Revelers have a blast

Freedom is a water gun shootout on the Fourth of July.

Human link is cited in past Tahoe wildfires

RENO — Unlike California’s recent barrage of lightning-caused blazes, most of the Reno-Lake Tahoe area’s major wildfires in recent decades have been sparked by humans, fire officials said.

Budget woes generate consolidation thoughts

A few months ago, while reviewing Las Vegas’ fiscal woes, Mayor Oscar Goodman mused about the future of Southern Nevada and wondered whether radical change was needed.

IN BRIEF

NORTH LAS VEGAS INCIDENT

More teach at home

When her 12-year-old son, Logan, was struggling to understand fractions, Chrissy Swanke ordered an unsliced pizza and demonstrated the meaning of one-eighth and one-fourth by cutting sections from the pie.

Ex-TV star loses sign appeal

MINDEN — Former “Beverly Hillbillies” star Max Baer Jr. has lost an appeal over an outdoor sign for a hotel-casino he’s trying to build in Northern Nevada.

Let’s deal the cards

It started in 1970 with 30 players and little attention. Today it has evolved into perhaps the signature event for Las Vegas, featuring thousands of participants, dozens of events and millions of TV spectators.

LIFE ON THE HEDGE

DALLAS — The computer screen on Scott Topping’s desk at Southwest Airlines flickered with row after row of dates and numbers, but they had nothing to do with arrivals and departures.

Ex-commissioner accused of misusing investor cash

A former Nye County commissioner allegedly misappropriated $2.4 million from a group of 30 to 40 investors primarily from Pahrump and Las Vegas, according to a lawsuit filed in District Court.

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