Kingman teacher held on sex charges involving Boulder City teen

A Boulder City teenager is the victim of alleged sex offenses committed by a school teacher in Arizona, several of them in his classroom at the Kingman Academy of Learning High School, according to police.

In filibuster side fight, Reid, Heller spar over Yucca Mountain

As the dust settled Thursday from Senate Democrats enacting a far-reaching change in filibuster rules, a side tussle broke out between Nevada’s senators over what it might mean for the state’s long fight against Yucca Mountain.

 
Economic recovery? Dow closes above 16,000 for the first time

The Dow Jones industrial average finished above 16,000 for the first time Thursday as the blue-chip index races toward its best performance in a decade.

EDITORIAL: Property taxes

It’s hard to let go of the good old days. But they aren’t coming back. Some of today’s reminders of life before the Great Recession remain especially painful. Like home values.

EDITORIAL: If JFK ran today

Fifty years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, an event that older Americans still well recall.

 
Neon green Olympic waters in Rio full of trash, sewage

Rio de Janeiro’s endless beaches and lush tropical forest will be a photographer’s dream during the 2016 Olympics. But zoom in on the likes of once-pristine Guanabara Bay, and the picture is of household trash and raw sewage.

B-word still prompts sense of urgency for UNLV

Of all the goals UNLV might have scribbled on the board before this season, a major one still is attainable and as much as anything would offer tangible proof of those positive steps the Rebels have made during Coach Bobby Hauck’s fourth season.

13-month delay looms for Lake Mead pipeline completion

Since August, Southern Nevada Water Authority officials have been hinting about another delay in the completion of the new water intake under construction at Lake Mead. Now we know how much of a delay.

Memories still vivid 50 years after Kennedy assassination

He was an ambitious young attorney then. He was 31. Harvard Law, only seven years removed. He probably wore a tailored suit with a white shirt and a skinny tie, like Don Draper in “Mad Men.” The year was 1963.

Nevada seeks AG analysis on Obama insurance extension

Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper said Thursday he has requested an analysis from the state attorney general’s office before deciding whether to approve a one-year extension for health insurance policies that do not meet the requirements of the new federal health care law.

Taste best way to tell if lemon is ripe

Q. How do I determine the best time to pick lemons? Mine are yellow with some being very firm and others feeling “givey.” This has been a good year and my Meyer lemon “bush” will afford us lemon curd and juice for the next year.

Dad arrested for breaking Tennessee school pick-up rules

A Tennessee father who was arrested last week while trying to pick his children up early from school says administrators cannot keep parents from getting their children before school is out.

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