Jurors in patient sex assault case raise question, continue deliberations

Jurors have deliberated more than three days without reaching a verdict in the sexual assault trial of Steven Farmer, a certified nursing assistant accused of victimizing five female patients in 2008 at Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center.

Las Vegas improves in home equity statistics, but best gains may be history

The Las Vegas Valley has made huge strides in that negative-equity rate, slashing it in half in the last two years. Now, the city’s percentage of under-water homes is stabilizing at a high rate. So if you’re still under water, you’re probably going to stay there for the foreseeable future.

Assembly candidate Woodson accused of welfare fraud

Nakia Woodson, 38, a Democratic candidate for the vacant state Assembly District 3 seat, has been charged with lying about her income to fraudulently obtain welfare benefits, according to documents obtained by the Review-Journal.

School allowed to ban US flag shirts for safety, court says

Officials at a Northern California high school acted appropriately when they ordered students wearing American flag T-shirts to turn the garments inside out during the Mexican heritage celebration Cinco de Mayo, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

Athletic commission closes loophole on testosterone treatments

The Nevada Athletic Commission on Thursday banned all therapeutic use exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy. While the ruling applies to all combat sports in Nevada, the controversial loophole has been a major point of contention in mixed martial arts.

State Supreme Court won’t block discipline case against embattled judge

The case involves alleged fraudulent financial transactions not related to the charges the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline sustained against Jones in December tied to his handling of a romantic affair with a prosecutor who appeared before him.

New VA center’s emergency room already being expanded in North Las Vegas

Less than 1½ years after the Department of Veterans Affairs opened its $1 billion VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas, earthmovers have begun churning the site again to expand the hospital’s emergency room because the existing one is inadequate.

Bay laurel a bad choice of trees

Question: On the north side of our house, we have a 10-foot-wide space we are trying to landscape. Several have suggested planting bay laurel trees, but we are concerned about the tree’s size for the space. When we went to the nursery, their suggestion was the Majestic Beauty hawthorn tree. Will the hawthorn tree do well in our climate and soils?

Native Indian rock art adorns canyon

Grapevine Canyon, located toward the southern end of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, is said to be among the best of all places to see the intriguing Native American rock art called petroglyphs. It’s certainly one of the easiest to visit. It’s especially good if you want to take small children or other folks who can’t hike long distances, as the best petroglyph panels are at the mouth of the canyon only about a quarter-mile from the parking area.

Teen killed in dirt bike crash

Nevada Highway Patrol said the rider collided with a car about 2:25 p.m. on state Route 159 at the Nelson’s Landing turn off.

Titus: Management shake-up likely in Reno VA office

A management shake-up is in the works at the troubled Reno benefits office of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Rep. Dina Titus said Thursday after meeting with the head of the VA.

38,000 Burning Man tickets sell out in 44 minutes

Tickets to the Burning Man festival in the Northern Nevada desert are just as hot as ever. It only took 44 minutes to sell all 38,000 tickets offered Wednesday, according to organizers.

Help! Visitors authority looking for Beatlemania memories

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles performing in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is looking for locals who have a great story about when Beatlemania swept through Las Vegas.

Hostage standoff suspect tied to previous home invasion

A home invasion and hostage situation that became a standoff in the northwest valley Thursday morning has been resolved, according to Las Vegas police.

YouTube ordered by court to remove anti-Muslim film

A U.S. appeals court ordered YouTube on Wednesday to take down an anti-Muslim film that sparked violent riots in parts of the Middle East and death threats to the actors.

Officials set for Alvarez-Angulo fight in Las Vegas

Las Vegas’ Tony Weeks was selected by the Nevada Athletic Commission Thursday to referee the March 8 junior middleweight fight between former world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo at the MGM Grand Garden. The judges for the 12-round main event will be Jerry Roth and Dave Moretti of Las Vegas and Craig Metcalfe of Canada.

 
11 airplane-based movies more entertaining than ‘Non-Stop’

In “Non-Stop,” Liam Neeson stars as an air marshal on a New York-to-London flight who starts receiving text messages from someone on the plane threatening to kill one of the passengers every 20 minutes until $150 million is wired to a bank account.

13 workers exposed to radiation at New Mexico plant

Thirteen workers at the nation’s underground nuclear waste dump in southeastern New Mexico have tested positive for radiation exposure after a recent leak, raising questions about whether the facility’s safety systems worked as well as officials have said.

Metal bands shred Cheyenne Saloon

Show headliner Pentagram has been around in various incarnations for more than four decades but has only recently emerged from the heavy metal underground as frontman Bobby Liebling has finally come to grips with his substance abuse issues.

NASA discovers 715 new planets in galaxy

Our galaxy is looking far more crowded and hospitable. NASA on Wednesday confirmed a bonanza of 715 newly discovered planets outside our solar system. Scientists using the planet-hunting Kepler telescope pushed the number of planets discovered in the galaxy to about 1,700.

BLM supports giving Mesquite more time for federal land buys

A request by Mesquite leaders for more time to buy federal land for the once fast-growing Southern Nevada city got a government green light on Wednesday.

New Nevada sesquicentennial coin comes off 1869 press

Now there are two. Gov. Brian Sandoval pushed buttons on an 1869-vintage coin press Wednesday that applied 120 tons of pressure to a 1-ounce silver blank and created the first of the second design of Nevada sesquicentennial medallions.