Woman sentenced to prison in highway murder plot

Amy Bessey, 43, was sentenced Wednesday to more than a dozen years in prison for plotting to have her estranged husband killed in a 2012 highway shooting.

Utah man gets prison in 2013 clash with Mesquite police

A 41-year-old Utah man was sentenced to prison Wednesday in the 2013 confrontation that left a Mesquite police officer shot. District Judge Ken Cory sentenced Daniel Runyon to between 12 and 30 months in prison. With credit for jail time he’s already served, Runyon is immediately eligible for parole.

Readers offer bits and pieces of useful ideas for your home

So we’ve all gotten those emails that have interesting solutions to everyday situations. OK, some are great ideas and others are dumb. But here are some ideas that hopefully will be on the good side and not on the dumb side.

Grand Canyon Skywalk model sent to prison after fifth DUI

A Native American whose image has been used to market the Hualapai Tribe’s Grand Canyon Skywalk in northwest Arizona was sentenced to a lengthy prison term Wednesday for his fifth drunken driving-related conviction.

Deadly northwestern Arizona car blast blamed on fireworks

A chemical reaction between fireworks and mixing compounds being transported in a car caused an explosion that fatally injured a California man, according authorities in Lake Havasu, Ariz.

Soldier surprises sons by parachuting from sky

After a nine-month deployment in Afghanistan, a Kentucky soldier returned home last week and dropped in and surprised his two young sons.

Kids will, kids will rock you (in Las Vegas)

Rockers’ kids pull out their best “I Wanna Rock” poses for media night at “Raiding the Rock Vault” at the LVH.

 
Travolta apologizes for Idina Menzel flub; bad-name game emerges

John Travolta has apologized to Tony Award winner Idina Menzel for mangling the pronunciation of her name during the Oscars telecast, saying he’d been “beating myself up” over it.

 
Facebook, Instagram to remove illegal gun sales

Under pressure from gun control advocates, Facebook agreed Wednesday to delete posts from users selling illegal guns or offering weapons for sale without background checks.

Police officer caught on cam fighting car fire

A car fire slowed traffic on Charleston Blvd. on Wednesday morning. Witnesses first tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher before the fire department arrived to extinguish the flames.

Kurt Busch shows injured soldier a great time

Former Army Sgt. Brendan Marrocco went on the Letterman show to discuss having both arms and legs blown off by a roadside bomb in Iraq — and how NASCAR driver Kurt Busch of Las Vegas lifted his spirits at the Daytona 500.

Las Vegas man’s pain helps him gain win in Tylenol contest

Keith Johnson of south Summerlin kept up his family’s tradition of hanging Christmas tree lights even with five broken ribs. He was recognized for his efforts in a Holiday Heroes contest sponsored by Tylenol.

Clark County School Board postpones property tax question

Voters won’t be asked for a 10-year extension of the Clark County School District’s property tax rate increase, which dates back to 1998, when they go to the polls in November.

Lucy Flores: Nevada’s most interesting candidate

The most interesting race this election cycle in Nevada is that of lieutenant governor. And the most interesting candidate in that race is, without doubt, Lucy Flores.

 
Theories run wild on gold coins in ‘Saddle Ridge Hoard’

Word last week that a Northern California couple found $10 million in gold coins while walking their dog has set off a Gold Rush of theories over who left behind all that loot.

 
Mom drives van into ocean with 3 kids inside

Rescuers helped pull members of a South Carolina family from their minivan after it became submerged in the Atlantic surf on Florida’s Daytona Beach.

Mom promotes gun safety after teen daughter’s death

Darchel Mohler, 38, never thought she would be called by a producer of the ABC news show “20/20.” The representative asked permission to use photos of her daughter in episodes of “Young Guns: a Diane Sawyer Special.”

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