A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Detroit can use bankruptcy to cut employee pensions and relieve itself of other crushing debts, handing a defeat to the city’s unions and retirees and shifting the case into a delicate new phase.
Five Las Vegas Valley high schools and their athletic facilities are being cleaned in the wake of last week’s norovirus outbreak linked to a visiting football team.
The White House has signaled that it plans to outline more aggressively the benefits of the healthcare reforms. Obama kicked off the campaign on Tuesday in a speech at 2:30 p.m (EST).
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Somewhere in Lodi, Calif., the majority of the Tokay High School class of 2003 was dancing the night away to the throwback sounds of 50 Cent and Chingy on Saturday night. Perhaps at some point during the evening somebody made time to flip on a television to check in on the class’ most famous alumni.
Nevada progressive organizations and the national Alliance for a Just Society organization called Tuesday for adoption of a “living wage” of at least $15 an hour.
Dennis Mathews, 44, picked up his first bowling ball at age 8 and has spent most of his life in a bowling center.
Monica Contreras, who alleged on Family Court videotape she was groped by a marshal in August 2011, entered the federal courthouse Tuesday morning to testify before a grand jury hearing allegations of excessive force. But after waiting more than two hours outside the grand jury room, she was told her testimony was not needed Tuesday.
Six decades before he went to North Korea as a curious tourist, Merrill Newman supervised a group of South Korean guerrillas during the Korean War who were perhaps the most hated and feared fighters in the North, former members of the group say.
At least four abandoned homes burned within a block of Hassell Avenue last year. At homes like these, where there is no fence in place to keep out squatters and neighborhood kids, longtime Hassell Avenue resident Gary Brown expects it’s only a matter of time before someone is injured or killed in a roof collapse.
UNLV senior outside hitter Sekola Falemaka was named to the Mountain West 2013 volleyball all-conference team. It was the first time Falemaka, who is from Grantsville, Utah, had earned all-conference honors. She was the only Rebel selected to the 14-person squad.
A manatee gets up close and extremely personal with a flattered snorkeler.
Production on “Fast & Furious 7” is on hold following the death of star Paul Walker. Shooting on the film had been scheduled to resume this week in Atlanta but was canceled Monday and Tuesday.
A 10-year-old boy who had been named the town’s honorary police chief was given a funeral with full police honors Tuesday, his flag-draped coffin arriving at church to the sound of bagpipes and leaving with a motorcycle escort.
A 21-year-old Henderson man has been sentenced to 5½ to 15 years in prison for killing his father during an argument at their home in Henderson.
On one of the busiest flying days of the year, Delta Air Lines canceled an Atlanta-bound commercial flight from Gainesville Regional Airport to accommodate the University of Florida men’s basketball team.
Dramatic video shows the rescue of a Nigerian chef who spent nearly three days underwater in May when his tugboat capsized.
It’s the Bellagio Fountains vs. the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in a battle royale for best local attraction in Las Vegas.
Named for its director, the Myron Heaton Chorale has been around more than 20 years, performing at local churches and festivals around the world. The group is slated to perform at 4 p.m. Dec. 8 at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 2 S. Pecos Road. Admission is free.
Back 2 Basic Global Outreach, 4445 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 4, donated items to 100 Academy, the Women’s Resource Medical Centers of Southern Nevada and Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada. The organization acts as a distribution center for other nonprofits.
It hasn’t been uncommon for Tiffany Ward, a Spring Valley resident, to receive support from strangers after her daughter Brazyl, 6, was struck in a hit-and-run accident Oct. 31. Summerlin artist Gia Ray is raising money for Brazyl by selling her artwork. Ray set out to raise $1,000 by selling her leftover pieces from art shows and galleries.
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Biologists dropped mildly toxic dead mice into Guam to help eradicate an invasive species of snake that has caused millions of dollars in damages.
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The Clark County coroner’s office identified a man shot to death Saturday night in North Las Vegas.
Tears streamed down Knowshon Moreno’s face as the National Anthem played before the Denver Broncos played the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.
NASCAR Champions Week makes its return to Las Vegas starting today, and stock-car racing fans will have plenty of opportunities to see their favorite drivers in person at events around the valley.