Judge unseals HOA cases, pledges to keep process open

U.S. District Judge James Mahan on Tuesday unsealed and consolidated the cases against 14 new defendants in the federal investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.

Conservationists sue feds over program to kill coyotes, other predators

Conservationists have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Agriculture saying a program used to kill coyotes and other predators that threaten livestock is outdated, illegal and a waste of federal money.

Suspect on police radar two weeks before slayings

Two weeks before the brutal double slaying of a mother and daughter, a bench warrant was issued for Bryan Clay for not showing up to court in an unrelated domestic violence case.

Things to do in Centennial May 1-7

Event highlights this week include the Craig Marketplace Art Festival and Open Gate Days at J.R. Pony Parties.

Dancer’s escape from Nazis to be portrayed in ballet

Xenia Chlistowa is to return to her most comfortable setting, the stage. Her presence will be in memoriam, but her story will be told in her medium of choice – ballet.

Swim world champ from Norway, 26, dies in Arizona

STOCKHOLM – Alexander Dale Oen, a world champion swimmer who was one of Norway’s top medal hopes for the London Olympics, died from cardiac arrest after collapsing in his bathroom during a training camp in Flagstaff, Ariz. He was 26.

Braun’s four-HR bid barely short

SAN DIEGO – With an impressive display of power, Ryan Braun made Petco Park look downright cozy.

Microsoft gets foothold in e-book field with $300 million to Barnes & Noble

NEW YORK – Books and bits united Monday as Microsoft provided an infusion of money to help Barnes & Noble compete with top electronic bookseller Amazon. In exchange, Microsoft gets a long-desired foothold in the business of e-books and college textbooks.

Lawsuit over Kerkorian oil investment settled

A lawsuit over a failed oil company investment by Kirk Kerkorian’s Tracinda Corp. – one that started with a personal poke at former longtime friend Edward “Tiger” Mike Davis – has settled quietly on undisclosed terms.