Plane in Wednesday’s crash involved in 2012 hard landing

The single-engine plane that crash-landed Wednesday evening near Cold Creek was involved in a November accident at Sacramento Executive Airport in California, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Teaching the teachers: Orientation prepares new hires

A Venetian ballroom on Thursday was packed with 1,783 people entering their second professions or starting their first. Come Aug. 26, they’ll be standing at the front of classrooms in the nation’s fifth-largest school system – Clark County School District – expecting 312,000 students. New teachers spent two days at the Strip hotel for necessary training.

Body in dumpster investigated as homicide

A homeless man whose body was found in a dumpster Monday had been off the radar since he spent three nights in the Catholic Charities shelter on Las Vegas Boulevard in 2011.

Major League Baseball to expand instant replay in 2014

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Calling it a historic moment, Commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday that Major League Baseball plans to expand its video review process next season, giving managers a tool they’ve never had in an effort to dramatically reduce the number of incorrect calls made in games.

Initial jobless claims in Nevada drop 5 percent

CARSON CITY — Initial claims for unemployment in Nevada fell 5 percent in July from the same month last year, marking the eighth straight month that the claims dropped year-over-year.

Comedians getting dirty at South Point

Ralphie May doesn’t take his freedom for granted. So now he’s trying to liberate fellow comedians who are really “dirty, filthy animals.”

Fight between homeless men leads to death

A homeless man has been arrested for voluntary manslaughter after a fatal fist-fight with his friend.

Five critical in six-car wreck

A multi-vehicle wreck has shut down traffic in both directions on Desert Inn Road between Backstage Boulevard and Sandhill Road.

Couple sold on quality at Lexus of Henderson

Barbara and Ted Miller had done their research before deciding to plunge into the pool of springtime car shoppers, so when they arrived at Lexus of Henderson they pretty much knew what they wanted in an automobile.

 
Death toll from Egypt violence rises to 628

CAIRO — Weeping relatives in search of loved ones uncovered the faces of the bloodied, unclaimed dead in a Cairo mosque near the smoldering epicenter of support for ousted President Mohammed Morsi, as the death toll soared past 600 Thursday from Egypt’s deadliest day since the Arab Spring began.

Four state bodies OK Penn National Gaming’s plan to split

Four state regulatory bodies have signed off on Penn National Gaming’s plans to separate the company into two publicly traded entities, including a real estate investment trust.

2013 Hyundai Accent suits Las Vegas man

Las Vegas resident Kirk Peters drove a 1994 Buick Century for two years before being referred to Planet Hyundai Sahara by his supervisor.

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Give it up: Underage gambler forced to forfeit slot jackpot

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — State police say a New York man had to forfeit a slot machine jackpot at a casino in eastern Pennsylvania because he wasn’t legally old enough to gamble.

Park Place Infiniti offers guests first look at 2014 Q50

Park Place Infiniti in Las Vegas recently treated current and potential customers and invited guests to a sneak peak at the 2014 Infiniti Q50, a high-performance sport sedan with an optional hybrid motor .

Tacoma from Findlay makes memories for family

Back in 2002, I decided that we needed a pickup. We had never owned one and, to me, having a vehicle with multiple capabilities seemed like an ideal move.

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