Former teacher Harrison enjoying success as rodeo clown, barrelman

As soon as I was told by the great writer Joe Kusek of the Billings (Mont.) Gazette that Wrangler National Finals Rodeo first-time barrelman J.J. Harrison was a former schoolteacher, I was intrigued.

Nevada auditors uncover fraud in jobless payments

A legislative audit released Thursday found that three Nevadans continued to receive unemployment benefits after their deaths and that 67 people in state prisons and local jails were paid during their periods of incarceration.

No. 20 UNLV blasts La Verne behind Bennett

The last time someone dominated on a basketball court the way Anthony Bennett did Thursday, Billy Madison was rocking the world of a bunch of third-graders on the playground.

ROAD ALERT: Strip lane closures planned

Motorists who use the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road during the overnight and morning rush hours will face some lane restrictions Monday through Thursday for manhole rehabilitation by the Clark County Water Reclamation District.

FBI arrests limo service owner, workers in racketeering probe

The owner of a longtime limousine service and two of his top aides were among those arrested by FBI agents Thursday in a multimillion-dollar racketeering conspiracy involving allegations of prostitution, drug trafficking and fraud.

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