Man’s dying wish for $500 tip inspires charity

LEXINGTON, Ky. – As Seth Collins finished his penne pasta at a Lexington restaurant, he called over the waitress to fulfill his brother’s dying wish.

Coroner IDs baby found dead in trash bin

The newborn girl found in a trash bin outside a central valley apartment complex earlier this month has been identified by the Clark County coroner as Baby Girl Robinson.

Nevada ACLU seeks police license plate scan data

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is requesting records in the Las Vegas and Reno areas as part of a national effort to chart police use of license plate recognition systems.

Berkley unleashes new TV ads in U.S. Senate race

Going on the offensive in the face of a House ethics investigation, U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley on Monday released three new TV ads in her U.S. Senate race that promote her work to preserve Medicare coverage for dialysis patients and to keep open a kidney transplant center in Las Vegas.

Coroner identifies woman stabbed to death

The Clark County coroner on Monday identified the woman stabbed to death over the weekend in North Las Vegas as Rosaura Banuet, 44.

Police: Woman tried to break into Ohio jail

HAMILTON, Ohio – A woman in southwest Ohio has been arrested for trying to sneak into a county jail and telling authorities to arrest her.

Washoe County ‘critically important’ to Democrats, GOP

Democratic U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley plans to spend a lot of time campaigning for the Senate in Washoe County during the three-week congressional recess in August, trying to break through on Republican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller’s home Northern Nevada turf.

Blue Jays call up red-hot Cooper

David Cooper extended his hitting streak to 14 games on Saturday, and is now being called up to play for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Elko County contract post office shuttered

LAMOILLE – A contract post office in Elko County has been shut down without notice amid an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service’s office of inspector general into possible misconduct.

Texans’ Johnson to miss time with groin injury

Houston Texans receiver Andre Johnson says he’ll miss “a week or so” after suffering a minor groin injury during the team’s second morning practice Sunday.

Shooter earns record fifth straight medal

Meet Kimberly Rhode, the first American with individual medals in five straight Olympics, after a golden, record-setting, nearly perfect performance.

In Brief

Paynter stormed into the lead entering the far turn and pulled away from the field to win the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Sunday at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., giving trainer Bob Baffert his third straight victory in the race and sixth overall.

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