Impact Nevada: Rural community colleges

The Impact Nevada TV program for this weekend features a story about Great Basin Community College based in Elko. (5:30 p.m., Ch. 8).

Bill would reduce sick, vacation time for state workers

Leaders of the association that represents state employees blasted Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday for his plans to reduce some employees’ vacation time and annual leave and continue a freeze on the receipt of merit and longevity pay raises for all employees.

Special election to replace Heller set for Sept. 13

The special election to find a replacement for Rep. Dean Heller will be on Sept. 13, Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Friday. Secretary of State Ross Miller plans to announce details of the election for the 2nd Congressional District on Monday, his office said.

Royal wedding fashion: tradition and modernity

(AP) — Tradition, modernity, sober styles, touches of whimsy: William and Kate’s wedding showcased Britain’s fashion roots and its contribution to haute couture.

Kate Middleton marries in “fairytale” Sarah Burton dress

LONDON (AP) — It was THE question of the royal wedding, and Kate Middleton didn’t disappoint. The lacy white Sarah Burton dress Middleton wore to Westminster Abbey on Friday provoked swoons of admiration as soon as she alighted from the Rolls-Royce transporting her to her rendez-vous with destiny. Jennie Bond, royal wedding consultant for The Associated Press, called the confection by the creative director of the Alexander McQueen fashion house, a “fairy tale.”

Police: Drunken man steals school mower, mows parents’ lawn

EAST LYME, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say a drunken man broke into a Connecticut high school, stole a lawnmower and went for a joyride during which he mowed his parents’ lawn.

Empty, leaking house dials 911

MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (AP) — After months of leaking pipes buckled its floors and sagged its ceilings, an empty Massachusetts house somehow called police for help.

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