Family, friends light candles for man killed in triple homicide
Tears flowed and dozens of white balloons were released Thursday during a candlelight vigil for family and friends of a man killed Tuesday in a triple homicide.
2 arrested in armed robberies, cabbie shooting
Two men have been arrested in connection with two armed robberies, including one against a taxi driver who was shot while escaping, North Las Vegas police said Thursday night.
Police apprehend Boulder City bank robbery suspect after chase
A man who police said robbed a Boulder City bank Thursday morning was taken into custody near U.S. Highway 95 and Martin Luther King Boulevard about 30 minutes after the robbery.
Rangers looking for boater reported missing at Lake Mohave
The National Park Service said rangers are looking for a 31-year-old Las Vegas man who disappeared on Lake Mohave nearly a week ago.
With rising foreclosures, it’s not looking good for Nevada homeowners
A report from California research firm RealtyTrac found thousands of Nevadans with home equity lines of credit that could soon be harder to pay off.
Rocker Vince Neil plans on helping marketing Las Vegas Outlaws
The public face of the Las Vegas Outlaws of the Arena Football League will be well-known 54-year-old rocker Vince Neil, who lives in Las Vegas when not on Motley Crue’s worldwide Final Tour and plans on helping market the new Arena Football club.
Metro investigates body found near Sandy Valley
Metro’s Homicide Unit is investigating the discovery of a body in the desert on Thursday.
Fight over handicapped parking sends elderly woman to hospital
A fight over a handicapped parking spot sent an elderly woman to the hospital. It happened at the Walmart store on W. Layton Avenue in Greenfield.
Elaine Wynn files paperwork seeking to regain board position
Wynn Resorts Ltd. board member Elaine Wynn filed paperwork with Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, seeking to regain her seat on the casino company’s board of directors, less than a week after she was not re-nominated.
Giants outfielder Hunter Pence out 6-8 weeks with broken arm
San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence suffered a broken left forearm when he was hit by a pitch on Thursday during a Cactus League game against the Chicago Cubs and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks.
Boston Marathon bombing suspects may have had help making the bombs
It was a sophisticated attack with sophisticated devices. Authorities quickly identified the Boston bombing suspects, but almost immediately after Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed during the manhunt for the perpetrators and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured, investigators privately questioned if more people were involved.
Woman killed, 43 students hospitalized after Wash. school bus crash
A truck driver who may have been fatigued veered into oncoming traffic on a rural Washington state highway on Thursday, killing a woman driving a car and crashing into a school bus loaded with children, a state trooper said.
Mistrial declared, Jody Arias escapes death penalty
A jury in Arizona failed to reach a verdict on Thursday in the sentencing retrial of Jodi Arias, sparing the former waitress from the death penalty for murdering her ex-boyfriend in 2008.
Las Vegas police seek man in knife attack on woman
A man is being sought by police after kicking in a door and attacking a woman with a “large knife” in the area of Charleston Boulevard and Sahara Avenue in late February, Las Vegas police said Thursday.
Controversial school construction bill clears Assembly, heads to governor
A bill that would exempt school and university construction projects from Nevada’s prevailing wage law passed the Assembly on Thursday on a narrow 23-19 vote.
Harrison Ford hospitalized, but OK after plane crash
Harrison Ford was hospitalized on Thursday after crash landing a plane in Venice, California.
IRS suggests dropping casino winnings threshold to $600
An IRS proposal released this week suggests the reporting rules for winnings from gambling on slots, keno and bingo be reduced from $1,200 to $600. The agency set a 90-day period for the casino industry to respond to the suggested regulation changes.
Metro seeks help finding suspect in Tuesday stabbing
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man they say stabbed a woman Tuesday at Park Forest Apartments, 50 N. 21st St.
Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 sparks conspiracy theories
A year on from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, an extraordinary amount of key data remains unknown - fueling conspiracy theories and heated online debate about one of aviation’s biggest mysteries.
Safari lion opens family’s car door with its teeth — VIDEO
A family on safari in South Africa got the shock of a lifetime when a lion opened their car door with its teeth.
Tearful ex-official pleads guilty to theft from Clark County School District
A former Clark County School District official and three of her co-defendants on Thursday pleaded to charges they stole tens of thousands of dollars from the school district.
Nevada rape victim tells her story at gun campus-carry hearing
A woman who was raped on the UNR campus in 2007 told her story to Nevada legislators for a third time Thursday in support of a bill that would allow concealed weapons permit holders to carry their weapons on college campuses.
Customer says she was sexually assaulted during DirecTV appointment
A television service subcontractor in West Hartford, Conneticut is accused of sexually assaulting a victim during an appointment.
National Geographic team discovers lost city in Honduran jungle
Archaeologists searching for a lost city in the jungles of Honduras have discovered the urban remains of what they believe is a vanished ancient civilization, National Geographic reports.
Family of Michael Brown to file lawsuit against Ferguson, Darren Wilson
Michael Brown’s parents will file a wrongful death civil lawsuit against Ferguson, Missouri and the white police officer who shot dead the unarmed 18-year-old black man last August in the St. Louis suburb, a family attorney said on Thursday.
10 things you need to know about saving money in March
March: Comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, which is an easy way to remember that you’ll likely find the best savings of the year on lamb this month in the grocery store — I’m not lyin’.
Snow is burying the East Coast — PHOTOS
A treacherous winter storm reaching from Texas to New England closed schools, canceled more than 4,000 flights and stranded hundreds of drivers overnight in Kentucky, where as much as 23 inches of snow fell. And a Delta Air Lines plane arriving in heavy snow at New York’s LaGuardia Airport from Atlanta slid off the runway.
4 ways equal pay for equal work benefits both women and men
Equal pay for women doing the same work as men should be a no brainer because it’s a matter of fairness. But this isn’t just about sisters getting what they deserve or even a convenient political talking point. Equal pay helps everyone, and ever more Americans are voicing their concern about continued disparities.
Metro seeks help finding 2 after Chinatown stabbing
Las Vegas police need the public’s help identifying two attackers after two men were stabbed outside a restaurant in Chinatown.
Malaysian businessman’s son to plead guilty in betting scheme
Amid an intense legal battle to get criminal charges dismissed, the son of wealthy Malaysian businessman Paul Phua has agreed to plead guilty in what prosecutors say was an illegal international betting scheme.
Power restored to customers in downtown Las Vegas
More than 3,000 NV Energy customers got their power back Thursday after an outage in downtown Las Vegas and adjacent areas.
Strippers will get tattoos of Mayweather v. Pacquiao winner
The latest Vegas strip club stunt comes from Deja Vu Showgirls, which is promising the winner of the Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao fight: Free couch dances for life — and four strippers will tattoo his name on their bodies.
Kurt Busch won’t be charged in domestic abuse case
No criminal charges will be filed against suspended NASCAR driver Kurt Busch in a domestic abuse case involving his former girlfriend, prosecutors in Delaware said on Thursday.
North Koreans call knife attack on US ambassador ‘deserved punishment’
North Korea’s official KCNA news agency called Thursday’s knife attack on the U.S. ambassador to South Korea “deserved punishment” for U.S. military exercises with South Korea, calling the assault “the knife of justice.”
US official: Reviewing Hillary Clinton’s email won’t be quick
A growing controversy over Democrat Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email for work while she was secretary of state could drag on for months, threatening to cloud the expected launch of her 2016 presidential campaign.
Activists push Ringling Bros. to end elephant acts
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will eliminate its elephant acts by 2018 amid ongoing criticism by animal welfare activists, the circus’ parent company said on Thursday.
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2 arrested in armed robberies, cabbie shooting
Two men have been arrested in connection with two armed robberies, including one against a taxi driver who was shot while escaping, North Las Vegas police said Thursday night.
Near-space ‘ballooning’ could become next space travel trend
Instead of rocket-powered sub-orbital flights like those of Virgin Galactic, could high-altitude ballooning become the most viable way of letting paying tourists experience space — or at least something thrillingly close to it?
Rangers looking for boater reported missing at Lake Mohave
The National Park Service said rangers are looking for a 31-year-old Las Vegas man who disappeared on Lake Mohave nearly a week ago.
Sports
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Faught, Bonanza open baseball season with 13-0 victory over Foothill
Spencer Faught pitches a one-hitter for Bonanza, which bats around twice in the five-inning win in the Bengal Varsity Tournament. The Bengals will meet defending Division I state champion Liberty on Friday in the round-robin tournament.
Entertainment
Chris Brown, love him or hate him, playing Mandalay Bay Saturday
With Brown coming to Las Vegas this weekend, we’ve compiled a sweet playlist to showcase another side of the rubber-limbed performer.
Harrison Ford hospitalized, but OK after plane crash
Harrison Ford was hospitalized on Thursday after crash landing a plane in Venice, California.
Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers playing at Bunkhouse
Brandon Flowers offers a surprise preview of his upcoming solo album, “The Desired Effect,” in a show Monday at The Bunkhouse Saloon.
Business
IRS suggests dropping casino winnings threshold to $600
An IRS proposal released this week suggests the reporting rules for winnings from gambling on slots, keno and bingo be reduced from $1,200 to $600. The agency set a 90-day period for the casino industry to respond to the suggested regulation changes.
Report: Mesquite, Fernley top prospects for new warehouse operations
Two small Nevada cities, Mesquite and Fernley, have been tapped as among the top 25 U.S locations for new distribution warehouse operations in a report slated for presentation Thursday in Las Vegas.
Elaine Wynn files paperwork seeking to regain board position
Wynn Resorts Ltd. board member Elaine Wynn filed paperwork with Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, seeking to regain her seat on the casino company’s board of directors, less than a week after she was not re-nominated.
Nation and World
Boston Marathon bombing suspects may have had help making the bombs
It was a sophisticated attack with sophisticated devices. Authorities quickly identified the Boston bombing suspects, but almost immediately after Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed during the manhunt for the perpetrators and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured, investigators privately questioned if more people were involved.
Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 sparks conspiracy theories
A year on from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, an extraordinary amount of key data remains unknown - fueling conspiracy theories and heated online debate about one of aviation’s biggest mysteries.
Officials warn US youth about connections to ISIS
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have warned law enforcement agencies across the country about American youths wanting to join Islamic State militants fighting in the Middle East, officials said on Thursday.
Opinion
Gun-free zones put innocent in danger
Would you post a sign announcing that your home is a gun-free zone? Would you feel safer? Criminals don’t obey these signs. In fact, to criminals, gun-free zones look like easy targets.
One Senate bill targets violence against women
When I was in my early 20s, I was still getting my life together. I had only recently gathered the courage and the resources to leave an extremely abusive relationship. I didn’t know when I drove home from work one day that I would be badly beaten in broad daylight right outside of my apartment. I didn’t know that despite having a temporary protective order in place, I would become one of the three in 10 women who are beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. I didn’t know how lucky I was that a gun wasn’t around.
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Firefighters save dog in northwest valley apartment fire
A 1-year-old cocker spaniel was rescued from a northwest apartment fire on Thursday afternoon.
Self-driving cars could generate billions, study says
Self-driving cars could generate billions of dollars a year in revenue from mobile internet services and products, even if occupants spend only a fraction of their free time on the web, according to a new study by McKinsey & Company.
Downtown redevelopment push adding three new restaurants
Tony Hsieh’s downtown redevelopment initiative is adding a trio of new distinct restaurant concepts in a single building in the heart of a burgeoning foodie row along the Carson Avenue corridor near Downtown Project’s signature Container Park on East Fremont.
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First-graders raise trout in crowdfunded classroom experiment
From a pond habitat collage on a bulletin board to drawings of trout in the hallways, there’s something fishy happening at Pinecrest Academy, 1360 S. Boulder Highway. First-grade teacher Ashlee Mickelberry used the crowdfunding website donorschoose.org to help purchase supplies to raise the trout in her classroom last summer. She received the eggs from a Montana hatchery Feb. 10.
Welcome to Wonderland: Bakery brings whimsy to Downtown Summerlin
Step into Downtown Summerlin’s Wonderland Bakery, and you leave the real world behind. The floor sparkles with embedded fairy dust. A miniature train travels a looping track above. On the shelves are shining crowns for little princesses and wands for bestowing wishes.
Exhibit traces chocolate through the ages
As visitors to Chocolate: The Exhibition at the Springs Preserve check out vintage chocolate cups, saucers and warming pots, they may insist they can smell chocolate in the air. It’s not just their imagination.
