Las Vegas council approves public housing project

Two former Las Vegas councilmen with past brushes with the state Ethics Commission were back in City Hall Wednesday, this time closing a deal for an affordable housing project with $11 million in public subsidies.

Pedestrian killed in the middle of Boulder Highway

A 59-year-old man died Wednesday after he was struck by a 2005 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Sasha Harris, 30. Henderson police said the man was hit about 1 a.m. in the middle lane of Boulder Highway near Gibson Road.

Police: Oregon man strips in airport screen protest

PORTLAND, Ore. — Port of Portland police say a 49-year-old man stripped naked at Portland International Airport as a protest against airport security screeners.

Fake Bieber accused of abusing New Jersey girl online

NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities in Canada have accused a Justin Bieber impersonator of threatening and sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in New Jersey on a video chat site.

Corrections

Senate must act on flood insurance

If you think significant flooding doesn’t impact Nevada, think again. In 2007, the Silver State had 16,700 National Flood Insurance Program policies in force. That’s more than Wisconsin and Minnesota, which border the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, as well as flood-prone Iowa, North Dakota and Vermont.

Restaurant Report, April 18

Amanecer Salvadoreno, 1524 S. Main St., received 49 demerits April 6. Violations included spoiled food items. GRADE: Closed. The facility was reinspected April 10, received 10 demerits and was upgraded to an A.

Dayclubs invite revelry by poolsides

Drinking, dancing and spending tons of money by the pool – it’s not just for tourists anymore.

51s succumb in Bees’ final at-bat

For the second straight day, the 51s were dealt a loss on a final-inning run, falling to the host Salt Lake Bees 3-2 on Tuesday in a Pacific Coast League game.

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