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Shoe Thrower-Hillary Clinton
Alleged Hillary Clinton show thrower arraigned
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Phoenix woman accused of throwing a shoe at Hillary Rodham Clinton during a speech in Las Vegas has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor charges.
Alison Ernst entered the pleas late Wednesday in Las Vegas federal court to counts of violence against a person and trespassing.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach found that the 36-year-old Ernst was a flight risk and danger to the community and ordered her to remain in federal custody.
He appointed two federal public defenders to represent her and set a June 25 trial date.
Ernst is charged with bypassing security to enter the Mandalay Bay resort ballroom where Clinton was speaking April 10. The shoe missed Clinton, and Ernst immediately surrendered to authorities.
Sheriff Candidate-DUI Charge
Ex-NV sheriff hopeful won't be charged with DUI
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Prosecutors say they won't file felony driving under the influence charges against a former Elko County sheriff candidate because his blood-alcohol level was below the legal limit.
Ronald Rylander dropped from the race after his March 13 arrest on suspicion of felony DUI.
The arrest occurred near the county courthouse minutes after he filed his candidacy for sheriff.
The Elko Daily Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/1ntRR4c ) prosecutors declined to prosecute Rylander on the DUI charge after the Washoe County Sheriff's Office forensic science division determined a blood test found his blood-alcohol level was at .078, just below the state's legal limit of .08.
Police say two breath tests after his arrest showed his blood-alcohol level was at 0.81 and .091, both above the legal limit.
The 51-year-old Rylander has two prior DUI convictions in a seven-year span.
Western GOP-Public Lands
Western GOP officials: Let states run public lands
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Taking control of federally-owned forests, deserts and pastures is the main issue a handful of Republican lawmakers from Western states will discuss Friday morning.
The panel includes state lawmakers from Montana, Nevada and Utah.
The talk follows an announcement last week from another group of Western officials who met in Utah. The group on Friday said it's their turn to manage federal lands rich in oil, timber and minerals.
But critics are questioning where states will find resources to manage vast ranges.
The Bureau of Land Management in recent weeks rounded up cattle belonging Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, saying he hasn't paid grazing fees he has owed since the 1990s. Bundy does not recognize federal authority on the land.
Federal officials released the cattle after a standoff with armed protesters.
Santa Fe-Rail Excursions
Nev. company to revive rail service from Santa Fe
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Nevada company plans to revive passenger train excursions between Santa Fe and the nearby northern New Mexico town of Lamy.
Santa Fe-based Santa Fe Southern says it'll operate the service for Las Vegas-based X Train Holdings.
Santa Fe Southern operated excursion trains between the two communities for two decades before the service stopped last year. The company cited the recession and lack of revenue from the passenger business.
According to Santa Fe Southern, the deal with X Train will provide the necessary capital to make the track and equipment operational for the tourist train.
X Train Holdings planned to operate a "party train" between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, but the company said last year that deal fell apart over use of Union Pacific tracks.
Windy Vegas
Dust, wind advisories issued in Vegas for Friday
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Air quality officials in Las Vegas are issuing a dust advisory Friday as winds are expected to sweep across southern Nevada.
The National Weather Service says gusts of up to 50 mph could hit the Las Vegas area. A wind advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday.
The Clark County Department of Air Quality in Las Vegas is advising residents and construction site operators to take precautions to prevent blowing dust.
Agency officials say high dust levels could create discomfort for children, the elderly and people with respiratory diseases such as bronchitis and asthma.
Nevada Media Alliance
Vancour hired as Nevada Media Alliance coordinator
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Vanessa Vancour has been hired as the first coordinator of the Nevada Media Alliance at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Vancour is a former television news reporter and social media coordinator for the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority.
Her new appointment was announced Thursday by Al Stavitsky, dean at UNR's Donald W. Reynolds School of Journal and Center for Advanced Media Studies.
Stavitsky says Vancour's experience in broadcast journalism and digital technology will advance the Nevada Media Alliance and guide students in their ability to develop innovative methods of multi-media storytelling.
Vancour will also teach an advanced social media course through the university's extended studies program.
The Nevada Media Alliance is supported by grants from The Hearst Foundations, the Charles H. Stout Foundation and the E.L. Cord Foundation.
Grand Canyon Skywalk
Tribe reaches agreement over Grand Canyon Skywalk
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona tribe and the family of a Las Vegas businessman have reached an agreement in a three-year dispute over the Grand Canyon Skywalk.
The Hualapai Tribe announced the agreement with David Jin's family late Thursday. The terms of the settlement are confidential but resolve all legal battles in tribal, bankruptcy and federal court.
The parties declined further comment on the settlement.
Jin, who died last year, invested $30 million to build the horseshoe-shaped glass bridge that has become the signature of Hualapai tourism.
The dispute between Jin and the tribe centered on management fees and an unfinished visitors center.
Jin had said the tribe owed him as much as $277 million. The tribe had estimated the fair market value of the Skywalk at $18 million.
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