Author – The Durango Herald

Water woes among topics for 8 governors in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Facing dwindling water supplies, Western states are struggling to capture every drop with dam and diversion projects that some think could erode regional cooperation crucial to m...

DATE: Dec 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lake Mead users fear worst

14-year drought threatens Southwestern water supplies

DATE: Aug 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Vegas wheel spins to record

LAS VEGAS – Tourists began taking in the view last week from a skyline-changing observation wheel that offers a unique overview of sparkling Las Vegas Strip resorts, wide skies and craggy br...

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Travel

Comic George Wallace testifies in casino lawsuit

LAS VEGAS – Comedian George Wallace wasn’t laughing Thursday when he told a Nevada jury that he’s been permanently hobbled by a leg injury for which he is seeking $9 million from a Las Vegas...

DATE: Mar 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Judge rejects OJ Simpson’s bid for new trial

LAS VEGAS – A judge in Las Vegas rejected O.J. Simpson’s bid for a new trial on Tuesday, dashing the former football star’s bid for freedom based on the claim that his original lawyer botche...

DATE: Nov 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fed plan to bury nuke waste in Nevada drawing fire

LAS VEGAS – Federal plans to truck radioactive material from a World War II-era plant in Tennessee to Nevada for burial in the desert are rekindling a long-running battle to prevent the Silv...

DATE: Nov 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Suspects face judge in alleged plot to kill Las Vegas police

LAS VEGAS – A couple accused of plotting to abduct, torture and kill police to further their anti-authority “sovereign citizens” movement told a Las Vegas judge on Friday that they didn’t re...

DATE: Aug 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Mountain fire near Vegas burns 6 ranch structures

LAS VEGAS – A massive mountain wildfire that cast a smoky pall over Las Vegas on Wednesday destroyed six structures at a desert ranch and left two people in the firefighting force with minor...

DATE: Jul 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Crews burn brush near homes in Vegas-area wildfire

LAS VEGAS – Fire crews burned forest undergrowth Tuesday near homes in the mountains northwest of Las Vegas to protect them from one of two large Nevada wildfires while local casino owners o...

DATE: Jul 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado River’s future focus of conference

One water official says shortage may be declared in ’16

DATE: May 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

O.J. to get Vegas court hearing on bid for new trial

LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading an armed sports memorabilia heist to ask a judge for a new trial on the grounds t...

DATE: May 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Judge allows Flavor Flav to attend Hall of Fame

LAS VEGAS – Flavor Flav has a new court date in Las Vegas that doesn’t interfere with his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. A judge on Thursday agreed to postpone ar...

DATE: Apr 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music