West
Incumbent Dem Jacky Rosen holds onto Senate seat in battleground Nevada
Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., has been re-elected to the Senate in Nevada, according to Friday night’s race call by the Associated Press.
The Democrat senator successfully fended off a challenge from veteran Sam Brown, a Republican endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump.
Rosen was first elected to the Senate in 2018 and this was her first re-election.
Prior to the election, Fox News Power Rankings in September considered the November Senate match to be one of two “toss-ups,” alongside Ohio.
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Sam Brown, left, and Jacky Rosen, right, each ran for Senate in Nevada. (Reuters)
A top political handicapper, the Cook Political Report, had similarly rated it a “toss up” earlier in the year but more recently shifted the race back to “Lean Democrat.”
Cook cited polling in the summer months that showed Rosen outpacing Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris by a significant margin.
Also in the category were Senate races in Arizona and Pennsylvania.
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Incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen first won the Senate seat in 2018. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Nevada was a critical swing state for elections down-ballot, including the presidential and Senate races. While the Nevada Senate battle wasn’t thought of as necessary for Republicans to gain the majority in the upper chamber, it was being eyed to expand a likely majority in the new Congress.
There were also several close House races in the state, which were similarly expected to determine which party would lead the lower chamber.
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Former U.S. Army Captain and Republican Nevada Senate candidate Sam Brown. (Sam Brown for Nevada)
Rosen handily won the Democrat nomination for Senate earlier in the year, defeating both Troy Walker and Mike Schaefer, who were not prominent challengers.
Brown faced a much more difficult primary race, with former U.S. Ambassador to Iceland Jeffrey Gunter taking him on for the GOP nod.
Gunter spent significant money on attack ads against Brown, depicting him as a tool of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
The primary was made more uncertain by President-elect Donald Trump’s decision not to weigh in until the last minute.
Trump ultimately threw his support behind Brown at a rally in Nevada ahead of the primary, allowing him to win the election by a healthy margin.
The Trump-backed Senate candidate failed to close the polling gap with Rosen in the same fashion that other Republican candidates across the country had with their incumbent opponents.
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Montana
10-year-old Chicago boy killed, 7 others injured in 2 separate Gary shootings minutes apart: police
GARY, Ind. (WLS) — Two separate shootings that happened minutes apart overnight left a child dead and at least seven others injured in northwest Indiana, police said.
Gary police said officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 19th Avenue and Hanley Street around 12:34 a.m. Sunday.
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While officers were responding, they were told multiple victims had arrived at Methodist Northlake Hospital. Six people self-transported to the hospital, and their conditions were not immediately known.
Minutes later, around 12:49 a.m., officers started heading to the 200-block of Chase Street, about 4 miles away from the first scene, for a report of a gunshot victim. While on their way, officers learned that a 10-year-old boy and a 50-year-old man had been shot and went to Methodist Northlake Hospital.
The 10-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the hospital. The Lake County, Indiana Coroner’s Office identified him as Montana Weathers, of Chicago.
The 50-year-old man was transported to another Chicago-area hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
Police asked anyone with information on the 19th Avenue and Hanley Street shooting to contact Detective Corporal Melendez at 219-881-1209.
Police asked anyone with information on the Chase Street shooting to contact Detective Salazar with the Lake County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force at 219-755-3720.
Further information was not immediately available.
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Nevada
RV crash on I-15 near Mesquite sends two to hospital
MESQUITE (FOX5) — Two people were transported to a hospital after an RV crashed and caught fire on Interstate 15 near the Arizona-Nevada state line, according to Mesquite Police.
Investigators believe the RV, which was traveling southbound, blew a tire, lost control, and entered northbound lanes. The vehicle made contact with the trailer of a semi-truck before bursting into flames.
Condition of those injured
One of the two people transported from the scene was listed in very critical condition. The semi-truck sustained minor damage, and its driver was not reported among those transported.
Investigation ongoing
Mesquite Police are investigating the crash. No additional information about the identities of those involved has been released.
Drivers traveling northbound are advised to use alternate routes. Updated road conditions are available at nvroads.com.
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New Mexico
Less smoke and better storm chances Sunday in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Good to moderate air quality will persist in Albuquerque but may be worse in places where wildfires, like the Sacaton Fire, are burning Sunday.
The smoke may be little thicker to the south near the Sacaton fire into Socorro County and near Truth of Consequences. No weather advisories are in effect but we may see some showers and thunderstorms pop up this afternoon. That may mostly be over the eastern and southern counties. The Sacaton Fire might get little rain, which would be relief for the ever-growing fire.
Rain chances in the Albuquerque metro are lower — maybe 10%. We’re more likely to see a shower or storm over the East Mountains or Sandia Mountains later this afternoon.
Storms in eastern New Mexico, closer to Texas, might have some strong winds later. About the same weather is expected Monday. Highs in the 90s both days will trend back to drier and hotter weather later in the week.
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