New Mexico News Digest
Good afternoon. Here’s a new, updated look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Nevada.
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TOP STORIES:
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WITHERING VEGAS
LAS VEGAS — Slot machines are powered down, casinos boarded up and barricaded. Sidewalks are largely deserted and electronic marquees that once flashed neon calls for nightclubs, magic shows and topless revues instead beam somber messages of safety. Instead of hosting throngs of visitors for one of the busiest seasons of the year or the now-scuttled plan to host the NFL draft this weekend, Las Vegas is trying to survive. By Michelle L. Price. UPCOMING: 1,000 words, AP Photos.
EXCHANGE-BOMBING RANGE-TRIBES
FALLON, Nev. — On any given day, the remote desert valleys of central Northern Nevada can feel like the most peaceful places on earth. Until the noise from the jets arrives. Sometimes it’s a low rumble. Other times, it turns into an ear-splitting roar that rattles windows and frightens cattle and wildlife. Some native Paiute and Shoshone people in the region fear it will only get worse with the proposed expansion of a Navy bombing range, furthering decades of harm to their sacred lands and cultural resources. By Ben Spillman of the Reno Gazette Journal. UPCOMING: About 1,400 words.
FATAL PLANE CRASH-IDs
ELKO, Nev.— Authorities have identified three people from Arizona killed in a plane crash in a remote area of northeastern Nevada. Elko County officials said the crash occurred Friday night in Gushute Valley 20 miles northeast of Currie, Nevada, near the Utah border and the bodies were recovered Saturday. Chief Deputy Coroner Nick Czegledi identified the victims as 48-year-old Thomas Kvanvig, 49-year-old Stacie Kvanvig and 8-year-old Daniel Kvanvig. Authorities said Thomas Kvanvig was a longtime engineer with Intel Corp. in Chandler, Arizona, and the small plane was registered to him. SENT: 200 words.
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SPORTS:
FBN—NFL DRAFT-TV
Seth Markman was mostly pleased with how the ESPN/NFL Network production of the NFL draft went, particularly with how coaches and general managers embraced being at home over the three days. The ESPN executive producer did acknowledge there were times when the telecast tilted too much into discussing players’ adversities instead of celebrating their selection. By Joe Reedy. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos.
SPORTS-DESERTED ICONS-SPEEDWAY
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The lack of auto racing is hitting home in Speedway, a town of 12,000 people near Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Indy 500 has been postponed from Memorial Day to August and there are no events planned until early July because of the coronavirus pandemic. Local businesses in Speedway say revenue is down. They are eager for the return of racing in a community that was literally built for it. By Michael Marot. SENT: 990 words, photos.
BBN--DODGERS-SCULLY HOSPITALIZED
LOS ANGELES — Retired Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully is back home after falling and being hospitalized. He was in the hospital since Tuesday after falling at his Los Angeles-area home. The 92-year-old retired after the 2016 season, ending a career in which he called Dodgers games for 67 years. SENT: 150 words, photos.
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