Spotlight to shine on seniors’ award-winning art entries

Some local senior artists are celebrating life a little more than usual after the city of Las Vegas Arts Commission and the city announced the winners for the 14th annual Celebrating Life! fine arts competition.

 
California teacher suspended after allegedly kidnapping students

A Southern California high school teacher who allegedly kidnapped three of his students at knifepoint over the weekend and demanded they take him to Jack in the Box has been suspended until further notice.

 
Falling dolphin statue kills toddler in San Francisco

A 2-year-old boy visiting San Francisco with his family was killed when a large metal statue fell on him in the city’s busy Fisherman’s Wharf district, police said on Monday.

 
5 U.S. soldiers killed in friendly fire incident in Afghanistan

Five American troops were killed in an apparent coalition airstrike in southern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, in one of the worst friendly fire incidents involving United States and coalition troops since the start of the nearly 14-year war.

Four-vehicle accident ties up I-15 traffic

A four-vehicle crash that closed a lane of Interstate 15 at Washington Avenue Tuesday morning has been cleared.

Teen jailed after using stolen cards to rent $240K car

A Sonoma County, California teenager remained jailed Sunday after he was arrested on suspicion of using stolen credit cards to rent a $240,000 sports car and a $12 million vacation home.

Southern Nevada’s housing market bounces back in May

The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Monday that the median sale price of a single-family home in the Las Vegas Valley hit $195,000 in May, returning to where it was in March after dropping to $192,000 in April.

Power NCAA football conferences throwing weight around

When NCAA schools were jumping conferences almost daily for a little wider sliver of NCAA pie a couple of years ago, I recall speaking to then-UNLV athletic director Jim Livengood about it.

Humboldt River flows through Nevada’s history

The humble Humboldt River may not be much to look at, but it has traced a colorful narrative arc through Nevada’s history.

Las Vegas ranks 2nd in nation for motorcycle thefts

Las Vegas ranked second in the U.S. for stolen motorcycles for the second year in a row in 2013, even as the thefts continued to decline nationwide.

Inmate dies in hospice care

A man who was recently moved from a Nevada prison to a Las Vegas hospice center died on Saturday, corrections department officials say. Charles Smith was 53 when he was hospitalized late in April for what officials called a chronic medical condition. He was moved from hospital care to hospice care at the end of May.

Sandoval names new chief of staff

Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Monday that Mike Willden, currently the director of the state Department of Health and Human Services, will be his new chief of staff starting June 16.

Henderson foundation picks up slack in senior programs

As the city of Henderson’s ability to subsidize certain senior programs shrinks, a local foundation is setting up a pair of funds in the hope the community will step in to help financially.

5 tips for relieving dry skin

Dry skin can be more than just a minor irritant. These five steps will help battle dry skin problems.

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