Website scrutinized in McCarran theft case

Prosecutors believe three former McCarran International Airport technicians charged with theft are behind a bizarre website that surfaced briefly in April to intimidate witnesses in the criminal case.

NRC staff blasts bid to shutter Yucca project

Four Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff members aired grievances to Congress on Friday over Yucca Mountain, saying they disagreed with the agency chairman’s decisions to halt their work on the nuclear waste project.

Huntsman: Nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain up to Nevadans

RENO — Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman predicted Friday that Yucca Mountain never will become the nation’s nuclear repository as long as Nevadans oppose it.

Las Vegas GOP debate collapses after Romney drops out

No Mitt Romney, no debate. Three days after Romney, the GOP presidential front runner, said he wouldn’t attend a July 10 debate in Las Vegas, the organizers postponed the event, citing scheduling problems.

Semi collides with Amtrak east of Reno, killing two

A semitrailer plowed into an Amtrak passenger train Friday in rural Nevada, killing the truck driver and at least one person on the train and injuring about 20 others who escaped the fiery crash, authorities said.

Peter Falk, TV’s rumpled Columbo, has died

NEW YORK — The best way to celebrate Peter Falk’s life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives.

Ex-legislator Arberry faces felony charges in campaign finance case

A longtime Nevada lawmaker-turned-lobbyist faces potential prison time over allegations he failed to report more than $120,000 in campaign contributions and instead put the money in a personal checking account.

Split delays hearing tied to Puffinburger case

Jose Lopez-Buelna, who once was suspected of helping kidnap 6-year-old Cole Puffinburger in a case that attracted national headlines, and his lawyer, Robert Draskovich, each filed motions this week asking to end their attorney-client relationship.

Feds probe crash that left Nevada beauty queen hurt

A Nevada beauty queen was in critical but stable condition Friday after a collision with a bus Thursday morning left her with extreme injuries.

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