PALMDALE, Calif. — A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses as firefighters also tried to keep flames from damaging power lines that bring electricity to Southern California.
The 16-year-old boy shot and killed by a friend on Thursday has been identified as Ivan Rodriguez.
PHOENIX — The fight over Arizona’s immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults.
Accidents involving Las Vegas police were down 14 percent in the first half of this year over last year, while speed-related accidents were down 68 percent, Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie said Friday.
About 30 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested by federal agents Thursday morning in the Las Vegas Valley, even as immigration reform advocates were celebrating a judge’s decision to block the most controversial sections of a new Arizona immigration law.
In the nail-biters like the Harry Reid-Sharron Angle race and the Dina Titus-Joe Heck race, the numbers to watch closely are these: How are they polling with those quirky nonpartisan voters?
WASHINGTON — A House bill introduced Friday by Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada and nine other Democrats would provide a $250 payment to Social Security recipients if they do not qualify for an automatic cost-of-living raise this year.
By an almost two-to-one, likely voters support raising taxes on the gambling and mining industries to avoid cuts to state programs and public employee layoffs.
In the race for governor, Republican Brian Sandoval has increased his lead over Democrat Rory Reid to 19 percentage points, according to a new poll, despite being outspent and under attack by the Reid campaign.
The torrent of donations to Opportunity Village continued Friday in the wake of a fire that destroyed the charity’s thrift store, meaning that there’s plenty of replacement merchandise for what was lost in the blaze.
Republican candidate for Secretary of State Rob Lauer maintains he did not batter Jennifer Von Tobel. He says he was showing the campaign supporter self-defense moves, at her request, at a campaign event June 4 when he allegedly injured Von Tobel, who has multiple sclerosis.
The 16-year-old boy shot and killed by a friend on Thursday has been identified as Ivan Rodriguez.
A 70-year-old man in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a car while crossing Charleston Boulevard Friday morning.
Manny Pacquiao’s next fight will not be in Las Vegas after all. Giving up on getting opponent Antonio Margarito licensed in Nevada in a timely manner, Top Rank is moving the scheduled Nov. 13 junior middleweight fight from the MGM Grand Garden, most likely to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Nevada Supreme Court issued an order Friday that suspends Las Vegas attorney Noel Gage from the practice of law.
Boyd Gaming Corp. will not bid on any of Station Casinos’ assets in next week’s bankruptcy auction because the court-approved process makes it difficult for qualified bidders to compete fairly, the company said Friday.
PHILADELPHIA — A 21-year-old man who intentionally vomited on a spectator and his 11-year-old daughter at a Philadelphia Phillies game was sentenced Friday to up to three months in jail and community service, which the judge suggested be fulfilled by cleaning ballpark toilets and trash.
