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SCOTT SONNER

SCOTT SONNER

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Business|Sports

University of Nevada basketball could have a new home in 3 years under a major casino expansion plan

The University of Nevada’s basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under an ambitious 10-year expansion plan that Reno’s largest hotel-casino has in the works

University of Nevada basketball could have a new home in 3 years under a major casino expansion plan
Celebrity|Crime|News|Sports

US appeals court hears arguments over 2010 hush-money settlement of Ronaldo rape case in Vegas

Lawyers for international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo were back in court in a legal battle over hush money he paid in 2010 to a woman who accused him of raping her in Las Vegas

US appeals court hears arguments over 2010 hush-money settlement of Ronaldo rape case in Vegas
News|Science|Technology|US

US moves closer to underground testing of nuclear weapons stockpile without any actual explosions

Scientists charged with making sure the United States' aging stockpile of nuclear weapons are good to go, if needed, say they’ll start shipping key components to the Nevada desert next year

US moves closer to underground testing of nuclear weapons stockpile without any actual explosions
Environment|News|Science|Technology|US

Environmentalists warn of intent to sue over snail species living near Nevada lithium mine

Environmentalists are poised to return to court in an ongoing legal battle with the Biden administration over a Nevada lithium mine

Environmentalists warn of intent to sue over snail species living near Nevada lithium mine
Celebrity|Crime|News|Sports

US court denies woman's appeal of Cristiano Ronaldo's 2010 hush-money settlement in Vegas rape case

A U.S. appeals court has sided with Cristiano Ronaldo, rejecting an appeal by a woman trying to force the international soccer star to pay millions more than the $375,000 in hush money he paid her after she accused him of raping her in 2009

US court denies woman's appeal of Cristiano Ronaldo's 2010 hush-money settlement in Vegas rape case
Americas|Environment|News|Opinion|US|World

Nevada tribe says coalitions, not lawsuits, will protect sacred sites as US advances energy agenda

A Nevada tribe is gearing up for a different kind of fight against the U.S. government as it tries to build more public support for protecting Native American sacred sites

Nevada tribe says coalitions, not lawsuits, will protect sacred sites as US advances energy agenda
Entertainment|Lifestyle|News

Burning Man survived a muddy quagmire. Will the experiment last 30 more years?

Burning Man organizers don't foresee major changes in 2024 thanks to a hard-won passing grade for cleaning up this year's festival

Burning Man survived a muddy quagmire. Will the experiment last 30 more years?
US

Winter weather batters both US coasts; Sierra snow shuts down I-80; East Coast storm into Monday

Winter weather is battering parts of both U.S. coasts

Winter weather batters both US coasts; Sierra snow shuts down I-80; East Coast storm into Monday
Environment|News|Travel|US

Avalanche kills 1, injures 3 at California ski resort that once hosted Winter Olympics

An avalanche has roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe

Avalanche kills 1, injures 3 at California ski resort that once hosted Winter Olympics
Environment|News|US

Second avalanche hits California slopes near where a skier was killed one day earlier

A second avalanche has been reported at a California resort near Lake Tahoe, one day after a major avalanche roared down an adjoining mountain, trapping several people and killing a 66-year-old man

Second avalanche hits California slopes near where a skier was killed one day earlier
Environment|Science|US

US wildlife service considering endangered status for tiny snail near Nevada lithium mine

Federal wildlife officials have agreed to conduct a year-long review to determine whether a tiny snail found only in high-desert springs near a huge lithium mine being built along the Nevada-Oregon line should be listed as a threatened or endangered species

US wildlife service considering endangered status for tiny snail near Nevada lithium mine
Uncategorized

Long after tragic mysteries are solved, families of Native American victims are kept in the dark

Philbert Shorty's family was in the dark

Long after tragic mysteries are solved, families of Native American victims are kept in the dark
Environment|News|Science|US|World

Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in the Sierra could make travel 'dangerous to impossible'

Forecasters say a Pacific storm packing powerful winds and heavy snow is headed for parts of Northern California

Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in the Sierra could make travel 'dangerous to impossible'
Environment|US

Powerful storm in California and Nevada shuts interstate and dumps snow on mountains

A powerful blizzard is dumping snow in the Sierra Nevada as gusty winds and heavy rain hit lower elevations

Powerful storm in California and Nevada shuts interstate and dumps snow on mountains
Environment

Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

It will be a very tiny big-game hunt for one of the largest animals in North America

Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change
Environment|News

US judge in Nevada hands wild horse advocates rare victory in ruling on mustang management plans

Wild horse advocates in Nevada have scored a rare legal victory

US judge in Nevada hands wild horse advocates rare victory in ruling on mustang management plans
News|Opinion|Political|US

Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists

Nevada's Supreme Court has handed setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists in two new rulings

Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists
Environment|News|US

US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower

The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S. That's assuming it can withstand anticipated legal challenges from conservationists who fear it will lead to the extinction of an endangered Nevada wildflower near the California line

US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower
News|Opinion|World

Verdict in for wildlife mystery in Nevada where DNA tests show suspected wolves were coyotes

The verdict is in

Environment|News|Science|US

New endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in New Mexico and West Texas

Federal wildlife officials have declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species

New endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in New Mexico and West Texas
Election|News|US

Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 18 accused in Arizona fake electors case

Arizona’s attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election

Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 18 accused in Arizona fake electors case
Environment|News|Science|US|World

Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual

The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest

Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual
Environment|News|Science|World

Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley

Records have tumbled across the Southwest United States as temperatures soared past 110 degrees in parts of California, Nevada and Arizona

Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley
Environment|News|US|World

Las Vegas logs another record-high but weeklong heat wave losing grip on US Southwest

Las Vegas has set a new record high for the second day in a row and Albuquerque tied its high mark

Las Vegas logs another record-high but weeklong heat wave losing grip on US Southwest
Health|Travel

Dozens of hikers became ill during trips to waterfalls near the Grand Canyon

Dozens of tourists say they became ill after visiting a popular Arizona tourist destination known for its towering blue-green waterfalls

Dozens of hikers became ill during trips to waterfalls near the Grand Canyon

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