County investigation of group home for foster children, juvenile offenders centers on A Brighter Day

The rooms were colorful, clean and quiet. The girls staying at the northwest valley group home operated by A Brighter Day Family Services had gone bowling Friday. But two officials from the Clark County Department of Family Services’ licensing division were on-site reviewing camera footage of public areas throughout the home.

Woman gives birth in Nevada Subway sandwich shop

It was just another day at work for Flora Vargas until a screaming woman burst into her Subway sandwich shop in Nevada on Friday and announced she was in labor.

Constable’s attorney ordered to pay legal costs in attempt to close hearing

A federal judge has ordered Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura’s attorney to pay $400 to Stephens Media, the parent company of the Review-Journal, to cover the legal costs of getting a hearing opened Tuesday so the newspaper could cover it.

Police investigation into July 23 shooting death continues

Las Vegas police are still investigating whether SWAT officers acted appropriately in the July 23 shooting death of a Sacramento man who charged officers in his underwear, a hammer in one hand, a knife in the other.

Man dies after being struck by bus downtown

A 53-year old man was killed late Friday morning after a public bus hit him at the corner of Owens Avenue and North Las Vegas Boulevard.

High court won’t delay release of California inmates

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for the early release of nearly 10,000 California inmates by year’s end despite warnings by Gov. Jerry Brown and other state officials that a public safety crisis looms if they’re forced to open the prison gates.

Gorman grad Inbee Park falls 8 shots behind at St. Andrews

Before she can think of four in a row, Inbee Park first has to make up an eight-shot deficit at the Women’s British Open. Playing in the strongest wind this week, she had a pair of three-putt bogeys in a round of 1-over 73 that left her closer to the cut line than the lead.

Starting Saturday, you can tap out all 10 digits for phone numbers

Starting Saturday, phone users will be able to tap out 10-digit phone numbers in Southern Nevada. This “permissive dialing” period aims to accustom residents to the practice, which will become mandatory in 2014 when Southern Nevada introduces the new 725 area code.

Tiger Woods flirts with historical 59, ‘settles’ for 61

Tiger Woods had a shot at making history with a magical 59. He swore he wasn’t disappointed to come up short. “Disappointed? Absolutely not,” he said. Then he cracked, “A 61’s pretty good. I’m not bummed.”

Henderson cop suspended after horseplay leads to hospital

A Henderson SWAT officer was suspended last month pending an internal investigation into shenanigans with a SWAT co-worker. The Review-Journal has learned that suspended officer shocked a fellow cop with a handheld stun gun while clowning around at the office.

Premier offers ‘Second Chance’ for borrowers returning to market

Rick Piette of Las Vegas-based Premier Mortgage Lending said his company’s Another Chance Nevada program is removing a barrier to home-ownership faced by thousands of Southern Nevadans after a short sale or foreclosure — the wait time before they can become homeowners.

Pardee to run ‘guest designer’ Pinterest contest

Pardee Homes is inviting its social media followers and others to be “guest designers” to help inspire the décor at Horizon Terrace, a new Pardee Homes’ neighborhood scheduled to open in early 2014 in Henderson.

Best of Summerlin poll gets underway today

Summerlin, Las Vegas’ largest master-planned community, a development of The Howard Hughes Corp., launches its 2013 Best of Summerlin recognition campaign.

Study lists homeowners’ favorite features

Builders are keenly interested in homebuyers’ preferences that determine features they include, or don’t include, in new homes.

TV reporter barged into neighborhood

Q: Are there ethical rules a TV reporter must follow when they chose to film a story in a private, gated community?

Miss. law requires cord blood from some teen moms

If a girl younger than 16 gives birth and won’t name the father, a new Mississippi law — likely the first of its kind in the country — says authorities must collect umbilical cord blood and run DNA tests to prove paternity as a step toward prosecuting statutory rape cases.

 
Global travel warning: US cites al-Qaida threat

The United States issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans Friday about the threat of an al-Qaida attack and closed down 21 embassies and consulates across the Muslim world for the weekend.

 
Eagles excuse Cooper from team for counseling

The Philadelphia Eagles excused Riley Cooper from all team activities on Friday after the wide receiver was caught on video making a racial slur. Cooper said the last few days have been incredibly difficult and he will step away to seek counseling.

Entrepreneur plans to fill large space in North Las Vegas

With his online e-commerce business growing by 1,100 percent over the past three years, it may not take Trend Nation LLC President and CEO Brad Howard that long to fill the recently leased 33,000-square-foot space in North Las Vegas.

Road’s namesake seems to have left valley

In some ways, Frehner Road isn’t the most obvious choice to house the North Las Vegas-bound X Train.

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