28K raised for family of Ohio woman hit by rock on highway

Friends have raised more than $28,000 to benefit the family of a northeast Ohio woman critically injured when a rock was deliberately dropped from a highway overpass onto the windshield of a car in Pennsylvania.

Mayweather granted promoter’s license in Nevada by 5-0 vote

Floyd Mayweather Jr. no longer needs to depend on anyone else to fight in Nevada. On Wednesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission unanimously approved Mayweather’s application to hold a promoter’s license in the state. By getting his license, Mayweather can be his own promoter of record.

Biden stumps for Bilbray, criticizes Heck

Saying “not all Joes are cut from the same cloth,” Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday criticized U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., and promoted his Democratic opponent, Erin Bilbray at a raucous rally in Henderson. Earlier Wednesday, Biden told attendees at the annual NAACP conference in Las Vegas that it’s time to reverse the trend of states enacting new and restrictive laws that will make it difficult for people to vote.

House bill targets homeless youth, runaways

A bill that passed the U.S. House on Wednesday seeks to bolster counselors who work with runaways and homeless young people.

Taiwan plane crash kills 47

A plane attempting to land in stormy weather crashed on a small Taiwanese island late Wednesday, killing 47 people and wrecking houses and cars on the ground.

After growth, Indian gaming now ‘pretty flat’

WASHINGTON – After a long period of healthy growth that brought prosperity to many reservations. Indian tribal gaming revenues have leveled off in recent years and face an uncertain future, Congress was told on Wednesday.

Judge: Police, topless club must work out differences

A district judge ordered Las Vegas police and the closed Club Paradise on Wednesday to work out differences that will allow the longtime topless club to obtain readable copies of key computer evidence seized in a June 6 raid.

Literary Las Vegas: Sarah Hoover

“If my dirty shoes could fly, I would help all the mommy birds feed their baby birds. One by one, I would give them a worm. I could loop-the-loop like bumble bees or twirl just like a pinwheel. Wwwhhheeeee!” writes Henderson author Sarah Hoover in her new children’s book.

Felon gets prison time for guns, drugs

A Las Vegas man was sentenced to almost 13 years in prison and five years of supervised release Wednesday after pleading guilty to illegal firearm and cocaine possession charges, the Nevada U.S. attorney’s office said.

Allegiant Travel reports strong revenue, earnings

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel, parent company of Allegiant Air, continued its financial roll, reporting double-digit percentage increases for revenue and earnings in the company’s second quarter.

Animal Foundation offers dog discounts

The Animal Foundation wants you to commemorate “Mutt Week” by adopting a dog and is offering a one-week discount beginning Thursday.

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in a class of its own

Nevada is home to 23 state parks, the majority with only one unique feature. But Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park is in a class of its own, as it features not only a well-preserved historic mining town but also remains of the ancient ichthyosaur (pronounced ICK-thee-o-saur), our state fossil.

Trump touts new D.C. hotel

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has big plans for the Old Post Office building, a historic structure in downtown Washington that he’s pledging to transform into the city’s most luxurious hotel. As for the White House, four blocks away? He’s not saying.

Tax hikes urged for UNLV stadium

A UNLV stadium board member, Regent James Dean Leavitt, said he will tell his fellow board members at Wednesday’s panel meeting that the Clark County sales tax and the room tax should be increased slightly to pay for an on-campus domed stadium.

4 inspiring movies about growing up

No one said growing up is easy, but here are four movies that just might inspire kids and make the struggle a little easier. Adults might even learn something too.

New book shares stories of unheralded figures in black history

After grad school, Joel Christian Gill did a series of paintings that he says “freed” him from the racism that his father and grandfather endured. But something was missing. That’s when he turned to comics to tell stories of “obscure black history.”

Opening Friday: Johnson, Johansson wage war

Here’s a look at this week’s new movies, “Hercules,” “Lucy,” “And So It Goes,” “A Most Wanted Man,” “Wish I Was Here,” “The Fluffy Movie” and “Le Chef”:

Laxalt pledge: Won’t accept political gifts

Nevada GOP attorney general candidate Adam Laxalt on Wednesday pledged not to accept political gifts if elected and criticized his Democratic opponent, Ross Miller, for taking more than $70,000 in gifts while in office.

I-15 near Speedway Boulevard reopens

Northbound Interstate 15 near Speedway Boulevard has reopened after a vehicle fire shut it down Wednesday afternoon, Nevada Highway Patrol said.

Biden backs Bilbray big time

Vice President Joe Biden stumped for congressional candidate Erin Bilbray in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

Henderson Spotlight: Mike Beede

Henderson native Mike Beede opened the Law Offices of Mike Beede in March at 2300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 420.

Watermelon, it’s a food and a drink

Thursday — statistically, the hottest day of the year across the country — has been proclaimed National Drink Watermelon Day.

 
Sharp increase reported in teen use of HGH

Experimentation with human growth hormones by America’s teens more than doubled in the past year, as more young people looked to drugs to boost their athletic performance and improve their looks, according to a new, large-scale national survey.

Station Casinos has deal with Princess Cruises

Station Casinos announced a deal Wednesday with Princess Cruises in which customers in the casino operator’s players loyalty program can earn a complimentary cabin for two on select cruises each year, exclusive cruise fares, and special offers.

‘Bomber’ was best friend, says man linked to gun

A man linked to a gun used to kill a university police officer after the Boston Marathon bombing allegedly told police he smoked marijuana every day because, in his words, “my best friend was the bomber.”

Wildfire persists through Washington rain

Thunderstorms are expected to drop up to half an inch of rain Wednesday on the largest wildfire in Washington state’s history, but that won’t be enough to extinguish the flames. The wildfire stands at more than 250,000 acres.

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