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RANGE SHOWDOWN
Ripples of Nevada range showdown spreading in West
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Images of a forced cattle roundup on a rural Nevada range have sent ripples through the West, prompting elected officials in several states to weigh in, militia members to mobilize and federal land managers to reshape elements of the operation.
Bureau of Land Management officials dismantled designated protest areas as the fight over Cliven Bundy's cattle widened into a debate about states' rights and federal land-use policy.
Nevada state Assemblywoman Michele Fiore said Friday that people are standing up for important land rights.
The Republican from Las Vegas says she's horrified that BLM police used stun guns on one of Bundy's sons during a Wednesday confrontation on a state highway.
Several Republican lawmakers from Arizona say they plan to travel to the site to protest what they call government heavy-handedness.
ONLINE COMMENTS-SLAYING
Police: Facebook posts prompted fatal casino fight
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Reno, Nev., police say they've arrested a nightclub guard accused of killing a man who posted negative Facebook comments about the lounge's security.
Authorities say they arrested 24-year-old Stefen Johnson on suspicion of second-degree murder Thursday, four months after the man died.
Police say 23-year-old Victor Victoria-Acevedo had posted comments on Bubinga Lounge's Facebook page after people he knew had run-ins with security there. Authorities say he was blocked from entering the club in the Eldorado Hotel Casino Dec. 15 due to the comments, which led to a fight.
Authorities say Johnson used excessive force against Victoria-Acevedo, causing internal injuries that turned fatal.
No lawyer for Johnson was listed in jail or court records.
Police Sgt. Kenneth Harmon says the fight happened while the club hosted participants from Santa Crawl, a popular bar-hopping event in which revelers dress as Santa Claus.
NORTH LAS VEGAS-BUDGET
North Las Vegas strikes deals with last 2 unions
LAS VEGAS (AP) — North Las Vegas officials say all four of its public employee labor unions have reached tentative agreements with the city that are aimed at staving off a takeover by the state.
Mayor John Lee announced deals with two police unions Thursday, in addition to agreements with Teamsters and firefighters.
Gov. Brian Sandoval personally negotiated with unions on Wednesday, shortly before city managers were to present a tentative plan to deal with an $18 million shortfall.
North Las Vegas has been trying to stem its bleeding for several years. In January, a state judge ruled the city could not withhold $25 million in pay raises to public safety employees.
Last week city officials proposed a $7.7 million settlement with the unions, saying the alternative would be steeps cuts and layoffs.
DOMENICI-LAXALT-FUNDRAISER
Domenici to host campaign fundraiser for son
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici will host a political fundraiser next Thursday in Albuquerque for the son he secretly fathered out of wedlock in the 1970s.
The former Republican senator for New Mexico says the invitation-only fundraiser for Adam Laxalt's campaign for Nevada attorney general will be the first time he appears publicly with Laxalt in New Mexico.
Domenici revealed last year that he is the father of Laxalt, a Las Vegas lawyer.
The former senator told the Albuquerque Journal that his son asked him to host the fundraiser and that he's pleased to do it.
FOOD EXPORTS
Nevada food exports hit record levels
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's food and agricultural exports reached a milestone last year, exceeding 2012 sales by more than $19 million.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture says export sales hit $137 million in 2013, an increase of 17 percent from the year before.
Food and agricultural products are Nevada's ninth largest export category. Products include cereals, flour and starches, grains, fruits and vegetables, trees, plants, and beverages and spirits.
Canada, China, Mexico and Japan were Nevada's top four markets for agricultural products last year.
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