CARSON CITY — On a 28-14 vote, the Assembly today overrode Gov. Jim Gibbons’ veto of a bill to allow domestic partnerships in Nevada. With the override Saturday in the Senate, the domestic partners legislation will become law in Nevada on Oct. 1.
As the higher seed, the Connecticut Huskies will wear their white home uniforms against Michigan State in the national semifinals Saturday.
If Bonanza’s softball team is starting to feel any pressure as the lone remaining undefeated squad in Southern Nevada, it’s not noticeable.
Carlos Condit does not expect to be nervous when he makes his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut Wednesday night.
The University of Memphis gave Kentucky permission Monday to speak to John Calipari about the Wildcats’ head coaching position, then made a final push to try to keep the coach.
Blake Griffin and Tyler Hansbrough spent a lot of time together on the court last weekend and were back together Monday as the top vote-getters on the Associated Press All-America team.
CARSON CITY — Medical marijuana advocates testified Monday that a bill prescribing prison sentences for growing more than seven marijuana plants will prevent sick people from getting their “medicine.”
CARSON CITY — A “green jobs” initiative sought by Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, moved Monday to the full Nevada Senate following approval of amendments by a key legislative committee.
On any given day inside the walls of the Clark County Detention Center, about 100 inmates sleep on cots or mattresses on the floor. … Another 150 sit in holding cells in the booking area, waiting for beds to open. Some 350 sleep in beds rented at area jails. About 250 sit home on house arrest. … Overcrowding is a fact of life inside the county jail. It has been for most of three decades.