Lyon County land bill reworked to add wilderness

Nevada’s U.S. senators introduced a bill Thursday that would create 48,000 acres of federal wilderness in Lyon County at the same time it makes roughly 12,500 acres available for development to support mining.

South Dakota teen dies in shooting after paintball argument

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A 16-year-old boy fatally shot his friend with a shotgun after the pair argued over a paintball game and playfully wrestled at the boy’s home in South Dakota, according to an arrest affidavit released Wednesday.

Marine guards California school

HUGHSON, Calif. – A former Marine applauded for voluntarily showing up to guard a central California elementary school apparently misrepresented his service history.

Miss USA Olivia Culpo is crowned Miss Universe

A 20-year-old Boston University sophomore and a self-described “cellist-nerd” brought the Miss Universe crown back to the United States for the first time in more than a decade when she won the televised contest Wednesday.

Company given one year for Casa de Shenandoah project

The Clark County Commission on Wednesday gave CSD LLC another year to finish the work of renovating Wayne Newton’s estate, although the project’s future is up in the air.

Deadline Friday to finalize deal between bookmakers

William Hill Plc, Great Britain’s largest bookmaker, has until Friday to finalize its $785 million offer for rival Sportingbet Plc. The companies agreed to the cash and stock deal in October, but William Hill has received several extensions to complete their due diligence relating to the deal.

Bally Technologies to supply VLTs to fifth Canada province

Slot machine maker Bally Technologies signed an agreement Wednesday to provide the provincial lottery in Saskatchewan with 650 of the company’s video lottery terminals.

Construction equipment auction brings in $11 million

More than 400 pieces of construction equipment totaling $11 million were sold at an unreserved auction Friday at Cashman Equipment’s corporate headquarters in Henderson.

U.S. housing starts decline in November

WASHINGTON – U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in November after starting work in October at the fastest pace in four years. Superstorm Sandy likely slowed starts in the Northeast.

With brawl in past, No. 11 Cincinnati tops Xavier

CINCINNATI – No technical fouls. No flying elbows. No rubbing it in. In a new setting, the city’s annual crosstown basketball game was back to being a good old rivalry.

Wranglers’ third-period rush fuels victory against Reign

The Wranglers scored five goals in the third period, erasing a 2-1 deficit en route to a 6-3 victory over the first-place Ontario Reign (18-7-1) on Wednesday in an ECHL game at Ontario, Calif.

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