Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

The Oakland Athletics’ long-awaited decision on their future rests with Major League Baseball owners this week. The owners are scheduled to vote on the team’s proposed relocation to Las Vegas during their annual meetings, which began Tuesday and end Thursday in Arlington, Texas. The A’s need at least 75 percent...

NEVADA – The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office deputies are actively investigating the discovery of a deceased woman in her home, with evidence pointing to a subsequent encounter with a bear. The authorities, including the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, are working together to uncover the details of this unsettling...

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Crews responded to a fire on Slide Mountain above Davis Creek Park Tuesday night. Hand crews hiked for more than two hours to attack the Slide Mountain Fire because the site was inaccessible by vehicle. As of Wednesday morning, crews on the scene worked on a containment...

SPARKS, Nev. – A man was arrested Tuesday evening after a standoff with Sparks Police. The man is accused of firing three shots and refusing to drop his gun when confronted by officers. Tuesday evening, at around 7:30 p.m., SPD officers responded to the 1500 block of I Street for...

NEVADA – Nevada officials have agreed to pay $340,000 to eight current and formerly incarcerated people who alleged that the state mistreated them and delayed medical treatment while working for a state prisoner firefighting program. The settlement — approved Tuesday by a state panel composed of the governor, attorney general...

LAS VEGAS – That’s the latest National Weather Service forecast for Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night. The weather service’s Las Vegas office generally uses three main weather forecasting computer models, says meteorologist Andy Gorelow. “Right now (as of late Monday afternoon), they don’t agree on the...

LAS VEGAS – The Southern Nevada Health District is warning consumers about certain products from Harmonic Innerprizes, a company located in Henderson, Nevada. According to district officials, testing results showed that some of the company’s products were made with ingredients that were not food grade and with ingredients from unapproved...