Bear’s euthanasia prompts death threats for Tahoe couple

A Lake Tahoe couple filed a police report saying they received numerous death threats and harassing messages after reporting problems with a black bear that was captured and euthanized by Nevada wildlife officials.

 
‘Fast & Furious 7’ pushed back until April 2015

Universal Pictures has delayed the release of “Fast & Furious 7” for almost a year following the death of star Paul Walker, who will still be included in the movie.

Statue honors Armenian women who survived republic’s 1915 genocide

Gary Deratzou lives comfortably in a quiet Sunrise neighborhood with his wife, Doris. Despitehis relatively peaceful life, he remembers tragic stories shared by his mother, who lived through the Armenian Genocide of 1915.

Charity’s kitchen to educate clients on stretching their dollar

Lutheran Social Services of Nevada doesn’t look like much from the outside. It’s indistinguishable from the other buildings in the cluster of light industrial businesses around it, but the work that happens inside makes it unusual.

Family works to get handle on youth’s Type 1 diabetes

It was supposed to be a happy and carefree family trip to New York City when Justice Newell, then 6, became sick on the plane. Symptoms that included frequent urination and constant thirst became noticeable as hours passed.

Science class whips up jars of butter

Nov. 20 wasn’t a typical day for teacher Rebecca Daley’s first-grade class at Our Lady of Las Vegas School, 3046 Alta Drive.

10k carolers gather to sing for dying girl

Thousands of Christmas carolers are gathered to sing outside the home of a terminally ill Pennsylvania girl.

Ring in the New Year without a trip to the Strip

Whether you want to party hardy or dance the night away on New Year’s Eve, here is a list of some of the activities planned away from the Strip near your neighborhood.

Millennials smart to avoid Obamacare

President Barack Obama has a problem with Millennials. We brought the votes and the noise in 2012: 60 percent of us voted for him. But the honeymoon is now officially over.

Film tax credit program begins in 2014

Hollywood may soon be coming to a neighborhood near you with final state approval of a $20 million-a-year tax credit program to lure film productions to Nevada.

 
‘Duck Dynasty’ loyalty prevails, A&E feeling kickback

“Faith. Family. Ducks.” It’s the unofficial motto for the family featured in the TV reality show Duck Dynasty and that homespun philosophy permeates nearly everything in this small north Louisiana town.

EDITORIAL: Global warming on ice

Speaking of Christmas, it appears that Santa Claus, his reindeer and all the elves got a present they’ll be quite happy with. Al Gore, on the other hand, got another well-deserved lump of coal in his stocking.

Santana reunites with homeless ex-bandmate decades later

A news reporter for a San Francisco television station has reunited rock guitarist Carolos Santana with a former bandmate he hadn’t seen in decades and who now lives on the streets of Oakland.

Resale Listings

Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes.

Summerlin kicks off holidays

SANTA VISITS SUMMERLIN EARLY AT THE ANNUAL HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS RESIDENT EVENT

HOA Q&A

Q: This summer our seniors’ Sun City Summerlin homeowners received a letter from Sewer Line Warranties of America, endorsed by the city of Las Vegas, reminding us that homeowners are responsible for their own underground sewer line repairs between their house slabs and the point where the sewer lateral is connected to the city sewer main in the middle of their streets.

Pardee supports women’s, kids’ charities

Pardee Homes is donating gifts and essential supplies valued at more than $3,000 to The Shade Tree Shelter for women and children in crisis and Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, an organization dedicated to eliminating homelessness among Nevada’s youth.

Providence breaks ground on park

Good things come in threes, and so it is with parks at the Providence master plan, which just broke ground on its third park. Huckleberry Park will join The Promenade and Knickerbocker Park at the fast-selling community in northwest Las Vegas.

Multigenerational households are trend

A strong trend in the home building industry is the multigenerational household. Family households consisting of three or more generations have become increasingly common in recent years. About 4.4 million homes in the U. S. had three or more generations living under the same roof in 2010, a 15 percent increase compared with multigenerational households in 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This represents 5.6 percent of the total 76.4 million U.S. households with more than one person.

Heidi Kasama takes over post

Heidi Kasama takes over as president of the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors, starting Jan. 1.

Couple combine creative talents at Paper & Home

Michael and Brooke Coxen are capitalizing on the fact that Las Vegas does a large amount of wedding business. They first established their business, Paper & Home, out of their home. Now, three years later, they have a brick-and-mortar storefront at 4555 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 138, and an online business at paperandhome.com.

 
Tour bus crashes on California freeway, injuries reported

A tour bus has crashed on a freeway east of Los Angeles, injuring 13 people. KCBS-TV says the driver lost control and hit a light pole and chain-link fence on an Interstate 10 off-ramp shortly after 4:30 a.m. Monday.

Judge in NJ approves Atlantic Club casino shutdown

CAMDEN, N.J. — A slowdown brought on by the rapid proliferation of casino gambling in the northeastern United States claimed its first victim in New Jersey on Monday when a federal bankruptcy judge approved the sale and shutdown of Atlantic City’s Atlantic Club Casino Hotel.

A stretched out hand of tolerance

As we dive into Christmas and the New Year, allow me to remind you of a movie that unfortunately is beginning to get lost in the antiquity of good, old-fashioned holiday movies.

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