Colorado teen stabs kidnapper, escapes

Police are looking for a man suspected of kidnapping a 16-year-old suburban Denver girl who managed to escape after stabbing her abductor with a knife she found in his truck.

Brazil beats Croatia 3-1 in World Cup opening game

Neymar gave Brazil a winning start to its home World Cup, scoring twice to lead the host nation to a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Croatia in the opening game on Thursday.

UNLV officials looking at two alternative stadium sites

UNLV officials have dropped their proposed campus site for a possible 50,000-seat stadium because of negative impacts on nearby McCarran International Airport and may look at a location next to the Thomas & Mack Center or a nearby off-campus parcel.

Bergdahl’s Facebook reveals conflicted state of mind

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl spoke of his frustration with the world and his desire to change the status quo, in Facebook posts written before he vanished from his military base in Afghanistan.

Astronauts play soccer, send World Cup wishes from space

The six-member crew on the International Space Station may be busy conducting scientific experiments out there on the final frontier. Even astronauts will be taking some downtime to watch the action in Brazil

New Jersey’s Internet gambling revenue down in May

Internet gambling has hit a wall in New Jersey just six months after launching. Figures released Thursday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show the casinos’ online operations took in $10.4 million in May, a decline of $1 million from April.

Locals Only: Sharpen fighting skills at Combat Con

If you’ve ever gone to Comic-Con and thought, “While I enjoy being surrounded by like-minded individuals, there’s nothing here that would help me in an old-timey altercation,” Combat Con may be just the thing for you.

BLM sued for documents on Bundy standoff

A public land advocacy group sued the Bureau of Land Management on Thursday to make public documents on the agency’s handling of the armed standoff with Soouthern Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.

Bond with your dad in front of the TV

The “Father’s Day Bond-A-Thon,” a full day of 007 movies, kicks off Sunday morning on EPIX.

6 places to watch the World Cup in Las Vegas

Teams from 32 countries are in Brazil for the next month to compete in the FIFA World Cup. You can join in the action at plenty of viewing parties around the valley — just leave the vuvuzela at home.

Mickelson did not trade in Clorox stock, New York Times reports

Golf star Phil Mickelson was not involved in insider trading in the shares of Clorox Co when billionaire investor Carl Icahn was attempting an unsolicited takeover of the consumer products company in 2011, the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the probe.

5 things to look for on day one of World Cup

The problem-plagued preparations have been well chronicled, with critics condemning the range of issues from budget blowouts to construction delays. With that in mind, let the games begin. Here are some things to look for Thursday.

Woman creates fake Facebook profile, discovers niece wants to kill her

Authorities in central Alabama have arrested a 19-year-old woman they say tried to have someone she met on Facebook kill her family. But the person she was talking to over the social media site was actually her aunt.

 
George HW Bush went skydiving for his 90th birthday

Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 90th birthday on Thursday by making a tandem parachute jump near his summer home in coastal Maine, delivering on a vow he made five years ago even though he can no longer use his legs.

 
Hoarder found dead in overgrown yard holding kitten

Orange County firefighters wearing hazmat suits had to climb over vegetation and trash piled 5 feet high to get to a yard where a woman died in a chair amid debris with a kitten in a carrier on her lap.

Actress, activist Ruby Dee dies at 91

Ruby Dee, an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, radio television and film, has died at age 91, according to her daughter.

Kershaw-Ryan State Park is cool retreat for campers

Although surrounded by 700-foot dry, rocky cliffs, Kershaw-Ryan State Park is nestled in its own lush side canyon fed by a spring. Plum and crab apple trees shadow the grassy slope and its many flowers spanning the distance between vine-covered cliffs.

Father enters plea in death of 3-year-old son

A 27-year-old Las Vegas father entered a plea agreement with prosecutors this week, just before he was to stand trial on murder charges in the death of his toddler son.

Hillary — A woman way out of touch

Before too much more time passes I think it’s important to underline the completely delusional comments of Hillary Clinton, who is doing media interviews for her new book, “Hard Choices.”

Celebrating Dad: Fathers on the field

With Father’s Day just around the corner, View looked to those who give their time to make childhood a little more fun for their offspring: dads who volunteer as coaches for the American Youth Soccer Organization.

Pedestrian struck, killed in east Las Vegas

A pedestrian crossing the street outside of a crosswalk was struck and killed by a vehicle early Thursday morning, Las Vegas police said.

LGBT Pride month to be noted at Neon Museum

Each sign at the Neon Museum tells a story and gives a glimpse of Las Vegas at any given moment. Dennis McBride of the Nevada State Museum has worked with the Neon Museum to make sure the LGBT community has its contributions told.

Yucca Mountain backers mount push to revive nuke program

U.S. House lawmakers this week again launched an energy spending bill containing $205 million for the Nevada program that President Barack Obama ended four years ago.

Easy methods to give your home a summer spruce up

Summer provides a great opportunity to go deep and tackle the DIY-oriented tasks around the home. Check out these tips to give your home a summer spruce-up, without breaking the bank.

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