Hundreds gather for funeral of Texas fan who fell

BROWNWOOD, Texas — Hundreds of friends and family joined a funeral procession Monday for 39-year-old Shannon Stone, who was fatally injured trying to catch a souvenir baseball at a Texas Rangers game.

Tourism numbers increase in May

As the valley’s visitor industry numbers continued to improve in May, an outsized boost has come a little noticed source.

Radio music fest bringing big names to Las Vegas

Lady Gaga, Kenny Chesney, Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Carrie Underwood and other top musicians are coming to Las Vegas to celebrate that which they dominate: the airwaves.

Girl dies at sleepover after drinking spiked soda

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Authorities say a 14-year-old Northern California girl has died and three of her friends became ill after drinking an unknown substance mixed into their soda during a weekend sleepover.

Hypnotist principal faces questions after suicides

NORTH PORT, Fla. — High school principal George Kenney acknowledged using hypnosis to help people: students who needed to relax before tests, a basketball player having trouble making free throws.

Two-day Las Vegas concert to kick off online music service revamp

LOS ANGELES — A two-day concert in Las Vegas on Sept. 23 and 24 featuring acts such as Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Lopez will kick off radio station giant Clear Channel Communications Inc.’s revamp of its iheartradio application.

Coheed and Cambria bassist accused of pre-show robbery

MANSFIELD, Mass. — The bass player for a rock band has been arrested and charged with robbing a Massachusetts pharmacy of prescription painkillers just hours before a show.

Correction

Because of an error by United Feature Syndicate the definitions for Saturday’s crossword puzzle did not match the grid. The solution grid, which appears on today’s Variety page, matches the definitions that accompanied the incorrect puzzle layout on Saturday. Because the definitions and grids are sent as a package by UFS, the solution grid appearing today could not be removed.

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