Crews working to restore water to Trout Canyon residents

The Las Vegas Valley Water District has joined the effort to restore water service to Trout Canyon residents cut off by the Carpenter 1 Fire almost two months ago.

 
Deadly attack in Syria renews chemical arms claim

The images showed lifeless children — wrapped in simple white cloths, their pale faces unmarked by any wound — lined up shoulder to shoulder in a vivid demonstration of an attack Wednesday in which activists say the Syrian regime killed at least 130 people with toxic gas.

Man shot by officers had 150 guns in his home

Police said they found more than 150 handguns, shotguns and rifles in the home of the 63-year-old man fatally shot by Henderson police officers Tuesday morning after he open fired on them.

Bounty hunters indicted on impersonation, kidnapping charges

Two bounty hunters were indicted on charges they impersonated police officers and robbed two exotic dancers while trying to apprehend a pimp, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Sun City garage fire destroys car, golf cart

An accidental garage fire caused $100,000 in damage and displaced two people in Sun City Wednesday morning.

Restaurant Week scheduled Aug. 23-30

Organized by Three Square food bank, locals and tourists get a chance to taste the best Las Vegas has to offer for a good cause at Las Vegas Restaurant Week.

Lawsuit: Clark County School District officials put kids at risk of abuse

The allegations appear in an amended complaint filed this week in U.S. District Court by John and Dina Phipps, the parents of an autistic child who is nonverbal. The boy was a 10-year-old student at Variety School, a school for disabled students, when the allegations arose.

Man charged with murder in carjacking appears in court

A 29-year-old man charged with killing a California highway patrolman and another man after a carjacking at the Flamingo Las Vegas valet area appeared in court Wednesday.

Law professor: Greenspun suit has little chance of succeeding

A law professor who specializes in antitrust issues said Wednesday a federal lawsuit seeking to halt the impending demise of the 24-year-old Joint Operating Agreement between the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Sun has little chance of succeeding.

Child pilots paper McCarran for Palooza

Rock-solid planes were unusual at Paper Plane Palooza. Many of the planes did not sail through the air like rockets. They were floppy, or they did loops, or they were excellent gliders, drifting like dandelions on the air-conditioned breeze, twirling and spinning, at the mercy of physics, aerodynamics, landing softly perhaps 12 feet away.

U.S. homes sell at brisk pace, but Las Vegas differs

WASHINGTON — For the first time since 2009, previously occupied U.S. homes are selling at a pace associated with a healthy market.

Raising the bar on bath safety

The bathroom is your daily sanctuary to retreat to and enjoy a few moments alone. For that reason, it should be serene, stylish and of course, safe. Think that words “safety” and “style” can never go together? Think again. Fortunately, it’s easy to incorporate essential bath safety elements that will leave your room feeling more like a resort instead of rehab.

How to save big with last-minute vacation planning tips

Sometimes the vacation bug bites without much notice. If you find yourself craving a travel adventure in the near future, you might worry it will be too complicated or costly to plan without adequate time. But the truth is, sometimes last-minute trips offer the best opportunity to score big bargains, if you know where to find them.

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