Driver in bus crash ID’d as Las Vegas student

MURRAY, Utah — The driver in a deadly tourist bus crash in Utah on Monday was identified Wednesday as a 26-year-old community college student who lives in Las Vegas on a U.S. visa.

State Bar lawyers step aside in case involving Las Vegas attorney Hafter

Attorneys with the State Bar of Nevada voluntarily removed themselves from hearing a disciplinary matter involving Jacob Hafter, a lawyer and former attorney general candidate who was reprimanded because of allegations he made false statements about Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto in April.

Driver’s license limits for school dropouts challenged

A Clark County School District proposal to punish high school dropouts by taking away their driver’s licenses might sound tough, but the measure has not proved effective in other states where it has been tried, a researcher said.

Style Scoop

Show Us Your Purse

Julie Cane, corporate director of guest services and media relations for 9 Group

Dec out your dorm

Your dorm room is the first space you can decorate yourself without hearing the nagging, yet loving, voice of your mother offering her daily input. That shouldn’t be interpreted as the green light to ignore everything she’s ever told you. Rather, it’s more of a challenge. A challenge to express yourself personally while making the most of what will hopefully prove to be the smallest living space you’ll ever occupy.

Quick Takes

A report released by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police on Wednesday shows they believed they were responding to an attempted suicide after “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino overdosed on pills in her Charlotte, N.C., home. Her manager says the singer was not trying to kill herself. Manager Brian Dickens said Barrino overdosed on aspirin and a sleep aid, but her injuries were not life threatening, and it wasn’t a suicide attempt. The overdose came days after a woman claimed in court documents that Barrino was having an affair with her husband.

Humbled Lane excelling for 51s

Five years removed from starting in right field for the Houston Astros in the 2005 World Series, Jason Lane was unemployed and uncertain of his future in professional baseball this season after the New Orleans Zephyrs released him.

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RANKING THE REBELS: 5 – Eddie Owens

Eddie Owens, Years: 1973 to 1977, Career highlights: The Rebels’ all-time scoring leader with 2,221 points; averaged 18.8 points in 118 games.

Judge tosses teacher’s ‘choirgate’ lawsuit

A District Court judge ruled Tuesday that a high school newspaper article airing parents’ complaints about a Northern Nevada music teacher was accurate, truthful and based on good faith communication.

Rory Reid instigates impromptu debate with Brian Sandoval

At a luncheon for the Nevada Subcontractors Association, Democrat Rory Reid goaded his GOP opponent for Nevada governor, Brian Sandoval, into joining him onstage and insisted on taking questions from the audience.

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