5 worst problems faced by Las Vegas

Between 1997 and 2011, Best of Las Vegas asked what is the biggest problem is facing Las Vegas. Here are the worst problems faced by the valley over a decade and a half, based on your votes.

 
Woman found with 3 dead babies at home had 1 born alive

A lawyer for the Massachusetts woman facing charges after the skeletal remains of three babies were found in her squalid home says she had the babies starting about eight years ago, including one infant she said was born alive and lived for several days.

Woman facing escape charges sentenced in slayings

The woman who facilitated the escape of two convicted killers and another dangerous inmate from a state prison in northwest Arizona has been given a lengthy prison term for a double homicide that occurred in New Mexico two days after the August 2010 getaway.

Nevada’s take on tokes: as much as $10M

Preliminary estimates suggest that Nevada’s medical marijuana program could generate as much as $10 million in excise taxes to the state in the upcoming two-year budget.

 
Iraqi pilots teaching Islamic State members to fly jets

Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State in Syria are training members of the group to fly in three captured fighter jets, a group monitoring the war said on Friday, saying it was the first time the militant group had taken to the air.

Nevada unemployment falls; steady growth seen ahead

The state’s jobless rate dips to 7.3 percent as job growth surges at its third-highest pace since November 2008, according to new numbers.

Laxalt lawyers tell TV to stop attack ad

Lawyers for Republican Adam Laxalt have asked Nevada TV stations to stop running an attack ad that “contains false and defamatory statements” about the Nevada attorney general candidate, his campaign said Friday.

Dodgers plan to hire new GM, keep Mattingly as manager

The new president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers plans to hire a new general manager and retain Don Mattingly as manager.

Big fish fossil gets little name

Make no bones about it: National Fossil Day is not a major holiday. But it has proven pretty important for three local children and the specimens they got to name at the Nevada State Museum in Las Vegas.

Teen robs convenience store as Ninja Turtle

“Cowabunga!” A Louisiana teen is behind bars after police say he donned a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle mask and used a stick wrapped in plastic to rob a convenience store Thursday morning.

 
Obama selects former adviser to lead U.S. Ebola response

President Barack Obama appointed a former White House adviser as U.S. Ebola “czar” on Friday and a Texas health worker who may have had contact with specimens from an Ebola patient was quarantined on a cruise ship.

‘Fury’ a brutal tale of violence, mayhem

The carnage takes a break for a middle act that shows off the hearts of some of its characters — figuratively for a change.

Reid rejects Ebola travel ban proposal

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday rejected a call for travel bans from Ebola-ravaged West Africa, suggesting that it was too early for such a move.

Pistons trade for former UNLV center Joel Anthony

The Detroit Pistons acquired center Joel Anthony from the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Will Bynum on Friday. Anthony, who played at UNLV, was a member of the Miami Heat championship teams in 2012 and 2013.

RTC center to help Vegas seniors get around

Handicapped and elderly Regional Transportation Commission customers could soon have an easier way to get around thanks to a new mobility training center that’s being built in Las Vegas.

4 umpires get World Series call for 1st time

Boosted by their strong results on replay challenges this season, several umpires will get to work the World Series for the first time.

Remembering ’89 quake during World Series

Two thoughts occurred at 5:04 p.m. Thursday, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the deadly Loma Prieta earthquake that hit San Francisco.

 
Mountain-sized comet to pass close to Mars

The heavens are hosting an event this weekend that occurs once in a million years or so. A comet as hefty as a small mountain will pass mind-bogglingly close to Mars on Sunday, approaching within 87,000 miles at a speed of 126,000 mph.

 
Spider burrows into Australian man’s body

An Australian man had a spider removed from his stomach after it burrowed its way into his body and survived for three days before being removed.

Assembly candidate ruled ineligible, but it’s not over

Meghan Smith is ineligible to run as a Democratic candidate for the Assembly District 34 seat, after a judge ruled she didn’t meet the residency requirements.

Queen of England honors actress Maggie Smith with ‘distinction’

British royalty has met acting aristocracy, as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II bestowed an honor on Maggie Smith during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The award is limited to 65 living people “of distinction.”

 
Fla. man sentenced to life in prison for loud music murder

Michael Dunn, a middle-aged white man, was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 90 years, for murdering an unarmed black teenager in a dispute over loud rap music, a judge ruled on Friday.

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