Fiore, under fire, plays the victim card

I was somewhat surprised last week when she accused Assembly Speaker-designate John Hambrick of waging a “war on women” after Hambrick removed her from her position as incoming chairwoman of the Assembly Taxation Committee for the 2015 Legislature.

 
Prosecutors charge 14 in deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak

Fourteen people, including the owners of a Massachusetts pharmacy, have been arrested and charged in connection with a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.

NHL’s Panthers, Capitals make history in 20-round shootout

Roberto Luongo and the rest of the Florida Panthers held off the Washington Capitals just enough to earn a 2-1 victory that was finally settled in a record-breaking, 20-round shootout on Tuesday night.

Man arrested after police find heroin in daughter’s diaper

Police in Alabama arrested a man after finding 14 grams of heroin hidden in his 2-year-old daughter’s diaper, a discovery aided by a tip from the girl’s 5-year-old sister, authorities said on Tuesday.

 
‘The Interview’ New York premiere canceled in wake of threats

The New York premiere of “The Interview,” a Sony Pictures comedy about the assassination of North Korean President Kim Jong-Un, has been canceled and a source said one theater chain had scrapped plans to show it.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, Dec. 18-24, 2014

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everyday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to View, C/O Anne King, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

Newsmakers, Dec. 18-24, 2014

Ethan Lacanienta, 15, a sophomore at Sierra Vista High School, completed the requirements and was found worthy of the rank of Eagle Scout. For his Eagle Scout project, he collected and cleaned more than 1,900 gently used books to be distributed to at-risk students in the Las Vegas Valley through nonprofit Spread the Word Nevada. He is the son of V. Shane and Chantelle Lacanienta of Las Vegas.

Funding plan for soccer stadium within reach

The team that has pushed so hard for a downtown soccer stadium appears to have scored enough votes from the Las Vegas City Council to declare victory.

Clark County pays diversity director to settle discrimination claim

Clark County commissioners on Tuesday approved an $80,636 settlement with the county’s diversity director after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal wage discrimination lawsuit on her behalf.

Finally: Las Vegas officially gets 40 millionth annual visitor

For the past two years, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has said that it would attract a record-breaking 40 million tourists to Southern Nevada, toppling a record that has stood since 2012. Now it’s happened

Producer Kutash sees similarities in ‘Wynn’s Showstoppers’

Producer, director and choreographer Jeff Kutash was back on the former Desert Inn site last week, experiencing a full-circle moment. He was watching a preview of “Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers,” which opens Saturday in the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas.

Doxtator directs Foothill past No. 4 Canyon Springs

Gabby Doxtator is asked to handle a lot of duties on Foothill’s girls basketball team. Scoring 20 points in a game usually isn’t one of them.

Rebels’ Wood focusing on inside job

In a few months, UNLV sophomore Chris Wood might confront a decision about his professional career. Will he be ready to take a shot at the NBA or not? As of now, he’s not. He knows it, too.

EDITORIAL: Local control of federal land

Sometimes, the perfect can’t be the enemy of the good. Although there was much to abhor about the defense funding bill that finally cleared Congress last week — Washington’s sausage factory was in rare form this month — the legislation delivered several land provisions of such importance to Nevada that the policy monstrosity should be celebrated across the Silver State.

EDITORIAL: Secret subpoena effort stifled

If the viability of your argument depends on having no one hear it, you don’t have much of an argument in the first place.

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