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December 7, 2022

Mills Lane, famed boxing referee who called Tyson-Holyfield ear-biting incident, dead at 85

Mills Lane, the famed boxing referee who shared a ring with hundreds of fighters, died Tuesday at his home in Nevada, his family said. He was 85.

December 6, 2022

Nevada man arrested after allegedly kidnapping, sexually assaulting elderly woman and leaving her for dead

Nevada man Ryan Sanders was arrested in Nye County after allegedly burglarizing, kidnapping, sexually assaulting and injuring an elderly woman who found the man in her home.

December 6, 2022

Dozens of Nevada inmates go on hunger strike to protest prison conditions

About 40 inmates at a Nevada prison started a hunger strike to protest what they say are poor conditions inside the prison and lack of access to appeal and grievance forms.

December 6, 2022

Two women accused of murdering man in Oregon's Tillamook State Forest caught in Nevada

Alyssa Sturgill, 40, and Lisa Peaslee, 41, were arrested and charged with the murder of a man who was shot in Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest, authorities said.

December 3, 2022

Biden admin. names Nevada toad endangered, hampering construction of geothermal plant

Nevada's Dixie Valley toad, which is at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal construction project, has been declared an endangered species by officials.

December 2, 2022

Biden faces backlash from Democrats in Iowa, New Hampshire against making South Carolina first primary state

Democrats in New Hampshire and Iowa are voicing concerns about President Biden's plan to reshuffle the Democratic Party's primary election calendar.

December 2, 2022

Ex-convict gets at least 18 years after NV police find the severed head of his friend in stolen car

Ex-convict Eric Holland was sentenced to at least 18 years after Vegas authorities found coolers containing his friend’s severed head and dismembered body in a stolen car.

December 1, 2022

Sunken Gold Rush treasures recovered from 1857 shipwreck to be held in Reno auction

Hundreds of Gold Rush-era artifacts will be held at an auction in Reno, Nevada. The treasures were recovered from the “Ship of Gold” which sank in an 1857 hurricane.

December 1, 2022

Democrats on the verge of upending their 2024 presidential nominating calendar

Democratic Party officials gathering the nation’s capital this week on a mission to revamp the top of their 2024 presidential nominating calendar, booting Iowa from the lead off slot

November 29, 2022

Suspect accused of arson, battery in Reno, NV

Matthew Kimmens is facing two domestic battery and numerous arson charges. One of the fires destroyed a home and damaged three others in Nevada.