Family ties inspire Gulbis’ good will

It had been a good half-hour since the dedication of the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson’s new Natalie Gulbis unit at the Apache Pines affordable housing community in far west Las Vegas late Tuesday afternoon.

Assembly panel approves bill banning fees on Burning Man

CARSON CITY — A Nevada legislative panel has narrowly approved a bill to prevent officials in rural Pershing County from imposing its own rules and fees on the Burning Man festival staged annually on the Black Rock Desert.

Gas tax fuels speculation about Brooks’ Assembly successor

Whoever is chosen Tuesday to inherit Steven Brooks’ Assembly District 17 seat is going to be a loyal Democrat, willing to be “guided” by Democratic Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick. That’s a given.

Juvenile detention escapee faces seven felony DUI charges

Prosecutors say a California juvenile detention escapee had a blood-alcohol percentage of 0.12 after a freeway a crash that killed five Southern California family members and injured two others.

Las Vegans make whirlwind trip to Capitol for immigration rally

Christopher Preciado and Rafael Lopez of Las Vegas made their voices heard, along with an estimated tens of thousands of others who jammed the U.S. Capitol grounds Wednesday for one of the largest rallies to date in favor of immigration reform.

Air Force halts some training operations; Nellis impact unknown

The Air Force is taking aim at its big costs of fuel and flight this week, temporarily halting training operations for 12 active duty fighter and bomber squadrons across the United States in order to save nearly $300 million.

Woman dies in west valley apartment fire

A woman in her mid-60s died Wednesday of possible smoke inhalation in a west valley apartment fire, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.

Patients could suffer as Cigna, UMC battle

The April 1 letter to tens of thousands of Southern Nevadans covered by Cigna health insurance did not contain good news: “Please be aware that effective April 30, 2013, University Medical Center … will no longer be a participating hospital in our network.”

Assembly panel hears bill to help deal with human trafficking

An Assembly committee considered a measure Wednesday that would build a program to teach law enforcement officers, educators and other state officials how to deal with the unique problems faced by victims of human trafficking.

Bill to change nude dancing age restriction declared dead

A bill to prevent entertainers ages 18 to 20 from dancing nude in Nevada strip clubs will die without a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee, its chairman said Thursday.

Allegiant Travel to eliminate most Hawaii flights

Allegiant Travel Co. will eliminate most of its Hawaii flights in mid-August in what a company spokeswoman calls a “seasonal adjustment.”

Former Sands executive Weidner recounts final days with company

William Weidner’s turn on the witness stand Wednesday quickly skipped to his tumultuous final months as president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., culminating in his March 2009 departure.

Teen arrested in shooting death of 14-year-old

A teenager has been arrested in the January gang shooting of a 14-year-old boy. Ricky Brown, 17, was charged in the death of Haji Mohamed, arrest records show.

Woman hit by truck on Boulder Highway dies

The pedestrian who was critically injured Tuesday night after being struck by a truck on Boulder Highway has died. 

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