Nellis Air Force Base is getting new base commander

Nellis Air Force Base commander Col. Barry Cornish is leaving his post as the so-called “mayor of Nellis” for a new assignment at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, a Nellis spokesman said Thursday.

Woman buried alive on first date

A woman is dead after flying to another country to go on a first date with a man she met online.

Judge disqualifies lawyer in suit against Lowden

A U.S. District Court judge has disqualified an attorney representing a company suing lieutenant governor candidate Sue Lowden over a $77,000 bill from her U.S. Senate campaign in 2010.

 
NYC child stabbing suspect arrested, eyed in 3rd attack

A recently released convict suspected of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy and injuring a 7-year-old girl in a Brooklyn elevator is also being eyed in the stabbing of a homeless man days later at a Manhattan subway platform, a police official said Thursday.

Mountain biker’s GoPro films him being robbed at gunpoint

A mountain biker was cruising through South Africa’s Western Cape over the weekend when he is suddenly robbed by three men, but they inexplicably don’t take his GoPro camera.

Water issues draw debate at Vegas lawyers event

A debate about whether one size fits all and the federal role in managing regional water resources took added significance Thursday during an American Bar Association water-law conference at a casino in drought-threatened Las Vegas.

Louden leads next class into Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame

Former LPGA golfer Stephanie Louden, amateur star Frank Acker, PGA teaching pro Mike Davis and the late John Difloure, a former vice president of the PGA of America, will be inducted into the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame on Oct. 10 at TPC Summerlin..

North Las Vegas accused of being 2nd-most-boring US city

Las Vegas may be the Entertainment Capital of the World, but its neighbor to the north is on the sleepy side — that is, if you believe a recent ranking by real estate blog Movoto.

Clinton reportedly irate over snub

When Qatar was awarded the 2022 World Cup back in 2010, Bill Clinton momentarily forgot it was only soccer and took out his frustrations on his hotel room.

Motorcyclist killed in I-15 accident identified

The man who died Wednesday after his motorcycle hit a wall on Interstate 15 has been identified as 24-year-old Aly D. Huerta-Espinoza of Las Vegas, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

 
4-year-old saves trapped dad with chainsaw

A man who was pinned under a large tree branch in Michigan’s northwestern Lower Peninsula is crediting his 4-year-old son’s quick efforts for helping to get him free.

‘Snowshoe’ Thompson embodied spirit of Nevadans

Few legends in Nevada history approach the amazing feats of strength and endurance of the great Sierra mailman, John A. “Snowshoe” Thompson.

Thunder center no fan of Oklahoma City

Steven Adams is likely a major part of the Thunder’s plans going forward. He doesn’t appear to be completely thrilled with all aspects Oklahoma City, however.

Last Navajo code talker dies

When I heard the news that Chester Nez, the last of the original 29 Navajo code talkers, had died, I happened to be driving through the reservation listening to KTNN radio out of Window Rock, Ariz.

Finnish police find 5 dead babies in basement

Finnish police have arrested a 35-year-old woman on suspicion of manslaughter after finding five dead babies in an apartment building, authorities said Wednesday.

Compensation for radiation exposure discussed at event

More than 60 years after the testing of nuclear weapons at the former Nevada Test Site, the people who were affected are being compensated with the help of a school program.

 
23 firefighters, 11 others injured in Staten Island fire

Fire tore through three townhouses on Staten Island early Thursday, injuring 34 people including two young children who were tossed out of a smoke-filled second-floor window into the arms of neighbors below, authorities and witnesses said.

Heller to visit Normandy for D-Day commemoration

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada will depart Thursday for France where he and eight other senators will mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, his office confirmed.

Man wounded in shooting in east Las Vegas

Las Vegas police are investigating a shooting that left a man wounded in the torso late Wednesday night.

Cowabunga water park to open in Henderson on July 4

Cowabunga Bay Waterpark will finally open July 4, kicking off a three-day weekend the owners hope will launch the park into family’s summertime to-do list.

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