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.
3 Ferguson police department employees fired over racist emails
Three Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department employees have been fired after being identified as responsible for offensive emails cited in a U.S. Justice Department report that found systemic racial bias in the department, Mayor James Knowles said on Friday.
Suspect in Bullhead City killing needs new lawyer
The Bullhead City, Ariz., man facing a possible death sentence if convicted in a high-profile child homicide case needs a new lawyer.
German residents fight public peeing with ‘splashback’
Residents of Hamburg’s St. Pauli’s nightclub district are getting back at late-night revelers who urinate on public buildings, with a new high-tech paint that sends the spray bouncing right back at them.
Small courts, big problems: North Las Vegas power struggle
North Las Vegas’ city manager tried and failed to oust the Municipal Court’s two judges from an interview panel for new bailiffs last week.
He’s Jeff Gordon, but not the NASCAR star
Jeff Gordon “could write a book” about being mistaken for his namesake, the NASCAR star.
Expert: Reduce Vegas pedestrian deaths by reducing speed limits
A traffic safety expert is calling on Clark County and local municipalities to reduce the speed limit on some Southern Nevada streets as a means to make pedestrians and bicyclists safer.
UNLV anthropologist helped unearth jaw of earliest human
Someone’s going to have to update Wikipedia. A group of scientists, including UNLV anthropologist Brian Villmoare, have discovered in Ethiopia the oldest fossilized remains of the Homo genus — think a really, really long-departed cousin.
Downtown redevelopment backs 3 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.
Anti-terrorist rule may cost helicopter company thousands in business
A Las Vegas helicopter company that provides flights to and from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway say it’s going down to the wire for the company to receive a waiver from federal anti-terrorist regulations that would prohibit it from flying to the track for Sunday’s NASCAR race.
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.
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, Jodi 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.
Vegas hospital lost track of fetuses for 8 hours before they were found in laundry
The twin fetuses of a woman who miscarried this week were unaccounted for by medical staff at Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center for least eight hours until they were discovered in a soiled linen shipment at a Henderson laundry, according to a police report released Thursday.
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.
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Teen indicted in slaying of Tammy Meyers
The 19-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting Tammy Meyers has been indicted by a Clark County grand jury.
Anti-drone protesters arrested at Creech Air Force Base
Metro police arrested Father Louis Vitale and eight others early Friday for trespassing at Creech Air Force Base where 140 peace activists had gathered to protest U.S. drone operations that are controlled remotely at the base.
Man facing sentencing in Vegas tax scheme is in trouble again
Alan Rodrigues, a 54-year-old who was indicted with six other people in December in a Las Vegas criminal case alleging he participated in a multimillion-dollar telemarketing scheme, is back in trouble with the law.
Sports
Horse Racing: Today at Santa Anita, March 6
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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
Harrison Ford expected to make full recovery after plane crash
Ford’s 1942 single-engine plane took off on Thursday from Santa Monica Airport, and a short time later he reported engine failure to air traffic controllers and turned around in an attempt to return.
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.
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
3 Ferguson police department employees fired over racist emails
Three Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department employees have been fired after being identified as responsible for offensive emails cited in a U.S. Justice Department report that found systemic racial bias in the department, Mayor James Knowles said on Friday.
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.
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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Dining Pick of the Week: Hash House a Go Go
Known for its over-the-top “twisted farm food,” Hash Hash a Go Go started offering its brunch menu 24/7 at its newest Henderson location, which took over the former Tony Roma’s Feb. 23.
Dining Pick of the Week: Volcano Grille
Volcano Grille recently moved to a home with more space in the dining room and the kitchen. With a background in traditional teppanyaki, knives and spatulas are flying, so the chefs can use all the space they can get.
Dining Pick of the Week: Rachel’s Kitchen
Rachel’s Kitchen is a local franchise with humble beginnings. The culinary brainchild of Debbie Sofer Roxarzade, it is named for her daughter Rachel and started with the first location in Summerlin in 2006. Since then, Rachel’s Kitchen has grown to seven Las Vegas Valley restaurants, including the Centennial Hills location.
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Dining Pick of the Week: Hash House a Go Go
Known for its over-the-top “twisted farm food,” Hash Hash a Go Go started offering its brunch menu 24/7 at its newest Henderson location, which took over the former Tony Roma’s Feb. 23.
Dining Pick of the Week: Volcano Grille
Volcano Grille recently moved to a home with more space in the dining room and the kitchen. With a background in traditional teppanyaki, knives and spatulas are flying, so the chefs can use all the space they can get.
Dining Pick of the Week: Rachel’s Kitchen
Rachel’s Kitchen is a local franchise with humble beginnings. The culinary brainchild of Debbie Sofer Roxarzade, it is named for her daughter Rachel and started with the first location in Summerlin in 2006. Since then, Rachel’s Kitchen has grown to seven Las Vegas Valley restaurants, including the Centennial Hills location.
