weight of its own problems, the 1970s was that decade.
Prosecutors expected to wrap up case against Kim Potter
Prosecutors were expected to wrap up their case Thursday against the Minnesota police officer charged in Daunte Wright ‘s death, setting the stage for a defense that at some point will have Kim Potter directly addressing the jury.