Flag football will be a girls varsity sport in high schools this winter, costing the Clark County School District $225,000 for the first season as it tries to comply with federal requirements. Girls lacrosse is being considered for the 2013-14 school year.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s investigation into Nathan Burkett, accused of multiple strangulations in Las Vegas, has opened eyes in Mississippi and may have caught the attention of the FBI, the Las Vegas Review-Journal learned Thursday. Las Vegas police accuse the 65-year-old Burkett of slaying two valley women, the first in 1978.
About 30 friends donned Star Trek outfits and makeup to perform a living dead flash mob Thursday, the first day of a convention of Star Trek fans at the Rio. Organizers expect about 20,000 at the convention, which marks its 11th year in Las Vegas. It ends Sunday.
Dr. John Sweetenham, former director of clinical research at the Cleveland Clinic, has been named medical director at the University of California, San Diego Nevada Cancer Institute. Sweetenham’s arrival is an indication that the institute, bought by the California institution six months ago, will start to raise its profile in the community.
After praising negotiations between union officials and collective bargaining staff, the Regional Transportation Commission sent a five-year employee contract proposal back to the drawing board Thursday. Commissioners cited concerns about the length of the contract and the fairness of offering perks, such as cost-of-living increases and merit and longevity pay, which other local entities have cut.
American Casino and Entertainment Properties, parent company of the Stratosphere and Arizona Charlie’s casinos, Thursday reported a second-quarter loss of $2.8 million.
Two nurse anesthetists charged with Dr. Dipak Desai in the hepatitis C criminal case on Thursday rejected plea deals offered by prosecutors. Defense attorneys said prosecutors indicated they would present murder evidence against Keith Mathahs, 76, and Ronald Lakeman, 65, to a grand jury if plea agreements weren’t struck this week.