Las Vegas Review-Journal

Greek Orthodox nuns freed after being held hostage by al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels arrived in Damascus Monday morning, ending their three-month ordeal in a rare prisoner exchange with the government.

As a reconnaissance Marine sergeant four years ago in Afghanistan, Russell Cameron’s mission focused on disrupting enemy forces and destroying enemy threats. Now as a UNLV senior and one of the few Army ROTC cadets chosen to receive a George C. Marshall leadership award, Cameron’s goals are to learn how to combat cyber security threats and get a grasp on future military projections for Asia, particularly China.

Colorado made roughly $2 million in marijuana taxes in January, state revenue officials reported Monday in the world’s first accounting of the recreational pot business.

A Las Vegas police officer who became the first policeman killed in the line of duty is the namesake of a school that continues to commemorate the lives of fallen heroes.

UNLV forward Khem Birch repeated as the Mountain West’s defensive player of the year when the league announced its all-conference awards on Monday. Birch was named to the all-defensive team and also was selected second team all-conference team. Guard Bryce Dejean-Jones was named to third team, and forward Roscoe Smith was honorable mention.

Authorities questioned travel agents Monday at a beach resort in Thailand about two men who boarded the vanished Malaysia Airlines plane with stolen passports, part of a growing international investigation into what they were doing on the flight.

Black Twitter holds court on pretty much everything from President Barack Obama to the latest TV reality show antics. But Black Twitter can also turn activist quickly. When it does, change is made.

U.S. Reps. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., and Dina Titus, D-Nev., on Monday filed for re-election. Horsford, a freshman, is seeking a second two-year term. Titus is expected to easily win re-election in Congressional District 1.

Las Vegas police are looking for a man in connection with an armed robbery early last week. The man went into a shop near Rancho Drive and Cheyenne Avenue about 9:30 p.m. on March 3, pulled out a gun and demanded money from the cash register, police said.

New owners are revitalizing Lake Las Vegas’ front golf course, The Falls, and other common space back to its green state, hoping it will symbolize the ritzy area’s return to health, but they admit they still have a long way to go.

The familiar figure of Todd Farlow offering his opinion at government meetings is no more, leaving behind officials who mourn his loss, despite his sometimes chastising their decisions as “crap,” then adding “shame on you.”

Erika Jensen, 32, has worked as a full-time volunteer since she was 19. First as a member of Youth With A Mission, then its subsidiary RescueNet. She lives off of donations from personal sponsors and estimates that she earns about $3 per hour.