Propelled by a resurgent convention sector, January visitor totals grew at the fastest clip in nearly seven years.
New-business-entity filings in Nevada rose for the first time since mid-2006, suggesting that the worst of the economic decline may be in the “rearview mirror,” Secretary of State Ross Miller said Thursday.
CENTRALIA, Wash. — A 25-year-old woman has been arrested for investigation of first-degree murder in the death of a baby boy born prematurely and found decapitated, Centralia police say. Laura Lynn Hickey was arrested Wednesday after a weeklong investigation, which included a post-mortem examination of the baby by a forensic pathologist.
SAN FRANCISCO — With the original iPad, Apple brought an attractive, easy-to-use tablet computer to the masses at a reasonable price – a feat numerous companies are trying to top. With Friday’s release of the iPad 2, Apple is pulling further ahead. The new iPad is skinnier, faster and slightly lighter. It comes with cameras for video chatting and snapping photos, while keeping the same prices, ranging from $499 to $829 depending on the configuration.
Molycorp, which owns the rare earths mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., just south of Primm, narrowed its fourth-quarter loss on sharply higher revenues.
Greg Hill scored 18 points and Valley High School product Hank Thorns 16 as Texas Christian snapped its 13-game losing streak with a 70-61 win over Wyoming in the Mountain West Conference tournament play-in game Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
SALT LAKE CITY — A Colorado antiquities dealer indicted as part of sweeping federal investigation into the looting of southwestern American Indian artifacts on Wednesday pleaded guilty to reduced charges in Salt Lake City’s federal court.
