Nevada News

Lady Gaga Sues Nevada-based Company Over Trademark Bids

Lady Gaga says a Nevada-based company is trying to horn in on her fame to market cosmetics and jewelry. She’s suing in New York. The Grammy Award-winning pop star sued Excite Worldwide LLC on Monday. The lawsuit says the company …

NTSB Due to Release Early Report on Reno Air Crash

Federal investigators are expected to release a preliminary summary of their probe of a racing plane crash that killed 11 people in Reno, Nevada and injured at least 80. A National Transportation Safety Board official says there won’t be any …

In Wake of Reno Tragedy, Insurers Draw Distinctions Between Air Races and Airshows

With an 11th fatality declared as a result of the crash at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nev. on Friday, one of the world’s largest airshow insurers is anxious to draw a distinction between airshows and air races. …

Nevada Air Race Has Raised Alarm in Past Over Danger

It’s like an Indianapolis 500 in the sky. Thrill-seeking pilots zoom by at speeds up to 500 mph (800 kph) as spectators “ooh” and “aah” at the site of jets, vintage planes and high-performance aircraft whizzing past with their wingtips …

Calm Chaos Followed Nevada Air Show Disaster

Amid the horrific aftermath of the nation’s deadliest air racing disaster, a crash that killed nine and sent about 70 people to Reno-area hospitals, a sort of calm pervaded. Witnesses were spattered with blood and pieces of flesh, yet video …

Probe Focuses on Wayward Part in Nevada Air Race Crash

The death toll in the crash of a World War II-era plane during a Reno air race rose to nine people Saturday as investigators combed through wreckage and scoured amateur video clips to determine why the aircraft suddenly spiraled out …

Suit in Fatal Nevada Amtrak Crash Says Door Locked

Another lawsuit filed against Amtrak in the fatal crash with a truck in Nevada this summer blames a locked door on the train for making the disaster worse. An Amtrak waitress and a cook filed the negligence suit in Washoe …

MGM Resorts Seeks OK to Demolish Las Vegas Hotel Tower

Casino company MGM Resorts International is seeking county approval to demolish the defective Harmon hotel tower on the Las Vegas Strip, concluding it’s not worth the time, money or effort to salvage the building and open. Responding to calls from …

Climate Experts Say La Nina May Return in Fall

Climate experts say the weather pattern that helped bring record snowfall to the Reno-Lake Tahoe region last winter could return this fall. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center on Thursday issued a La Niña watch, citing conditions indicating a return of …

Fernley to Pay $5M, Lyon County $1.3M in `08 Nevada Flood

The city of Fernley will pay half of a $10 million settlement to about 600 victims of a flood caused by the failure of a century-old irrigation canal in 2008 under a deal a U.S. judge approved on Friday. However, …