Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with nevada www.salem-news.com 2010 Hindu gods will reportedly be getting married in the coming weeks in grand ceremonies in Arizona, Wisconsin, Oregon and Washington states of USA. In a statement in Nevada today, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, applauded efforts of India’s Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and temple communities in USA to organize this ancient ceremony. http://salem-news.com/articles/may172012/indian-wedding.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may172012/indian-wedding.php Thu, 17 May 2012 23:19:00 PDT On a recent episode of "Meet the Press," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid threw his support behind advancing legislation to curb online piracy. http://salem-news.com/articles/january182012/reid-internet-laws.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january182012/reid-internet-laws.php Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:52:00 PST What elements of nature move solid objects with invisible force? These questions and a possible answer to the first, are the nature of this article about seemingly unnatural occurrences, at least one of which, may not be such a mystery after all. http://salem-news.com/articles/january032012/unexplained-objects-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january032012/unexplained-objects-tk.php Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:03:00 PST A helicopter pilot and five passengers were killed in a crash out of Las Vegas Wednesday around 5:00 p.m. Andrew Munoz with the National Park Service, says the aircraft was operated by Sundance Helicopters. It crashed about four miles west of the edge of Lake Mead, in the River Mountains. A security employee who works in the national recreational area heard the crash and observed a column of smoke that marked the spot of the crash. It came down in an area about 30 miles from Las Vegas, that can not be accessed by road. http://salem-news.com/articles/december082011/helicopter-fatal-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december082011/helicopter-fatal-tk.php Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:59:00 PST Dan Wheldon, the 2011 winner of the Indianapolis 500, perhaps the most well-known racing competition in the world, lost his life in a tragic crash this week in Las Vegas, at the age of 33 The English race driver was the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion, and in he won the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 as well as this year's event. He died from injuries shortly after a collision at the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday. http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/dan-wheldon_-le.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/dan-wheldon_-le.php Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:56:00 PDT More than twice as many Oregon homeowners received notices of default in April as in March, due to a flurry of filings by a single lender. Notices of Default were up 236.2 percent from March and 72,27 percent over a year ago. http://salem-news.com/articles/may182011/recon-trust.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182011/recon-trust.php Wed, 18 May 2011 15:18:00 PDT If it’s true that, as Shakespeare famously put it, “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows,” then pro-democracy Arab dissidents must be very miserable indeed. CyberDissidents.org is a project created in 2008 “to research and focus attention on the online activities of democracy advocates and dissidents in the Middle East, in the hope of empowering them at home and raising awareness of their plight abroad.” http://salem-news.com/articles/may022011/arab-dissidents-mc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may022011/arab-dissidents-mc.php Mon, 02 May 2011 15:44:00 PDT Guns in churches, schools and bars. Immigrants expelled to solve financial problems. Morality praised as the key national issue. American politics are getting more bizarre and in some cases, borders on the nutty. Current politics include Republican legislatures in Texas, Arizona, Georgia and Minnesota fighting for their "rights" to reject energy efficiency light bulbs, while South Carolina will manufacture their own state's rights incandescent bulbs. http://salem-news.com/articles/march312011/cable-guns-dm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march312011/cable-guns-dm.php Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:31:00 PDT With what seemed like a stunning career ahead of her, the unquestionably stunning Pro Golfer Erica Blasberg, died suddenly last May. Her body was allegeded to have been discovered by a doctor named Thomas Hess who made a 911 call to report her death. http://salem-news.com/articles/march052011/erica-blasberg-le.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march052011/erica-blasberg-le.php Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:09:00 PST The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has recently launched an additional option for their hunter education program. The new Nevada Hunter Education Online Course, developed by and hosted on HunterExam.com is professionally narrated, illustrated and contains numerous interactive animations and exercises that promote safe and responsible hunting practices. http://salem-news.com/articles/september082010/nevada-hunter-exam.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september082010/nevada-hunter-exam.php Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:52:00 PDT UNLV basketball player Matt Shaw has been suspended for one year — ending his career with the team — because of one positive test for marijuana. Shaw, fourth on the team in scoring last year, tested positive during a random drug test administered during the recent NCAA tournament. http://salem-news.com/articles/april282010/unlv-mj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april282010/unlv-mj.php Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:43:00 PDT Sue Lamoureux's dedication to her husband Pat, an Iraq combat veteran incarcerated for a 2008 shooting in Nevada, is more than steadfast. He has been locked down since that fateful night. Pat survived really awful circumstances while serving in Iraq. He's haunted by the memory of a girl in her early teens who blew herself up near his heavy equipment transport truck. He said she, "came out of nowhere." http://salem-news.com/articles/february112010/lamoureux_ptsd_tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february112010/lamoureux_ptsd_tk.php Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:30:00 PST Tonight, Gov. Jim Gibbons will deliver his State of the State address, in which he will discuss the serious financial crisis facing Nevada. The state reportedly needs to cut nearly $900 million in spending in order to bring its budget into balance. According to some reports, Gov. Gibbons is seeking new ways to close the budget gap and is willing to put all options on the table. http://salem-news.com/articles/february082010/nevada_mmj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february082010/nevada_mmj.php Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:05:00 PST President Obama angered Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman this week, when he said that Americans impacted by the nation's economy shouldn't blow their money in Las Vegas. Goodman believes the statement will damage Las Vegas' economy. http://salem-news.com/articles/february042010/goodman_obama.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february042010/goodman_obama.php Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:38:00 PST Today, on the steps of the State Capitol building, the campaign manager for Nevadans for Sensible Marijuana Laws, Dave Schwartz, unveiled the details of a proposed 2012 ballot initiative to establish a taxed and regulated marijuana market in the state of Nevada. The press conference occurred immediately after Schwartz submitted the initiative petition to the Secretary of State. Submission to the Secretary of State is a prerequisite to circulating the petition throughout the state. http://salem-news.com/articles/january062010/nevada_mj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january062010/nevada_mj.php Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:52:00 PST A shootout in a Las Vegas, Nevada federal courthouse left two people dead today. Amazingly, a passer-by with a cell phone recorded the sound of what are clearly dozens of rounds being fired. KVVU FOX-5 in Henderson reports that a court security officer was killed as well as a gunman. http://salem-news.com/articles/january042010/shooting_vegas.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january042010/shooting_vegas.php Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:27:00 PST Police have released the names of two people from Reno, Nevada who died Friday afternoon when the motorcycle they were riding was struck by a sport utility vehicle on Highway 97 north of Chiloquin. http://salem-news.com/articles/october042009/mc_fatal_crash_id_10-4-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october042009/mc_fatal_crash_id_10-4-09.php Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:00:00 PDT My friend Caleb Schaber killed himself April 17th. He was an amazing, far-reaching, eclectic artist, archaeologist and war photojournalist and I suspect that his time covering the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are what led to this. I suspect that, but I don't know and possibly never will. I just know that some people have tremendous strength and endurance and general survivability even in the worst conditions. This is Caleb's story, and he was one of the strongest and most daring human beings I ever knew. http://salem-news.com/articles/may032009/caleb_suicide_5-3-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may032009/caleb_suicide_5-3-09.php Sun, 03 May 2009 16:05:00 PDT Forecasters at AccuWeather.com, say they are monitoring two areas of thunderstorms across the West over the next day or two that have potential to create new wildfires over California. Temperatures in the central valley and the high desert today will soar above 110 degrees, with highs in the 80s and 90s spreading east to the western Plains and north into western Canada. Storms associated with the Southwest monsoon will bring drenching rainfall to portions of New Mexico and Arizona through Thursday. The rainfall will be enhanced by a southeasterly flow off the Gulf of Mexico. Where thunderstorms are persistent and slow-moving, flash flooding can occur. While some of this moisture will not make it over the Sierra Madre Oriental, there is copious moisture flowing from this direction, as evidenced by the very heavy rainfall in recent days across South Texas and eastern Mexico. http://salem-news.com/articles/july092008/cal_wx_7-9-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july092008/cal_wx_7-9-08.php Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:13:00 PDT The extreme heat building through the West could reverse gains made by firefighters battling dozens of wildfires in California, AccuWeather.com forecasters say. Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect again today across many areas of California. Temperatures in the central valley and the high desert will soar above 100 degrees, with the heat spreading north and east into western Canada and the western High Plains. It has been three and a half weeks since an unprecedented number of lightning strikes sparked over 1,700 fires across northern and central California. http://salem-news.com/articles/july082008/cal_fires_7-8-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july082008/cal_fires_7-8-08.php Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:05:00 PDT The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reports that over 1,450 fires in California have scorched more than 416,200 acres as of early this morning. AccuWeather.com forecasters say smoky conditions will continue to affect central and northern California as well as western Nevada and southern Oregon. http://salem-news.com/articles/july012008/cal_fires_7-1-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july012008/cal_fires_7-1-08.php Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:53:00 PDT The President issued a declaration today ordering federal aid to supplement state and local firefighting efforts in response to wildfires. AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Kristina Baker, says California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported early Sunday that over 1,400 fires have ignited across the state since last weekend's devastating lightning storm. "The fires have charred over 356,000 acres and destroyed 29 residences. The number of homes that remain threatened stands at over 7,500. Firefighters are desperately trying to contain the 29 large blazes across the state that could destroy these residences." http://salem-news.com/articles/june292008/cal_fires_6-29-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june292008/cal_fires_6-29-08.php Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:29:00 PDT Oregon State Police has been informed by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department that Thursday evening's AMBER Alert issued in Nevada is cancelled after the missing girl was found safe in Porterville, California. Earlier this evening, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported that they were seeking information to help find 11-year old Esther Melendez, who was believed to have been taken from her home by 30-year old Jose Rangel-Martinez. http://salem-news.com/articles/june052008/amber_alert_6-5-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june052008/amber_alert_6-5-08.php Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:46:00 PDT Michelle and Patrick Finger say they aren't going to stop trying to locate their daughter who unknowingly became involved with a convicted pedophile. Sadly, the only sight they catch of her now shows up on elusive Web porno sites. Her mom says that two years ago, Angela was bright and sweet, and was very close to her family. But that all changed in a heartbeat. http://salem-news.com/articles/may122008/girl_missing_5-12-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may122008/girl_missing_5-12-08.php Mon, 12 May 2008 02:20:00 PDT RE/MAX equity group was honored with four awards during the RE/MAX International’s “Night of Stars” held recently in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. The gala is held on an annual basis to recognize RE/MAX’s top producing agents and offices. RE/MAX equity group, which has 23 offices throughout Oregon and SW Washington, received four awards in the Multi-Office classification. http://salem-news.com/articles/april092008/remax_awards_4-9-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april092008/remax_awards_4-9-08.php Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:36:00 PDT An autopsy has determined the remains of a female discovered in a Southwest Reno field Friday are those of 19-year old Brianna Denison who was abducted from a friends’ residence in Reno in the early morning hours of January 20th. Police said the official cause and manner of death was due to strangulation making this a murder investigation. Police also estimated the full autopsy report would not be completed for several weeks due to pending protocols that include toxicology and other tests. http://salem-news.com/articles/february192008/reno_student_2-19-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february192008/reno_student_2-19-08.php Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:29:00 PST 20-year old Brianna Zunino Dennison has been missing since January 20th of this year. The FBI says Ms. Dennison disappeared a few hours after attending a social functions at an event center and a hotel/casino in Reno on January 19th 2008. http://salem-news.com/articles/february142008/brianna_dennison_2-13-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february142008/brianna_dennison_2-13-08.php Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:56:00 PST Days before the first presidential caucuses in a medical marijuana state, the Marijuana Policy Project today doubled its offer to presidential candidates Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney to back up their statements opposing medical marijuana with scientific evidence. If any of the candidates can prove his statements are true, MPP will donate the legal maximum of $10,000 to his campaign ($5,000 for the primaries, $5,000 for the general election), plus an additional $10,000 donation to the candidate's favorite charity. http://salem-news.com/articles/january162008/marijuana_reward_11608.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january162008/marijuana_reward_11608.php Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:16:00 PST A Bend man is in custody for leaving his two-year old girl alone in an automobile at a Nevada brothel for more than two hours. Deputies investigating the case at the Mustang Ranch say the outside temperature was 95 degrees. http://salem-news.com/articles/september032007/brothel_arrest_9307.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september032007/brothel_arrest_9307.php Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:50:00 PDT The city council of Las Vegas, Nevada took down the town's typical facade this week when they voted to make it illegal to feed homeless people in a park. No glitz, no neon, just the real heart of America's cruelest city laid open like a book. Now I readily admit that I am no fan of Las Vegas, having survived five years in TV news there between '96 and '01 working for both the NBC affiliate and the FOX station. I think I could say that for the most part, I saw it all. http://salem-news.com/articles/july212006/vegas_homeless_72106.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july212006/vegas_homeless_72106.php Fri, 21 Jul 2006 02:11:00 PDT