NBA owners to vote on sale of Clippers

The NBA canceled a hearing to oust Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Donald Sterling, instead moving forward to vote on a record-breaking deal negotiated by his wife to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion.

A day in the life of … A Las Vegas valet

You don’t know who he is or where he’s taking your car. You think of everything that you left inside, what he could go through if he so pleased. You can get it back, though — for a price.

5 music festivals worth leaving town for

The season of music festivals is upon us. If you’re looking for a road trip, or even a weekend getaway, here are 5 that are worth checking out – most within a day’s drive of Las Vegas.

Toddler severely burned in drug raid in Georgia

Officers raiding a Georgia home in search of a drug suspect used a flash grenade not knowing children were inside, severely burning a toddler who was sleeping just inside the door, authorities and the boy’s family said.

Fame finds Fulcos as family band members get famous managment, movie role

The last time View checked in with the rock band Joei & The Fulcos, they’d returned to Summerlin after performing in the Zhangjiajie International Country Music Festival in China. Now, they’ve come off a 16-performance schedule in Europe, and Joei, 17, has been tapped to be in the independent film “Heidi” in a supporting role.

 
Santa Barbara deputies didn’t watch videos, say killer seemed OK

Law officers who visited Elliot Rodger three weeks before he killed six college students near a Santa Barbara university were aware that he had posted disturbing videos but didn’t watch them because he seemed OK when they visited him.

‘Close to a miracle’ may keep high school senior alive

Weeks after Leah Goldberg was dancing at her senior prom, a brain tumor returned and only something “close to a miracle” can save her life. Friends are throwing a benefit Sunday to help defray hospital costs.

 
High school security officer fired after dumping student from wheelchair

A San Francisco Bay Area school district has fired a high school security officer who faces a felony charge after he repeatedly slapped a handcuffed, wheelchair-bound student suffering from cerebral palsy and dumped him onto the floor, authorities said.

One EDC documentary in the can, another in the works

Next month, a documentary on the Electric Daisy Carnival, “Under the Electric Sky,” will open here in Vegas. And it looks like another EDC-related movie — on Insomniac founder Pasqualle Rotella — may soon be in the works.

Daredevil dangles from crane with one hand on purpose

British daredevil James Kingston scales a crane atop London’s Southbank Tower then purposefully hangs from the crane with just one hand.

Reid touts Senate student loan bill to UNLV students

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid on Friday met with student leaders at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to promote a Senate bill that aims to reduce the $1.2 trillion debt burden graduates face across the country.

‘Johnny Vegas’ not ready to be a leader

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel proved he was incapable of leading an NFL team with poor decision-making during Las Vegas jaunt.

 
Mom might sue over ‘pay to potty’ classroom policy

A mother of a Washington state elementary school student is considering legal action after she says a third-grade teacher’s pay-to-potty policy led to her daughter having an accident in class.

 
Elko rancher, others ride grazing petition to Nevada governor

Elko County rancher Grant Gerber and about 40 others rode up to the grounds of the state Capitol on horseback Friday to present Gov. Brian Sandoval with a petition calling attention to the plight of Nevada ranchers in their ongoing fight with federal authorities over grazing on public lands.

 
Cook licked sandwiches served to officers, authorities say

A cook at a New Mexico facility that trains state corrections employees faces battery charges after authorities say she secretly licked sandwiches then served them to probation and parole officers.

EDITORIAL: Legalizing recreational pot is good policy

This week, petitioners began collecting signatures for an initiative to legalize recreational use of marijuana within the state. If you are presented with the petition, and you’re a registered voter, sign it.

Reports of illegal dentist’s office leads to narcotics bust

While investigating reports of an illegal dentist office Wednesday night, Las Vegas police found a large amount of dangerous narcotics inside several unlicensed businesses, including a dentist office, primary physician office and a pain management clinic.

Smartphone app helps off-duty firefighter save man’s life

An off-duty firefighter in Oregon was in the right place at the right time in early May when he got an alert on his phone that someone nearby needed help — a man who had gone into cardiac arrest.

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