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Nevada Gov. signs transgender hate crimes bill
Crimes that target transgender person because of their sexual identify carry an extra penalty in Nevada. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval signed SB139 into law Tuesday. The new law adds a person's "gender identity or expression" to the list of motivating factors interpreted as a hate crime. Defendants face the penalties ...
Nick Jonas, Giuliana Rancic to host Miss USA
Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant will be hosted by a Jonas brother and an E! News personality. Pageant officials announced Tuesday that Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers pop act and Giuliana Rancic, co-anchor of "E! News," will host the June 16 pageant. The winner of the 62nd annual pageant ...
Suspect in 5 Nevada killings to undergo psych exam
A judge on Tuesday ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a 25-year-old northern Nevada man accused of killing two couples in two homes in the rural town of Fernley and a newspaper deliveryman off an Interstate 80 exit in Sparks during the Mother's Day weekend. Jeremiah Bean appeared calm during a ...
Committee OKs universal background checks for guns
Family members of victims slain by various acts of gun violence across the country converged on Nevada's Capitol Tuesday urging lawmakers to approve universal background checks on gun purchases in the Silver State. Shortly after the speeches ended, members of the Senate Finance Committee did just that by voting 4-3 ...
Nevada Assembly approves trafficking victims fund
A bill creating a state-managed fund to distribute donations and grants to victims of human trafficking has cleared the Nevada Assembly. The lower house voted unanimously Tuesday in support of AB311. The bill now heads to the Senate. Democratic Assemblyman Michael Sprinkle of Sparks is the primary backer of the ...
2 face Vegas judge in teen slaying over iPad theft
Two men accused of killing a Las Vegas high school student who refused to give up his cherished iPad will remain jailed without bail pending another court appearance later this week, a judge decided Tuesday. Michael Samuel Solid, 21, and Jacob "Jake" Dismont, 18, said little during a brief initial ...
With high-tech guns, users could disable remotely
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but not an actual gun, was demonstrated Tuesday at a wireless technology conference in Las Vegas ...
Guilty fraud plea in $5.6M Vegas embezzlement
A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with the embezzlement of $5.6 million from the prominent builder of residential high-rises in the Vegas area over nearly five years. U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden says Rocco Lazazzaro pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud at ...
Reno police seek suspects in armed robbery
Reno police are looking for two armed robbers who stole cash and game systems from a video game store. Police say the suspects tied up the lone employee at the Game Force store on Plumb Lane after shoving a gun in his face about 6 p.m. Sunday. KRNV-TV reports (http://tinyurl.com/mlxggvm ...
Charismatic Las Vegas mob lawyer mayor pens memoir
Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist. A former mob lawyer, he promoted his city and himself with antics that lent credibility to his self-given title of "Happiest mayor in the universe." Now, two years into a ...
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