Teachers Health Trust no longer issue in contract talks

After months of neither side budging, the school district has dropped its demand for the teachers union to give up the Teachers Health Trust it created, according to a Thursday announcement from the Clark County Education Association.

Male dies in shooting in Las Vegas

Las Vegas police are investigating the slaying of a male victim near Decatur Boulevard and Vegas Drive. Homicide Lt. Ray Steiber said Thursday night the victim had been fatally shot.

Henderson mayor saddened by police beating

Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen expressed remorse Thursday over what happened to Adam Greene, the man who was in diabetic shock when city police beat and kicked him during a traffic stop in October 2010.

State ad campaign to warn Hispanics about unlicensed doctors

Legislators approved funds Thursday to launch a public relations campaign by the state Health Division to warn Hispanic people of the dangers of using unlicensed medical personnel.

Nevada legislative committee acts to fund child care for poor

Despite questions of legality, a legislative committee on Thursday approved spending $1 million on child care for 243 children from poor families so that their parents can continue working.

FBI investigates campaign spending by Whittemore

FBI agents fanned out across the state Thursday serving grand jury subpoenas in a criminal investigation into allegations longtime political power broker Harvey Whittemore was involved in funneling illegal campaign contributions to federal races in Nevada, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has learned.

RTC agrees to negotiate small transit contract with Veolia

The Regional Transportation Commission agreed Thursday to negotiate a one-year contract with Veolia Transportation to operate the Las Vegas Valley’s bus system while a new round of request for proposals are issued and evaluated.

Gambling’s move online likely to cost tribes

Indian tribes that have made billions of dollars from legalized gambling stand the most to lose as gaming migrates to the Internet, experts told Congress on Thursday.

Motorcyclist who died in Wednesday crash identified

A 28-year-old motorcyclist who died Wednesday after crashing to avoid colliding with a sport utility vehicle in the southwest valley was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office Thursday as Osvaldo Cardenas-Amador. Cardenas-Amador was from Las Vegas, the coroner’s office said.

Henderson mayor hopeful for economic recovery

The days of intense, rapid growth that Henderson and the rest of Southern Nevada experienced over two decades will not make a comeback, but there are subtle signs the economy is inching toward a recovery.

Gender-bending model pushes limits of the runway

NEW YORK — On a chilly winter afternoon, Andrej Pejic settles into a Manhattan cafe with a cup of Earl Grey tea, sitting gracefully, long legs crossed. The blue-eyed fashion model gazes out a window, unaware that almost every man sitting at surrounding tables is transfixed.

Cops: Ohio man stuck son in dryer, then turned it on

CAMBRIDGE, Ohio — Police say an Ohio man who stuck his 3-year-old son in a clothes dryer as punishment and then turned it on is facing child endangerment charges.

Wynn investor will have to wait on documents

Wynn Resorts Ltd. board member and largest stockholder Kazuo Okada will get his chance to examine normally confidential company documents, but his win comes with a large asterisk.

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