The death of a man found in a “pool of blood” as a giant human-shaped effigy began to burn on Saturday at the annual Burning Man art and music festival in the northwestern Nevada desert is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said. The body was discovered just before 9:15 …
Read More »Nevada prison firefighters awarded $340K settlement after being 'mocked and ignored' while burning
Nevada must pay $340,000 total to the ACLU of Nevada and eight people on a prison firefighting crew in a settlement reached earlier this week, but clears the state of admitting to claims including negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and cruel and unusual punishment. The settlement reached Tuesday by …
Read More »Plane crashes in desert near Arizona-Nevada border
A pilot has died after his plane crashed in Arizona, near the Nevada border, on Sunday, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. Around 4 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a call about an aircraft being down, about five miles outside Bullhead City. First responders reported seeing heavy smoke near …
Read More »Nevada judge rejects Trump ballot eligibility challenge, says GOP opponent 'improperly manufactured' standing
A federal judge in Nevada rejected a case challenging the eligibility of former President Trump to run in 2024, ruling GOP challenger John Anthony Castro, who brought the lawsuit in the Silver State, “lacks standing.” U.S. District Court Judge Gloria M. Navarro, who was appointed by former President Obama, issued …
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