Cancer executive intervenes to rescue The Caring Place

When Jeff Gordon was diagnosed with later-stage Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2000, there wasn’t a tranquil (and free) therapy center for cancer patients in Las Vegas.

Veteran Las Vegas attorney convicted of tax evasion

A longtime Las Vegas attorney was convicted of tax evasion charges Friday in federal court. Ian Christopherson, a 2008 judicial candidate, was indicted in 2009 on one count of income tax evasion and one count of employment tax evasion.

Sandoval picks team to create teacher rating system

Gov. Brian Sandoval has appointed 15 members to a council that will develop statewide performance standards for teachers and other education personnel.

NHL calls banana throwing ‘stupid and ignorant’

TORONTO — The NHL called it “stupid and ignorant.” Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds said he’s “above this sort of stuff.”

Fourth person pleads guilty in HOA fraud probe

Federal prosecutors kept the ball rolling Friday with a fourth guilty plea in the sweeping investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.

Couple from ’16 and Pregnant’ arrested in Arkansas

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — A couple featured on the first season of the MTV reality show “16 and Pregnant” have lost their child to the state and face criminal charges after officers serving a search warrant found their home was filled with feces, flies and maggots, police said Thursday.

Ted Haggard to switch places with Gary Busey for ‘Wife Swap’

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard and Hollywood actor Gary Busey are trading partners for a week for an upcoming edition of ABC-TV’s “Celebrity Wife Swap.”

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