Gloria named registrar of voters for Clark County

Election Department Administrator Joseph P. Gloria has been named the registrar of voters for Clark County, filling a vacancy left by Larry Lomax’s departure.

Phoenix Suns confirm hiring of Hornacek as coach

PHOENIX — The Suns turned to a former player after one of the worst seasons in franchise history, officially hiring Jeff Hornacek as their new coach Tuesday.

ACLU promotes interim director to top job

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has promoted Interim Director Tod Story to a permanent post.

$2 million Teach America bill gets Finance Committee backing

A proposal to earmark $2 million for a nonprofit group to recruit teachers for at-risk schools in Clark County won the endorsement Tuesday of the Senate Finance Committee.

U.S. Supreme Court stays out of Planned Parenthood funding case

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana will likely stop defending a law that stripped Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood after the Supreme Court declined to hear the case Tuesday, an attorney who represents the nation’s largest abortion provider said.

AP Sources: Bobcats hire Lakers assistant Clifford

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan felt he needed a head coach with a little more NBA experience this time around to improve his struggling Charlotte Bobcats.

Pahrump homeowner puts burglary suspect in hospital

A Pahrump homeowner chased a man he found in his garage during a break-in early Tuesday and beat him with a gun. A police dog led authorities to a man who was arrested and taken to a Las Vegas hospital for treatment.

Patrons build a tight-knit fellowship at Sin City Knit Shop

On the same day that people waited in long lines for the iPhone 5 to be released, women gathered outside Sin City Knit Shop waiting for the United States Postal Service to deliver the long-waited order of mukluk.

Man who died in Monday crash identified

A man who died Monday morning after his vehicle crashed into a brick wall has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Literary Las Vegas: Chelsea Ramsey

Las Vegas resident Chelsea Ramsey was searching for purpose in her life. She’d tried pursuing education in video game art and design, but it just wasn’t right. Finally, her mother asked her a life-changing question: “If you could choose to do anything, anything at all, what would it be?”

Nike cuts ties to Livestrong

AUSTIN, Texas — Nike, which helped build Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong cancer charity into a global brand and introduced its familiar yellow wristband, is cutting ties with the foundation in the latest fallout from the former cyclist’s doping scandal.

Book Briefs for May 28-June 3, 2013

This week’s literary events include a signing by former Gov. Bob Miller and an appearance by model turned roll model Kylie Bisutti.

 
Rescuers save newborn from sewage pipe in China

A newborn’s cries from a public restroom in a residential building in eastern China led a tenant to a startling discovery: a baby boy trapped in a sewage pipe beneath a squat toilet. Firefighters sawed an L-shaped section of the pipe to free the infant.

Gun control supporters facing recall bids in Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Democratic campaign office here usually would be quiet this time of year, a few weeks after the state’s legislature wrapped up work and lawmakers headed off to summer vacations.

Desert Wranglers Jeep Club Wrangles Up Help For Cleanup at Boxcar Cove

Members of the Desert Wranglers Jeep Club and their families met to clean up Boxcar Cove at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area May 11. The effort was timed to provide a safer recreation environment for visitors to the cove during the Memorial Day weekend and into the summer season. The end result of the cleanup effort was a pickup load of debris that included a flat-screen television, carpet segments, broken lawn chairs, glass and plastic bottles. The Jeep owners club is sponsored by Chapman Chrysler Jeep in the Valley Auto Mall, 930 Auto Show Drive. Meetings are typically scheduled the second Thursday of every month, with a featured trip the second Saturday or Sunday. For more information about the group, visit chapmanchryslerjeep.com.

Resurrection Fighting Alliance gains ground as fighter feeder league

Mixed martial arts fighters who aspire for the major leagues of combat competition — Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship — can choose among several minor league MMA organizations to develop their skills and build a résumé.

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