Cars vs. People: Death toll on streets alarming

It’s an hour after sunset on a cold, clear January evening. Charles Leo Grazier of Reno wants to cross Boulder Highway. The closest crosswalk is more than a block away at the signal where Lamb Boulevard becomes Desert Inn Road.

County commissioner’s bull escapes, injures woman

It was déjà vu all over again Saturday in the northwest valley when yet another large animal got loose and caused chaos in the city streets. This time, it was a bull owned by Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins, not CJ the chimpanzee who escaped her enclosure last weekend.

UNLV edges Canada squad to open exhibition tour

OTTAWA, Ontario – Freshman guard Katin Reinhardt scored 19 points, and Anthony Marshall’s steal and dunk with 6.9 seconds remaining helped seal UNLV’s 74-70 exhibition victory over Carleton University.

‘The Tonight Show’ cuts staff; Leno trims pay

“The Tonight Show” has laid off about two dozen workers, prompting host Jay Leno to accept a pay cut to spare other staffers as NBC clamps down on expenses. NBC Universal imposed the cutbacks Friday, according to a person familiar with the moves.

Crash sends beer spilling onto North Carolina interstate

GASTON, N.C – Authorities say a car smashed into a tractor-trailer hauling tons of beer on a North Carolina interstate, spilling suds all over the highway.

Clown had iPad stolen from Steve Jobs’ home

SAN FRANCISCO – Families waiting for San Francisco’s cable cars on a recent morning couldn’t help but notice Kenny the Clown, who wore a curly rainbow wig as he twisted brightly colored balloons into animal shapes for visitors, blasting Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” from an iPad at his feet.

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