Centennial Hills resident and Free Trapper plans school events

Despite appearances, area 12-year-olds will have nothing to fear if Daniel Trousdale happens to walk into their middle school classroom with a hatchet and a 5-foot-long rifle this fall.

Ryland Homes Offers Fall Values at Mountain’s Edge

Through the end of the month, homebuyers at any Ryland Homes neighborhood can get upgraded cabinetry and countertops for $5, according to company officials.

Another migrant ship capsizes off Italy; 27 dead

For the second time in a week, a smugglers’ boat overloaded with migrants capsized in the Canal of Sicily on Friday as it made the perilous crossing from Africa to Europe. At least 27 people drowned, but 221 people were rescued in a joint Italian-Maltese operation, officials said.

Air Force fires general in charge of nuclear missiles

The Air Force said Friday it fired the two-star general in charge of its nuclear missiles in response to an investigation into alleged personal misbehavior. It was the second sacking this week of a senior commander of nuclear forces.

Act of efficiency: Theater groups to combine resources

More than a year ago, the Las Vegas Shakespeare Company took over 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. If everything goes according to plan, it will become a major center of activity for theater in the valley.

Garden encourages kids to let health bloom

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada wants its members to know it’s never too early to start talking about healthy eating and good nutritional habits.

Cat hospital cites influx of obese felines

After seeing a rise in feline obesity, veterinarians at A Cat Hospital in Henderson are offering pet owners tips to help their animals slim down.

 
‘Bionic man’ walks, breathes with artificial parts

A team of engineers has assembled a robot using artificial organs, limbs and other body parts that comes tantalizingly close to a true “bionic man.” For real, this time.

Izel Ballet Folklorico to bring dances of Mexico to Winchester Cultural Center

The vibrant dance group Izel Ballet Folklorico has been performing regional dances from different states of Mexico for seven years. The group is scheduled to perform “El Color de Mexico” at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Winchester Cultural Center Theater, 3130 McLeod Drive.

Sun City man hit last home run in historic Yankee Stadium

It was Oct. 12, 1972, and the big guy playing left field for the Detroit Tigers was Duke Sims. He was also playing for the right to go to the World Series, which would begin two days later. Sims was normally a catcher, but he carried a big bat, and he was a left-handed hitter. Tigers manager Billy Martin wanted to get that bat into his lineup.

Ogden’s Hops & Harvest perfect fit for its away-from-the-Strip location

The Maytag Blue Cheese Souffle and many of the other upscale touches from Bradley Ogden’s first, eponymous Las Vegas restaurant are missing from his decidedly downscale second one, Hops & Harvest … not that there’s anything wrong with that.

 
$30,000 went missing amid rescue of Capt. Phillips

“Captain Phillips” is an unbelievable story, but the official version that unfolded in the Indian Ocean wasn’t as tidy as Hollywood’s, or the versions in Phillips’ own book or in contemporaneous news reports. In fact, many more than three shots were fired, $30,000 went missing and the integrity of the SEALs was questioned.

 
Nobel Peace Prize goes to global chemical watchdog

The watchdog agency working to eliminate the world’s chemical weapons won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a powerful endorsement of the inspectors now on the ground in Syria on a perilous mission to destroy the regime’s stockpile of poison gas.

 
Dark take on Disney had to secretly shoot at parks

As a kid, Randy Moore was haunted by Disney World, where he made an annual trip during summers with his dad. So as an adult, and a filmmaker, Moore wanted to capture and question the allure of such manufactured-fantasy.

Women beat domestic abuse with help of nonprofits

Rebeca Ferreira, founder of Safe Faith United, a nonprofit for victims and survivors of domestic violence, started the organization in 2008 to provide support for victims, especially immigrants,whom she says are more vulnerable to abusive relationships.

Power restored at St. Rose and Eastern

NVEnergy has restored power to the area near St. Rose Parkway and Eastern Avenue.

Curled mustache can be UNLV band’s answer to dotted ‘i’

A few weeks ago, I was hiding out at the Central Michigan-UNLV football game at Sam Boyd Stadium — I figured that would be the last place the authorities would look — when Mark Wallington, the Rebels’ football information guy, said the UNLV marching band had formed a giant mustache down on the playing field.

Dining Pick of the Week: Philly Steak Express

Philly Steak Express has a small menu because all it does makes are Philly steaks, gyros and kabobs.

Oops! German groom forgets bride at gas station

A German couple’s marriage got off to a rocky start when the groom forgot his bride at a highway gas station on the way home from their honeymoon, only noticing she was missing after hours had passed.

Putting murder in the past: Son forgives mother for father’s death

Stephen Owens wanted nothing to do with his mother for nearly three decades. She was the woman who took away his father — hired the killer, and was serving time for her crime. But when his children were born, things changed.

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