Seattle prosecutor dropping tickets written for pot use

Seattle’s elected prosecutor said Monday he’s dropping all tickets issued for the public use of marijuana through the first seven months of this year, because most of them were issued by a single police officer who disagrees with the legal pot law.

Economic recovery not aiding those near bottom

In nationwide protests, including an energetic turnout in Las Vegas, burrito folders and burger flippers left their jobs briefly to shout for a healthy raise in the minimum wage and the right to form a union.

CCSD parents offered math classes to help students

Classes are now being offered to parents of Clark County School District students, teaching them how to help their children with math homework.

Michael Brown death spurs local forums on racial profiling

The killing of Michael Brown happened hundreds of miles from the Las Vegas Valley, but the outcome of another dead young black man in the hands of police echoes the concerns of many residents in North Las Vegas and the surrounding area.

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Pentagon: US, partners begin airstrikes in Syria

The U.S. and five Arab countries launched airstrikes Monday night on Islamic State group targets in Syria, expanding a military campaign into a country whose three-year civil war has given the brutal militant group a safe haven.

Resurgent Rebels thriving in men’s soccer

After three straight losing seasons, the resurgent Rebels are off to an impressive 5-1-1 start this year that earned them a spot in the national rankings (No. 23) for the first time in 22 years.

Back from injury, Oudin defends Las Vegas title

Shortly after she won the Party Rock Open last year, illness sidelined Melanie Oudin for four months. She’s back defend her title in the re-branded Red Rock Pro Open, which begins play Tuesday.

Celebrating Nevada with Vegas star power

Monday’s Nevada Sesquicentennial All-Star Concert at The Smith Center included both a Mark Twain and Elvis Presley impersonator. The real Wayne Newton and those Cirque du Soleil courtesans in the red frocks and powder wigs who are as synonymous with the new Las Vegas as Newton was to the ’70s.

VOLLEYBALL: Trieb, Trojans outlast Rattlers

Alexis Trieb had eight kills Monday to lead Pahrump Valley’s girls volleyball team to a 25-20, 21-25, 17-25, 25-11, 15-11 victory over visiting Mojave.

UNLV audience hears push for state appeals court

Supreme court justices continued their campaign asking the public to vote yes on the initiative to establish a Nevada Court of Appeals during a panel discussion at Boyd Law School on Monday.

GIRLS SOCCER: Snook, Hernandez lead Longhorns’ comeback

Brittany Snook and Nadia Hernandez each scored two goals Monday to help Legacy’s girls soccer team storm back from a 3-1 halftime deficit to top host Desert Oasis, 5-3.

BLM law enforcement under fire in Utah

A federal law enforcement agent who oversaw the aborted roundup of Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy’s rogue cattle in April is drawing complaints from sheriffs and the lieutenant governor in Utah over his management style.

Cop plows car into front of doughnut shop

A New Jersey cop suffered minor injuries Friday morning when he plowed his car into a Dunkin’ Donuts.

Numbers don’t add up for UNLV

Want to know just how much UNLV’s football team is struggling? The statistics tell the story.

Long, winding road leads to latest stadium debate

If you’re wondering how The Cordish Cos., a Baltimore-based development company, arrived in the middle of the Great Las Vegas Soccer Stadium Debate, you might trace it back to a conversation former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman had with former Louisville, Ky., Mayor Jerry Abramson about 15 years ago.

Police describe getaway vehicle in Palace Station robbery

Las Vegas police are looking for a getaway car connected to a robbery at the Palace Station. A man who robbed an employee inside of the casino’s sportsbook fled the scene in a newer model black Dodge Avenger.

Chicago pizza tour may surprise

In a city famous for its deep-dish pizza, tourists wouldn’t know that the locals more often eat a thinner-crust, tavern-style pie topped with homemade Italian sausage and cut into squares, not slices — unless they went on a pizza tour.

LeBron fan allowed back after Cavaliers end ban

LeBron James came back. One of his biggest fans has returned, too. James Blair, banned by the Cavaliers after he ran onto the floor in Quickens Loans Arena during a Cleveland-Miami game in 2013, is again permitted inside the building.

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