Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, April 17-23, 2014

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to Viewpoints, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

Newsmakers, April 17-24, 2014

Air Force Airman Garrett L. Dunn graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Dunn is the son of Lucy Dunn of Las Vegas.

 
Full lunar eclipse brings out ‘blood moon’

Sky-gazers in North and South America were treated to a full lunar eclipse — at least those fortunate enough to have clear skies.

What’s it like to be a Wayans? It’s a lot of ‘worky turkey’

I always feel like I’m a hard worker except when Marlon Wayans phones. He’s promoting “A Haunted House 2” (he produced it and stars in it); a TV show, “Second Generation Wayans”; and his viral-video site WhatTheFunny.com.

Try tasty simple swaps to lighten up your menu

When it comes to diet and health, small changes can lead to big rewards. The trick is to identify ingredients that make for easy trades, like milk, yogurt and cheese.

Parents: Put the brakes on kids’ summer ‘brain drain’

Summer drains an average of two months worth of math skills from the brain of the average student, studies show. Parents can help halt “summer brain drain” by keeping kids’ minds active with science, technology, engineering and math summer programs.

 
Bundy stands ground in public land conflict

Cliven Bundy’s standoff with the Bureau of Land Management over the agency’s roundup of his cattle will go down in history as a high-profile clash of Old West values with today’s federal regulations on the use of public lands and natural resources.

51s beat Grizzlies

The Las Vegas 51s rallied for three runs in the top of the sixth Monday night to down host Fresno, 5-2.

With eye healed, Bisping sets sights on Kennedy, title shot

Perennial Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight contender Michael Bisping is excited to be returning to action after nearly a year away due to a serious eye injury.

COWBOY CLASSIC: Wallace, Dragons edge Roadrunners

Christian Wallace’s single in the bottom of the fifth inning Monday plated Nathan Fenn with the go-ahead run to lift Del Sol’s baseball team to a 2-1 win over Tech in the Cowboy Classic at Chaparral.

Thing of beauty: No. 2 Liberty erupts in tourney

Josh McCollum tossed his bat and watched his deep drive to left field in the fifth inning before he started running on the way to a stand-up double.

Police discover man’s body in south Las Vegas

Officers responded to La Cienega Street and Neal Avenue, near St. Rose Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard, about 7:30 p.m. and found the body of a man, Las Vegas police said.

Las Vegas police arrest man in 2012 homicide case

A 44-year-old man was arrested Friday night in connection to the 2012 killing of Nichole Nick, according to Las Vegas police records.

Testimony: Las Vegas man beat his mother before he was shot

Kevin Cooney told a jury Monday that he’s never told anyone that his mother shot him and tearfully recalled how he “beat the (expletive) out of her” before he was shot during the struggle.

Olympic star Michael Phelps making a comeback

Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement, lured back into the pool by the fun of it and the possibility of swimming at a fifth Olympics in Rio in 2016.

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