Facebook may cause depression in teens

CHICAGO — Add “Facebook depression” to potential harms linked to social media, an influential doctors’ group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site.

Storms fill water reserves in Nevada

FALLON — The summer water outlook for residents and farmers in Nevada is bright after winter and spring storms delivered unusually heavy snow to the region.

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Harvick pounces at finish at Fontana

FONTANA, Calif. — Kevin Harvick isn’t one of those drivers who jumps out front and stays there all the way to the checkered flag.

VCU bettors outsmart babbling stiffs

When a double-digit favorite such as Kansas bites the dust, the common reaction is shock and awe. Bill Self had a loaded team and a clear path to the championship. The odds were in his favor.

Mayor candidates push movie, TV incentives for Southern Nevada

Some Las Vegas mayoral candidates seem to be starstruck by Hollywood this campaign season, calling as they are for incentives and enticements to lure more film and TV productions, or perhaps a large studio, to Southern Nevada.

Jobless on the hunt can find tax breaks

If you’re unemployed, you’re about to get some breaks. Tax breaks, that is. Some unemployed job hunters are eligible for tax deductions related to their search for a new position. And with joblessness hovering around

Unlikely teams make it to Final Four

Wad up the NCAA Tournament office-pool bracket and shoot it in the trash. Two long-shot teams are in the Final Four, and President Barack Obama, an astute observer of college basketball, went 0-for-4.

FDA allows some reprocessing of single-use medical devices

The recent advertisement supporting Dr. Michael Kaplan — the Las Vegas Valley urologist whose medical license was suspended for reusing single-use needle guides — sheds a faint light on a little-known truth. Although a medical device is labeled single-use only, it might have been used before.

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