Henderson City Council to hear updated vision for downtown

Henderson still envisions the Water Street area as a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week community for residents, workers and tourists. But its plan to get there needed some tweaking, according to city planners.

 
Las Vegas Speedway serves as lab for crash testing

The 13th annual ARC-CSI conference began with crash test day on Monday at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is the 12th year the conference has been held in Las Vegas.

Selfie with Christ is so intense it’s nauseating

A British traveler and adventurer was granted special access to Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer statue and then takes us for a head-spinning tour.

Teacher suspended for showing blackface videos in class

A southeast Michigan public school teacher has been removed from the classroom while district officials look into whether a lesson plan on African-American history and racial segregation laws was inappropriate.

Ballmer’s ‘competitive’ spirit guides Clippers buyout

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has agreed to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion and is expected to bring the boosterism, that he brought to the tech world, to the court.

California Chrome gets Skechers sponsorship

California Chrome has inked a deal with Skechers. Well, his owners have anyway. And no, the horse won’t be sporting Skechers shoes…but literally everything else will say Skechers.

New Apple iOS updates coming this fall

Apple’s 25th annual conference is promising new and improved Apple functions coming this fall, including: easier sharing among devices, fitness-related apps and advanced file sharing.

Twins born holding hands could go home soon

The identical “mono mono” twins, born sharing the same amniotic sac and placenta, are making progress toward going home from the hospital, their parents say.

SLS Las Vegas joins independently operated Hilton hotels chain

Scheduled to open in late August, the SLS Las Vegas will become part of a new chain of independently operated Hilton Worldwide hotels, including: the Sam Houston Hotel in Houston, Hotel Alex Johnson in Rapid City, S.D.; The Franklin Hotel in Chapel Hill, N.C.; and a project in Portland, Ore.

 
2 Colorado children injured in fly-away bounce house

Authorities say winds up to 30 mph carried two children in suburban Denver away, causing injuries in the latest case of an inflatable bounce house breaking loose and being blown around in the wind.

Stopping center named for couple known for safe truck driving

The Bob & Linda Caffee Stopping Center, a truck stop at 6595 N. Hollywood Blvd., is named for a couple of truck drivers who are noted for their citizenship and safe driving.

Six reasons you should vote … NOW!

Turnout for the primary election is anemic so far. Here are six reasons for you to get out there and vote!

Chris Brown released from LA County jail

R&B singer Chris Brown was released from a Los Angeles County jail around midnight Monday after being taken into custody mid-March after he was expelled from a court-ordered rehab sentence for violating its rules.

Transfers make it official, sign with UNLV

UNLV basketball coach Dave Rice said he received signed financial aid agreements from transfers Ben Carter and Jerome Seagears, and both will enroll in summer school. Carter comes from Oregon, Seagears from Rutgers.

Good Samaritans rescue man who crashed off bridge

Motorists acted quickly on Saturday to save a 26-year-old man who crashed his truck off Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and plunged into the water.

Sterling visits black Baptist church

Donald Sterling, whose racist remarks in a recording triggered the fight over ownership of Los Angeles Clippers, was invited to Praises of Zion Missionary Baptist Church, a predominately black church of worship and said the service was “beautiful.”

 
Investigators seek clues deadly Mass. jet crash

A eyewitness account of the jet crash that killed Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz and six others provided some of the first clues as investigators began piecing together what went wrong during the attempted takeoff from a runway outside Boston.

5 things to know before NBA Finals rematch

As anticipation builds for the NBA Finals rematch between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat in Texas Thursday night, here’s a list of things to be aware of before game time.

Is ‘Maleficent’ OK for kids?

“Maleficent” got a PG Rating, but is that an accurate rating for Disney’s spin on the evil fairy from “Sleepy Beauty” fame?

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