Blowtorch ignites bridge fire that closes I-15 in California

All three lanes of Interstate 15 in Hesperia are closed in both directions after a construction worker’s blowtorch caught the overpass bridge’s wooden supports on fire. The freeway is Southern California’s main connector to Las Vegas and has been closed since 1:30 p.m.

Colorado crash victim survives 5-day car stranding

After being stranded for five days in a crashed car, hikers found 43-year-old Kristin Hopkins of Highlands Ranch, Colorado off the highway in critical condition.

Sandoval: No good option for health exchange fix

There are no good choices for Nevada as it tries to decide what do to about its troubled health insurance exchange, Gov. Brian Sandoval said. The governor said he’s frustrated by the position Nevada finds itself because of a botched online system developed by Xerox.

With Swiss-like precision, Edelweiss Air arrives in Las Vegas

With the precision of a Swiss watch, Edelweiss Air arrived on Monday in Las Vegas on time — actually, five minutes early — in the airline’s inaugural flight from Zurich, Switzerland.

Nevadans are the worst restaurant tippers in the US

Nevadans, and more specifically, Las Vegans, like to make a big deal about being big tippers. Data released by Square, a mobile payment service, tell a different story.

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LAS VEGAS, HENDERSON PLAN DROWNING PREVENTION EVENTS AT COMMUNITY POOLS

Affinity Gaming reports second data breach

Casino operator Affinity Gaming reported a second breach into its system that processes customer credit and debit cards, but the Las Vegas-based company said it currently has “no evidence to indicate” that information was stolen.”

Here’s everywhere in the valley you can find Ferrari Coke machines

Coke Freestyle machines have been around for a few years now, but have only recently started to really saturate the valley. The trick is finding one when you’re in a hurry, though, because there never seems to be one in the first gas station you check. Here’s a map of every Freestyle location in the valley.

 
Target CEO steps down 5 months after data breach

Target’s CEO has become the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job over a breach of customer data, showing how responsibility for computer security now reaches right to the top.

Utah police seize furniture of mother accused of killing babies

Police have seized a bed, a chest of drawers, a writing desk and documents from the homes of family members of a Megan Huntsman, the Utah woman accused of killing her newborn babies, according to documents made public Monday.

 
Islamic extremist leader threatens to sell Nigerian girls

Th islamic leader of extremist group Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is sinful,” is threatening to sell the 300 kidnapped Nigeria schoolgirls into slavery.

Welcome back, ‘Louie’!

Louis C.K.’s landmark comedy, which quite literally should win every Emmy out there, returns to FX at 10 p.m. Monday after a 19-month absence.

‘Desert Cities’ sheds light on families’ dysfunction

Drawing room comedies are tricky things. Stylistically, nobody did them better than Noel Coward. Then along comes a modernist one by Jon Robin Baitz, with crisp rather than droll dialogue. The main plot of “Other Desert Cities,” a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, brings to mind a couple of Pat Conroy novels.

Target closes down two local stores

Target shuttered two Las Vegas area stores over the weekend, one at 278 S. Decatur Blvd., and another at 2189 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas.

‘Young’ blood treatments pep up aging mice

If Mickey Mouse is feeling his age at 86, scientists may have found just the tonic: the blood of younger mice. Older mice got stronger, exercised longer and performed better mentally after they were injected with blood from young mice.

Miranda Lambert leads CMT nominations

Thanks to her friends in country music, Miranda Lambert leads the Country Music Television nominations by pairing with her husband Blake Shelton, her girl group Pistol Annies and good friend Keith Urban.

76ers guard Carter-Williams wins Rookie of Year

Michael Carter-Williams has something to show for being a bright spot in a dismal season for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Food court giant snaps up space next to SlotZilla

Las Vegas-based HIG Management, owner of 400 food courts around the United States, took one look at the Luna Rossa Ristorante next to the SlotZilla zip line attraction on Fremont Street and knew what it wanted.

Apple on medical tech hiring spree as iWatch plans develop

Apple Inc is building a team of senior medical technology executives, raising hackles in the biotechnology community and offering a hint of what the iPhone maker may be planning for its widely expected iWatch and other wearable technology.

Clark County coroner IDs body found in bushes Flamingo Road near Swenson Street

The man found dead in some bushes in the central part of the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office. Las Vegas police officers found 36-year-old Marvin Lutin lying on his back on Flamingo Road near Swenson Street. Police said he died there.

 
5 biggest box office flops of 2014, so far

It’s now May, which means the summer movie season has officially kicked off. And while some movies have been making money hand over fist in 2014 (Hello “Captain America!”), there have also been a few bombs.

 
Bachelor party cut short after dead body found in RV

A group of men on their way to the Kentucky Derby for a bachelor party made a gruesome discovery after they pulled their rented RV over in southeastern Minnesota: a body inside the vehicle’s exterior cargo compartment.

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