Stabbing Wasserman Schultz in the back

As the world turns in partisan politics, the party that clubs its opponents with the slogan “War on Women” may get a little taste of its own medicine.

Online sleuths help investigation into gay couple’s beating

Philadelphia police searching for a group of people suspected in the beating of a gay couple got an outpouring of help from Twitter and Facebook users, who located a photo of the clean-cut young men and women at a restaurant and helped match names to faces.

One dead after two-car crash on 215 Beltway

A man died following a Wednesday crash near the 215 Beltway at Summerlin Parkway, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.

Congressman Heck is now General Heck

Congressman Joe Heck of Nevada acquired a new title on Wednesday — brigadier general in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Devante’s Diary: Back to where it all started

This week’s blog is a special one because I get to tell you about going home to Houston. I was actually back there when I first heard rumors about us getting to play U of H this season and it was really exciting. I never thought I’d get to play a college game in Houston and now I get my chance.

Mayweather Jr. hints at split with longtime aide Ellerbe

Mayweather, who retained his World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association welterweight titles as well as his WBC junior middleweight belt with a 12-round unanimous decision, told FightHype.com that it might be time to go in a different direction with Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions.

Vegas releases new soccer stadium financials

The city of Las Vegas released a new soccer stadium feasibility study Wednesday, following a consultant’s error in sending an outdated stadium revenue and expense chart to city officials last week.

Winter marketing plan a work in progress

Representatives of the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort are going to have to wait a few more days for the Nevada Tourism Commission to iron out the details of its $1.75 million winter marketing campaign.

Air Force backs down, lets Creech airman go without God

A Creech Air Force Base technical sergeant who scratched the words “so help me God” from his oath paperwork will be allowed to re-enlist, according to a legal opinion issued Wednesday by the Secretary of Defense General Counsel.

 
Florida city reverses ban on saggy pants

Saggy pants are a fashion choice and not a police concern, a Florida city has decided, rescinding a two-month-old ban that threatened jail time for styles intentionally exposing underwear or buttocks.

Teen indicted in bonfire explosion

A grand jury indicted a 19-year-old man on charges he caused an explosion that severely burned a girl and six of her Basic High School classmates at a bonfire in the desert south of Henderson, Clark County prosecutors said Wednesday.

Tycoon buys 30 Rolls-Royces for Macau hotel

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong tycoon has placed the biggest ever order for Rolls-Royce cars, agreeing to buy 30 Phantoms to chauffeur guests at a luxury resort he’s building in the global gambling capital of Macau.

Suspended Family Court Judge Jones pleads guilty in $2.6M fraud scheme

Suspended Family Court Judge Steven Jones pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a $2.6 million investment scheme. Jones agreed to surrender his law license to the State Bar of Nevada and resign from the bench.

Wynn, gambling regulators sign casino license

BOSTON — Wynn Resorts and Massachusetts gambling regulators on Wednesday finalized a license for a proposed $1.6 billion resort casino across from Boston, but the casino company says it’s not yet prepared to campaign against a looming threat: November’s ballot question to repeal the state’s casino law.

Bundy sued after car hits cow on I-15

In April, a car collided with one of rancher Cliven Bundy’s cows on Interstate 15 near his Bunkerville ranch, killing the animal and sending the vehicle careening down an embankment. A Las Vegas woman injured in the crash is suing Bundy.

 
Henderson police: Casino robbed twice by fedora-wearing man

A small Henderson casino has been robbed twice this summer, and investigators there note a man involved in each holdup was wearing a fedora. And it could have been the same guy, Henderson police said.

Vegas cat hoarder moved; city handling cleanup

A west Las Vegas Valley cat hoarder was removed from her home last week, six weeks after the Southern Nevada Health District declared her house an “unacceptable health risk” to its occupants.

Utah police chief charged in stalking 3 women

The chief of a newly formed police department in the tiny eastern Utah town of Myton is accused of stalking three women.

A day in the life of … a Las Vegas Elvis

Big Elvis has been entertaining at Harrah’s for years. When he sings, grown men break into broad grins, women who saw the king The King perform when they were teens weep and tourists who wandered in to laugh stand gape-jawed.

Investigators: No deadline for VA scheduling probe

The chief inspector for the Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday he has no timeline to complete investigations of scheduling practices at the North Las Vegas VA hospital and dozens of others nationwide.

49ers Kaepernick fined $11K for ‘inappropriate language’

Colin Kaepernick said Wednesday he has been fined more than $11,000 by the NFL and he will appeal the penalty for what an official called “inappropriate language” by the 49ers quarterback following a fourth-quarter interception in Sunday’s 28-20 loss to the Bears.

Trust us! We’re the media!

A new Gallup poll finds that just 40 percent of Americans trust the mainstream media, although some reporting seeing an increasing conservative bias therein.

 
Biden: ‘Shylocks’ remark was ‘poor choice of words’

Vice President Joe Biden apologized on Wednesday for referring to people who squeeze U.S. military personnel serving overseas on loans and other financial issues as “Shylocks.”

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