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UCLA guard Kris Wilkes, left, shoots as Southern California forward Chimezie Metu defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

UCLA rallies to beat USC 87-72, earns Pac-12 tourney bye

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

New Catholic bishop supports immigrants, gun control

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This Thursday, March 1, 2018 shows a vandalized billboard near Interstate 15 in Las Vegas. The advertisement inviting tourists to fire an assault-style rifle, which originally said &quot;Shoot a .50 caliber only $29,&quot; was changed to say, &quot;Shoot A School Kid Only $29.&quot; (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Group takes credit for Vegas ‘Shoot a School Kid’ billboard

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

This Thursday, March 1, 2018 shows a vandalized billboard near Interstate 15 in Las Vegas. The advertisement inviting tourists to fire an assault-style rifle, which originally said &quot;Shoot a .50 caliber only $29,&quot; was changed to say, &quot;Shoot A School Kid Only $29.&quot; (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

The Latest: Group says it alerted billboard over gun debate

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Thousands of parking spots identified for Raiders stadium

By REGINA GARCIA CANO - Associated Press

Heavy winds blow snow as Ryan Foster, 25, scrapes snow from his car in the parking lot where he lives at the Donner Summit Lodge in Norden on Thursday, March 1, 2018, near Donner Summit, Calif. A major winter storm swept south through California on Thursday, bringing heavy snow and strong winds to mountains and steady rain elsewhere, while prompting mandatory evacuations for coastal areas to the south that were devastated by deadly mudslides in January. The California Department of Transportation said 90-miles stretch of Interstate 80 was closed between Colfax, California, and the Nevada state line due to whiteout conditions. (Randy Pench/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

Warnings blanket Nevada as winter storm gains strength

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 13, 2016, file photo, Dennis Hof, owner of the Moonlite BunnyRanch, a legal brothel near Carson City, Nevada, is pictured during an interview during a break in the trial of Denny Edward Phillips and Russell Lee Hogshooter in Oklahoma City. Nevada's best-known legal brothel owner is accusing officials in rural Nye County of suspending his license to operate his property closest to Las Vegas to retaliate against him for running for political office. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Nevada brothel owner: Pulled license stems from candidacy

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Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown, left, lays on the ice after scoring the game-winning goal past Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Los Angeles. The Kings won 3-2. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Kings rally late and beat Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime

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FILE - This October 2017 file photo released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Force Investigation Team Report shows the view of Las Vegas Village from Mandalay Bay's room 32-135, part of the evidence images. Records released by a federal court confirm that the FBI received internet and email records belonging to the shooter in Las Vegas Strip massacre and his girlfriend, but offer little new insight about the investigation.(Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP, File)

The Latest: Ban lifted on reporting Vegas shooting autopsies

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FILE- This Oct. 2017 file photo released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Force Investigation Team Report showing the interior of room 32-134 of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock's 32nd floor room of the Mandalay Bay hotel, an evidence imaged released as part of a preliminary report by Clark County Sheriff. Records released by a federal court confirm that the FBI received internet and email records belonging to the shooter in the Las Vegas Strip massacre and his girlfriend, but offer little new insight about the investigation. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP, File)

Nevada high court ends media ban on Vegas shooting autopsies

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

New Mexico teen’s school absence unnoticed before his death

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This Sept. 26, 2017, photo shows a female tortoise inside the Desert Tortoise Habitat at Springs Preserve in Las Vegas. It's not quite Noah's Ark, but Springs Preserve is gradually becoming an urban lifeboat for some of the Mojave Desert's most threatened species. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Endangered species find safe harbor at Springs Preserve

By HENRY BREAN - Associated Press

Southern Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy talks to a reporter before giving the keynote address to the state convention of the Independent American Party of Nevada Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, in Sparks, Nev. Bundy served 700 days in jail before a U.S. judge in Las Vegas threw out the criminal charges against him and others last month stemming from an armed standoff with federal agents at his ranch near Bunkerville in April 2014. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)

The Latest: Bundy: judge who dismissed his case did US favor

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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2015 file photo, Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt testifies before the House Judiciary committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Laxalt is opposing a background check initiative supported by gun control advocates on the Nov. 2017 ballot. Nevada state Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt is no longer getting top billing as a speaker at a major National Rifle Association political event. Laxalt's campaign spokesman, Andy Matthews, and NRA official Catherine Mortensen did not immediately respond Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, to questions about whether Laxalt will attend the May 4 NRA Annual Leadership Forum in Dallas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Delay in Nevada gun buyer law draws protests at court debate

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

Vegas man accused of using bitcoin to launder drug money

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Southern Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, left, listens to Independent American Party of Nevada Chairman Joel Hansen before Bundy was scheduled to give the keynote address to the third-party's state convention at the Nugget hotel-casino, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, in Sparks, Nev. Bundy served 700 days in jail before a U.S. judge in Las Vegas threw out the criminal charges against him and others last month stemming from an armed standoff with federal agents at his ranch near Bunkerville in April 2014. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)

Bundy: Judge did US government a favor by throwing out case

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

Editorials from around Oregon

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Wynn Resorts new CEO Matt Maddox reacts as he speaks during an interview at Wynn Las Vegas Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Las Vegas. Maddox says he was not aware of any of the sexual misconduct accusations against casino mogul Steve Wynn before they surfaced in a news report last month. He was appointed CEO on Feb. 6 after Wynn resigned. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

New CEO denies prior knowledge of sex claims against founder

By REGINA GARCIA CANO - Associated Press

Nevada ups ante in Yucca Mt. fight with political stakes

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In this July 20, 2017, file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson laughs as he appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. Simpson enjoys living in Las Vegas, and isn't planning to move to Florida like he told state parole officials before he was released in October from Nevada state prison. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

Sacha Baron Cohen paid O.J. Simpson $20K to be in new film: Report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times