Hey, you crazy HLN, get off my lawn!

After rebranding itself as “the first TV home for the social media generation,” the cable channel has announced a new batch of shows — full of “likes” and viral videos — that should sound truly horrifying, at least for anyone older than, say, 25.

Who will sing with Nirvana? Here’s our picks

Here’s who’d we like to see singing with Nirvana as the band gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Man sentenced 20 years to life in shaken baby case

A 34-year-old man accused of violently shaking a 2-month-old baby in 2006, causing injuries that led to the boy’s death five years later, has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.

Stanley Gibson’s mother settles lawsuit; total payout at $2 million

Las Vegas police are set to pay $500,000 to the mother of Stanley Gibson, the unarmed, disabled veteran shot and killed by an officer in 2011. The settlement, which hasn’t been finalized, brings Metro’s total payout for the Gibson shooting to $2 million.

6 weekend events to kick-start spring break

Spring break is right around the corner for the Clark County School District. Instead of struggling to find a babysitter this weekend, we have six suggetions of how to kick-start the kids’ week off.

Family Dollar to cut jobs, close about 370 underperforming stores

Family Dollar said Thursday that will cut jobs and close about 370 underperforming stores as it tries to reverse sagging sales and earnings. The discount store operator will also permanently lower prices on about 1,000 basic items.

Jar of French mountain air fetches $860 in China

Beijing artist Liang Kegang returned from a business trip in southern France with well-rested lungs and a small item of protest against his home city’s choking pollution: a glass jar of clean, Provence air. He put it up for auction before a group of about 100 Chinese artists and collectors late last month, and it fetched 5,250 yuan ($860).

Photos: Nevada in Spring

“Nevada in spring puts a spring in the soul; Renewal has scented the air” – poet Waddie Mitchell.

With hands from bands, Las Vegas studio still stands

The shelves are heavy with Las Vegas music history, stocked with dozens of 2-inch tapes packed into binders whose spines attest to all the bands that have recorded here.

Fire in sofa damages vacant house on East Oakey

Las Vegas firefighters responded Thursday morning to multiple reports of a fire at a vacant house near East Oakey Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard South.

 
The Heartbleed bug: What you need to know

Here are answers to some common questions about Heartbleed — a security hole that may have exposed millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information — and what you can do to protect yourself.

EDITORIAL: Obamacare’s true numbers reveal failure

On the afternoon of April 1, President Barack Obama pulled out the pom-poms and assumed the role of cheer captain at the White House Rose Garden to celebrate the great Obamacare victory. The Affordable Care Act had reached its purported goal of 7 million sign-ups, and by the March 31 deadline, no less.

Locals only: consider this your fair warning

There will be goat milking, pig racing, butter carving and a Little Buckaroo Rodeo. And that’s just in the first two hours. The Clark County Fair & Rodeo kicks off at 10 a.m. Thursday and runs through 9 p.m. Sunday at the fairgrounds at 1301 W. Whipple Ave. in Logandale.

For UNLV, 10,000 jazz albums are killer-diller donation

When Arnold J. Smith donated his collection of 10,000 jazz records to UNLV’s Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center, he hoped to create a living jazz collection, one that could be accessed and enjoyed

Banker says margins tax unfairly punishes businesses

Banker John Guedry’s speech on Wednesday marked the first of what he expected to be many talks with business leaders across the valley through November about a proposed 2 percent margins tax on business that would be earmarked for education.

Solar panels good deal for Moapa tribe

Take the Valley of Fire exit off Interstate 15 north of Las Vegas, and you can’t miss the sign welcoming visitors to the Moapa Tribal Travel Center. It reads, “Tax Free.”

Nevada financial institutions alter footprint as technology advances

Technology such as video conferencing is forcing a redesigned blueprint at financial insitutions across the country and throughout Southern Nevada. Tellers are stepping from behind the counter. Even the line at the drive-up window is shorter.

USA Basketball slates camp for Olympic hopefuls in Las Vegas

The men’s national team will train at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center from July 27-31 and play an intrasquad game at the Thomas & Mack Center Aug. 1 as it prepares to participate in the FIBA World Cup basketball tournament in Spain at the end of August.

Rooms for spiritual practice

Debbie Uehara of North Las Vegas wanted to reduce distractions during her daily Buddhist prayers, so she redesignated a room in her home.

Drapes can be more formal than curtains

Dear Gail: I’m just about finished decorating my living room, dining room and master bedroom. I want to soften my windows and add color, but I’m not looking for a valance. I’m getting overwhelmed when I go online and what the difference is between curtains and drapes. I just know I don’t want the old-fashioned draperies my mother had. — Torri

Greenhouse transplants should be moved gradually

Q: I started seedlings in a greenhouse and transplanted them into my raised beds. But they are not growing at all. It’s been two weeks, and two have died, but the rest have not continued to grow.

Retaining wall construction can be backbreaking labor

Q: It’s time to landscape my backyard, which is currently dirt. I have a 2-foot-high bluff where I’d like to put a retaining wall, but I’m uncomfortable with masonry work. I’ve seen stackable blocks in stores and wonder if they would be suitable because I plan only to go about 1½ feet high with the wall. Besides, I think it would add visual excitement to my yard.