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Manny Pacquiao, who will fight Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday, affects increases in everything from hotel rates to the price of bottle service at nightclubs.

The GOP presidential nominating calendar is becoming clearer now that Nevada has agreed to move its caucuses to Feb. 4.

The relentless push forward of the presidential nominating calendar could move the Iowa caucuses into December. The latest development came late Wednesday when Nevada Republican Chairwoman Amy Tarkanian said her state's caucuses would be Jan. 14 instead of Feb. 18.

Geno Martini, the mayor of Sparks, Nev., cancels a motorcycle event and declares a state of emergency after the fatal shooting of Jeffrey Pettigrew, 51, during a casino melee. The fatal shooting of a California Hells Angels leader during a casino melee with a rival gang Friday night has prompted the mayor of Sparks, Nev., to declare a state of emergency and cancel an annual motorcycle event, authorities said.

The savvy among you may remember that back in May we told you about Google's attempts to get the Nevada state legislature to consider allowing users to driver UGV, or unmanned ground vehicles, that are more popularly know as self-driving cars on the states roads.

Google hired a lobbyist to promote legislation for the licensing of autonomous vehicles, and an exemption that would permit texting while driving to operate such a car.

Embattled Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada announced Thursday that he will resign amid an ongoing ethics investigation, a move that could spare him from the continued embarrassment of the closely watched probe....

U.S. regulators announced the failures of two banks, in Nevada and Illinois, bringing the total number of failures this year to 28.

Congressman Dean Heller jumped into the Nevada Senate race today to succeed embattled Republican John Ensign, who announced last week that he will retire.

An embattled Nevada councilwoman called police shortly before they found her and her husband dead in an apparent murder-suicide, police in Mesquite said Wednesday.