Camp offers refuge for kids grieving loss of loved ones

It’s arts and crafts time at Camp Mariposa, and the young campers gather in the blessedly cool air of the camp’s activities building to do some amazing things to butterfly-shaped pieces of material.

Lochte leaves Phelps behind

“I worked my butt off for four years,” Ryan Lochte reminded those asking questions Saturday. “I put in all the hard work.”

Burnout gone, Phelps aims for all-time medal record

He was inhaling from the bong like there was no tomorrow, like this is where Olympic champions go to escape the pressure and expectations and photographers hiding in the bushes.

A Death Valley drive with the click of a mouse, thanks to Google

The Google Street View service that has brought us Earth (as we might not be able to afford to see it) has turned its 360-degree cameras on road trips through five national parks in California.

‘Scrubs’ stars hit Las Vegas to register voters

Donald Faison and Zach Braff, the former co-stars of the sitcom “Scrubs,” were excited. “We got one voter registered,” Faison said Saturday after the two men went door-to-door in the 100-plus degree Las Vegas heat to help President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. They hit five houses.

Safe Nest fires worker accused of coercing woman

Safe Nest has fired the employee accused earlier this week of attempting to coerce a woman into sex in exchange for signing off on her court-mandated community service hours, according to the nonprofit agency.

Rubio rallies for Romney at former school

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Saturday rallied hundreds of supporters of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the Florida senator’s former grade school in Las Vegas, where he returned to familiar ground to argue President Barack Obama should be replaced in the White House.

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