Tuberculosis testing underway at Liberty High School

Clark County School District and Southern Nevada Health District officials hope to wrap up a first round of tuberculosis testing at Liberty High School on Tuesday.

Over $91K raised for mom who left kids in car during job interview

A Phoenix woman arrested after leaving her two kids in a hot vehicle during a job interview is fighting to clear her name in court, with the support of a New Jersey woman who has raised more than $91,000 to help her effort.

‘Cuba Twitter’ called cockamamie idea by Senator

A Twitter-like Cuban social media network that the U.S. government built to stir unrest was a “cockamamie” idea doomed to discovery and failure, the chairman of a Senate panel that oversees the U.S. Agency for International Development declared Tuesday. He said the agency didn’t adequately describe to Congress the program it was secretly operating.

SLS Las Vegas begins accepting room reservations

Operators of the redeveloped SLS Las Vegas began accepting hotel room reservations Tuesday through the Strip resort’s newly launched website. The first room nights being offered at the 1,600-room hotel-casino are on Aug. 25.

 
Arrests follow videotaped fight between student, teacher

Police arrested two Santa Monica High School students over a video-recorded classroom fight between a teacher and a pupil that sparked condemnation from a district official and a backlash from parents.

Church sets mortgage aflame after large donations

Christ Lutheran Church has been born again. It celebrated paying off its $755,000 mortgage with a Burn the Mortgage ceremony March 23.

 
San Francisco police searching for Smart car flipping vandals

Four Smart cars were flipped over in an apparent vandalism spree Monday in San Francisco. Police don’t know whether the attacks were a prank or a result of rising tensions from residents who blame the tech industry for rising costs.

 
Competition helps troops adjust to life without limbs

After the opening ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, trials for amputee Mark Johnson and some of the 130 military members to make the team for the 2014 Warrior Games in Colorado got off with a splash Monday at the UNLV pool.

Convention showcases broadcasting’s bright future

We were saddened by the shockingly distorted view of broadcast television presented by Gary Shapiro of the Consumer Electronics Association in his Sunday op-ed in the Review-Journal. Virtually every word in his op-ed was false, beginning with the claim that broadcast TV viewership is declining. In fact, broadcast TV is growing, as evidenced by the millions of people who have cut the pay-TV cord and embraced a broadcast-broadband future.

Prosecutor dismisses Hatch Act complaint against North Las Vegas assemblyman

The Clark County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed a complaint against Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson, who was accused by the son of a woman running against him of violating the Hatch Act, which bans federal workers from engaging in partisan politics.

Government in full force to corral cattle, First Amendment

I pulled the Subaru past the orange temporary fencing next to a trash-strewn Interstate 15 overpass Saturday morning and into a government-issued “First Amendment Area.”

Wild horse design on Nevada’s state quarter proves popular

In Nevada, you either love wild horses or hate them. Clearly more residents love them because in a public vote a scene of wild horses running across the desert was selected for the front of Nevada’s state quarter.

Little things lift UConn to NCAA champions

Connecticut is a national champion for the fourth time because when it comes to the final of each season, this almost always holds up: The side that executes those things thought inessential during a season is the one cutting down nets at its end.

Las Vegas home prices continue winning streak, rise 21.1 percent in March

The median price of an existing single-family home in the Las Vegas Valley jumped to $195,000 in March, up 21.1 percent from $161,000 in March 2013, according to a Monday report from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

‘Run for the roses’ tour taps the excitement of the Kentucky Derby

You don’t have to be an equine aficionado to appreciate the thrill of thoroughbreds thundering down the dirt track in pursuit of the winner’s garland. Whether your interest in the Kentucky Derby is primarily sporting or social, competitive or cultural, a tour celebrating the annual Run for the Roses is sure to please.