Elderly man found guilty of beating woman to death

An 82-year-old man with a gambling problem was found guilty last week of beating to death a woman at her central valley apartment in 2010.

Police arrest Amargosa Valley man for homicide

A 58-year-old Amargosa Valley man was arrested Sunday on a murder charge after authorities said he shot and killed a man.

Nevada Highway Patrol trying to retain, hire troopers

CARSON CITY — In an effort to bring the Nevada Highway Patrol up to full staffing, the department is training 50 potential recruits at semiannual, 26-week academies, the Senate Transportation Committee learned Monday.

Lakers’ owner Jerry Buss dies at 80

Jerry Buss built a glittering life at the intersection of sports and Hollywood.

Woman dead; boyfriend arrested in stabbing

A woman is dead and her boyfriend is in custody after a stabbing Sunday near Maryland Parkway and Silverado Ranch Boulevard.

Storm to bring rain to Las Vegas Valley, snow in mountains

A strong Pacific storm is expected to bring wind and rain to the Las Vegas Valley and snow to the mountains this week, according to the National Weather Service.

Store offers bargains for items that customers brought back elsewhere

People return big-box items for a lot of reasons. But what happens to those products when they are returned? Most of the time, they are sold in bulk to companies such as Open Box Liquidation in Centennial Hills, the owners said.

Feral cats to widen gap in trapping effort

With warmer weather comes the buds of spring, the return of birds and the unmistakable yowling of mating cats.

With roots in rock, musician makes his mark in Irish pubs

Three or four nights a week you can find Centennial Hills-area resident John Windsor entertaining audiences at an Irish pub with genial patter and rollicking music. He’s happy and comfortable with that schedule.

Centennial Neighborhood News

FREE BEREAVEMENT CAMP PLANNED
AT MOUNT CHARLESTON LODGE

Nonprofit provides food to students in need

One hour after Dale Darcas got word that his father had died on Father’s Day weekend in 2012, he was told that the nonprofit he served as executive director for two years, Caring 4 Kids, was being put to rest, too.

Functional fitness trainer hoping to open facility

After nearly six years of personal training, using Henderson parks as his studio, Boris Sapone is seeking to open his own facility.

Dining Pick of the Week: Sushi Koma

Eating sushi requires the right setting, and Sushi Koma has intimacy and charm to go along with the fresh sushi that is served late into the night.

Dining Pick of the Week: Table 34

Table 34 has no fear of triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the No. 13. That’s because the popular neighborhood restaurant is celebrating its 13th birthday in 2013.

Dining Pick of the Week: Tasty China

The reason this restaurant is so tasty (and busy) is because the many authentic, traditional and new fusion Chinese dishes are made with quality meats, fresh vegetables and seafood tossed in 100 percent pure vegetable oil.

Area briefing

CITY SEEKS TO ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
BY ACQUIRING RIGHT-OF-WAY AT BUS STOPS

All-Equity cast to present off-Strip musical

“[title of show]” is a musical about friends writing a show, a fitting choice for what organizers say is the first all-Actors’ Equity Association theater production off the Strip.

Book Briefs for Feb. 19-25

Black Mountain Institute to feature Leslie Jamison

Literary Las Vegas: Wednesday Warriors

“Silence in the Sound” author Merle Savage shared the story of her grandson Alex Michael Savage’s death serving in Iraq and his final journey home in the arms of his father with members of her writing group, the Wednesday Warriors. The story’s strength inspired the Las Vegas-based group of civil servants-turned-writers to compile a book of stories celebrating American valor.

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