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FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2013, file photo, David Allen Brutsche, right, appears in Las Vegas Justice Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. Brutsche, who renounced his adherence to a sovereign citizen philosophy was sentenced in Las Vegas to five years’ probation after pleading guilty to a felony charge of conspiring to kidnap police officers.(AP Photo/Las Vegas Sun, Leila Navidi, File) LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL OUT

Man renounces sovereign ideals, gets probation

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

In this April 4, 2014 photo, B.B King performs at the Peabody Opera House on April 4, 2014 in St. Louis, Mo. Some St. Louis music fans are singing the blues after an erratic weekend performance by 88-year-old guitar legend B.B. King led to a stream of early departures and audience catcalls. Concert-goers say King’s rambling Friday night set at the Peabody Opera House included only a handful of complete songs amid musical snippets, long-winded soliloquies and a 15-minute sing-along of “You Are My Sunshine.” (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sarah Conard) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT

Erratic B.B. King performance makes fans blue

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER - Associated Press

Cliven Bundy, right, and Clance Cox, left, stand at the Bundy ranch near Bunkerville Nev. Saturday, April 5, 2014. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management started taking cattle on Saturday from rancher Bundy, who it says has been trespassing on U.S. land without required grazing permits for over 25 years. Bundy doesn't recognize federal authority on land he insists belongs to Nevada. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher)

Nevada rancher’s son freed as BLM collects cattle

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, March, 26, 2014 photo, A rented 2013 Dodge Viper checks out at the Enterprise Exotic Car Collection showroom near Los Angeles International Airport. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Car rental companies ramp up exotic offerings

By MICHELLE RINDELS - Associated Press

Brian Snoddy, a resident of Nevada's 1st Congressional District since 2011, gets treatment on his neck from his therapist Joseph Indrieri at Dynamic Spine &amp; Sport Rehabilitation in Las Vegas on March 26, 2014. Snoddy, who suffered a debilitating neck injury while working in 2010, started receiving his Social Security benefits only after getting assistance from U.S. Representative Dina Titus. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jason Bean)

Amid gridlock, lawmakers focus on constituent woes

By LAURA MYERS - Associated Press

Amid gridlock, lawmakers focus on constituent woes

By LAURA MYERS - Associated Press

John Michael Schaefer, a candidate for Nevada state controller, appears in court during a hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Thursday, April 3, 2014. Election officials want the court to remove Schaefer from the Democratic primary ballot because they contend he doesn't meet residency requirements. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Sun, Steve Marcus)

Judge: Nevada controller candidate off ballot

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

Matt Hagan takes Funny Car qualifying lead

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US court posts notice of limo lawsuit settlement

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‘Thunder’ shooting suspect appears in Vegas court

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FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2014 file photo, rescued Yorkshire terrier puppies peer out from their enclosure at Lied Animal Shelter in Las Vegas where 27 puppies were taken after a fire at Gloria Lee's Prince and Princess Pet Boutique. A pet shop co-owner is suing to stop a raffle of the 27 puppies rescued from a Las Vegas business that authorities say a woman and a man tried to torch. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Erik Verduzco, File) LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; LAS VEGAS SUN OUT

Judge extends ban on Vegas arson case puppy raffle

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

Rising teen driver Kwasniewski comes home to Vegas

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Hearing set for Vegas strip club slaying defendant

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This undated family photo combination courtesy of Mary Borchers shows images of Jessie Foster. Foster, a Canadian, went missing from North Las Vegas in 2006. (AP Photo/Family photo via The Las Vegas Sun, Courtesy Mary Borchers)

Mom retains hope 8 years after daughter disappears

By BRIAN NORDLI - Associated Press

Vegas man taking plea deal in dog slaying case

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In this Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 photo, rescued Yorkshire terrier puppies peer out from their enclosure at Lied Animal Shelter in Las Vegas where 27 puppies were taken after a fire at Gloria Lee's Prince and Princess Pet Boutique. Lee, 35, is facing charges of arson following the fire. All the puppies were rescued from the fire. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Erik Verduzco) LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; LAS VEGAS SUN OUT

Vegas puppy shop arson suspect caught in Indiana

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This undated photo released by the Mesquite Nevada Police Department shows Jason Greniger, 34, who was jailed in Las Vegas on kidnapping and fugitive charges after his ex-girlfriend reported that she was held against her will for several months at Mesquite motels. Greniger was being held Tuesday Jan. 14, 2014 at the Clark County jail pending court appearances on a felony kidnapping charge and a Minnesota fugitive warrant. (AP Photo/Mesquite Nevada Police Department)

Man held in southern Nevada motel kidnapping case

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

In this Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 photo provided by the Las Vegas Police Department, shows Richard Magdayo Dahan, 40, being held at the Clark County jail without bail pending a court appearance this week on a first-degree murder charge in the recent slaying of his 28-year-old wife, Daisy Casalta Dahan. An unemployed Las Vegas chef who turned himself in at a police station described in grim detail how he stabbed his wife to death in their apartment kitchen and said he'd do it again, according to an arrest report made public Monday. Richard Dahan told police he was a kidney transplant recipient in failing health who lost his job as a chef at a Las Vegas Strip casino resort. (AP Photo/ Las Vegas Police Department)

Hearing reset for chef in Vegas wife slaying case

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

The nine remaining players who will make up the Final Table in November for the World Series of Poker pose for a photo, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Las Vegas. From left, they are, Sylvain Loosli, Michiel Brummelhuis, Mark Newhouse, Ryan Riess, Amir Lehavot, Marc McLaughlin, J.C. Tran, David Benefield and Jay Farber. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

2013 World Series of Poker final table set after 14-hour day

By Hannah Dreier - Associated Press