Helicopter crash sparks fireball atop Mount Charleston

One woman and two men were injured in a helicopter crash while taking a pleasure flight around Mount Charleston about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Las Vegas police said. … Officer Bill Cassell said the privately-owned helicopter left the North Las Vegas Airport about 6 p.m. The cause of the crash was unknown late Sunday.

Reid’s book claim disputed

The son of a longtime Nevada congressman disputes that his father said the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was “a good thing,” a claim made by Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., in his 2008 autobiography “The Good Fight.”

Bogden planning to ‘move forward’

Daniel Bogden never really got a good answer to why President George W. Bush fired him from his post as U.S. attorney for Nevada in 2006. But it doesn’t matter to Bogden anymore. He’s got his old job back.

Visitors just might find their best friend at animal sanctuary

Just how far does respect for life reach at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary? Well, if someone sees a rattlesnake, maintenance is called. Not to kill the rattler, but to capture it and relocate it to a remote area where it is less of a threat.

Arbitration ruling expected

After a student shot and killed a teacher at Valley High School in 1982, the state Legislature authorized the Clark County School District to replace campus security guards with fully trained and accredited police officers.

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Police check for extortion

Las Vegas police are evaluating whether to pursue extortion charges against a counseling company for running a program some say reduced the burden on the valley’s criminal justice system and others say bypassed it.

UNR program takes aim at drunken driving

RENO — The University of Nevada, Reno has launched a new program to prevent drunken driving by enlisting local bars to provide free nonalcoholic drinks to students identified as designated drivers.

Taxes drive the rich to flee … again

This year, “The deep pockets of New York’s rich were tapped like never before,” The Associated Press reported Thursday.

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