Facebook founder starts online book club for 2015 resolution

Look out, Oprah. Mark Zuckerberg is starting his own book club. The “year of books” is Zuckerberg’s 2015 goal. The billionaire is known for his quirky New Year’s Resolutions.

Public records battle expected to resume at Nevada Legislature

Just as the swallows return to Capistrano every spring, the advent of a new session of the Legislature means that the long-simmering debate over access to public records will begin once again in Nevada.

New Nevada license plates encourage drivers to ‘Share the road’

A new series of specialty license plates will encourage motorists to “share the road” — a message made available by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles only possible because some other specialty plate had fallen out of public favor.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Simeon drains 10 3-pointers in rout of Gorman

Zack Norvell hit five 3-pointers and finished with 22 points Saturday to lead Simeon (Ill.) to a 75-45 win over Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team in the Cancer Research Classic in Wheeling, W.Va.

Nevada Assembly speaker rebukes Fiore for power move

Moving to quash a conservative GOP insurrection, Nevada Assembly Speaker John Hambrick on Saturday harshly rebuked Assemblywoman Michelle Fiore, telling her to stop playing “childish games” and undermining him by insisting she’s still Republican majority leader.

Woman found dead behind east valley business

A woman’s body was found about 5:57 a.m. Saturday by an employee of the business in the 3300 block of Nellis Boulevard.

 
Mike Huckabee to leave Fox News, explore 2016 presidential run

“There has been a great deal of speculation as to whether I would run for President,” Huckabee wrote. “If I were willing to absolutely rule that out, I could keep doing this show. But I can’t make such a declaration. I won’t make a decision about running until late in the spring of 2015.”

Panthers take Cardinals with 27-16 win

Cam Newton threw a pair of touchdown passes 1:32 apart in the third quarter as host Carolina pulled away to advance to the NFC Divisional Round.

Bishop Gorman routed in basketball tournament in West Virginia

Zack Norvell hit five 3-pointers and finished with 22 points Saturday to lead Simeon (Ill.) to a 75-45 win over Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team in the Cancer Research Classic in Wheeling, W.Va.

2 fetuses found on side of road, wrapped in blanket

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the fetuses, both of them at least 20-weeks-old and fully formed, were discovered on Friday afternoon in the city of Fallbrook.

Faith leaders search for encouragement too

Words of inspiration and wisdom, even the abridged “aha” versions that suit our busy culture, are meant to push us on, soothe the soul. In these times, the world seems particularly eager to grasp at anything that resonates.

Stallone announces ‘Rambo 5’ title on Twitter

After months of speculation, Sylvester Stallone has finally announced the title for the fifth (and seemingly final) “Rambo” movie, “Rambo: Last Blood.”

Will Sandoval’s inaugural address be as ‘optimistic’ this time around?

On Monday, Sandoval will launch his second, four-year term with another pivotal inaugural address as he and his fellow Republicans take control of all state constitutional offices and both houses of the Legislature for the first time since 1929.

Metro looking for men in connection with armed robbery

About 6:30 a.m. Dec. 12, three men in their 20s robbed a convenience store near the intersection Eastern and Tropicana avenues, according to a Metro release.

Hearts Alive Village grows from child’s dream to help pets

“Even if every person in this country took in a pet, we’d still have too many unwanted animals,” Christy Stevens says. “We need to start educating children about what it means to humanely care for animals for their entire lifetimes.”

John Walsh’s hunt for predators comes to Vegas, with celebs in tow

In the past year, 600,000 tips were reported of kids being sexually solicited and harassed online — and that number represents cases from just one U.S. organization, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Mass. mother sentenced for slitting kids’ throats

The Essex District Attorney’s Office said that on Mar. 18, 2012 Tanicia Goodwin, 27, of Salem cut the throats of her 8-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter, doused them in lighter fluid, then set their apartment on fire.

Tips to avoid CES’s annual traffic jam in Las Vegas

When 160,000 people converge on one place at one time, there’s bound to be more than a few traffic tie-ups. Here are some tips to avoid the Consumer Electronics Show’s bad ones.

19-year-old drives stolen golf cart on Pasadena freeway

California Highway Patrol officers responded after receiving a 911 call from someone who told them they spotted the golf cart on the eastbound 210 near Lake Avenue Thursday night, a CHP news release stated.

How to turn your worst Christmas presents into cash

While you’re supposed to be appreciative of gifts someone has spent the time and money to give you, there’s nothing fun about stacking up a closet full of bad Christmas presents you’ll never use.

Las Vegas products help shape Pac-12 basketball

One look at the Pac-12 basketball landscape shows just how good Southern Nevada’s prep hoops scene is. Talented players with ties to Las Vegas litter the rosters of the teams contending in the Pac-12 this season. Here are a few of them:

Girlfriend of man shot dead by police dies in car crash

Tasha Thomas, 26, who had accompanied John Crawford to the Beavercreek store where he was killed by police in August, was pronounced dead at the scene of an early morning crash on New Year’s Day in Dayton, the Montgomery County coroner’s office said.

Self takes coaching a step further

Bill Self talks about the ceiling and how every college basketball coach understands where that surface exists for his team each season, that it’s his job to lift players as close to it as possible.

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