On Friday, the mercury topped 92 degrees; tying a high temperature of 92 degrees for April Fool’s Day set 25 years ago.
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind watch for the Spring Mountains and the valley on Saturday afternoon and evening. Expect sustained winds from the southwest at 40 mph, with gusts at 60 mph or higher.
A 28-year-old man was indicted on murder and attempted murder charges in connection to a January fatal shooting in the northwest valley.
Clark County’s largest union has put off voting on a 2 percent wage reduction until next week, partly to see whether the county follows through on 2 percent pay cuts for managers and nonunion employees.
WASHINGTON — For the first time, women’s death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic. Lung cancer remains the nation’s, and the world’s, leading cancer killer.
NEW YORK — The online world got an April Fools’ Day makeover as YouTube rolled out 1911 viral videos and the Huffington Post put up a mock pay wall. Lighthearted pranks are an annual Web tradition on April Fools’ Day, with jokey redesigns and parody products.
LOS ANGELES — Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia are no longer standing on “American Idol.” The earthy 26-year-old dance instructor from Milwaukee and the breathy 16-year-old high school student from Mountain House, Calif., were booted from the Fox talent competition Thursday.
CARSON CITY — A bill to allow fire departments in Clark County to be consolidated was greeted with hostility by local governments and private ambulance companies Friday.
As the clocked ticked toward midnight Thursday, Lon Kruger said he expected to return as UNLV’s basketball coach. Shortly after dawn, he had an unexpected change of heart and mind.
Screaming. Chaos. Darkness. Brutalization and enslavement of women, pounding their fists into the dirt at center stage, wailing, gasping to breathe as heaving sobs leave their bodies quivering.
