FLAG FOOTBALL: Carmell, Eagles secure Southeast title

Jeanne Carmell threw three touchdown passes to Kinsey Smyth Thursday to help Boulder City’s flag football team secure the Southeast League title with a 25-0 home win over Foothill.

Judge rejects Arizona’s effort to dismiss prison teacher rape lawsuit

An Arizona prison teacher who said she was raped by an inmate is at the center of a legal controversy in which the state is accused of trying to dismiss her negligence lawsuit on the grounds of “it’s a prison, this will happen,” her attorney contends.

 
Three children rescued from padlocked, squalid home

Three children, including an infant, have been rescued from a crumbling home north of Seattle where they were left without food and surrounded by animal feces, with their parents arrested on suspicion of mistreating them, authorities said on Wednesday.

Titus demands VA add staff to attack appeals backlog

Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada on Thursday demanded the Department of Veterans Affairs add staff “immediately” to attack a backlog of benefit appeals.

New Japanese hotel to feature robot staff

The robot revolution may be gentler than we thought. We’re not sure if the robotic staff at a planned hotel in Japan will be tucking guests into their beds at night, but they’ll be performing plenty of other traditional hospitality tasks.

North Las Vegas crash injures 2 people

North Las Vegas police shut down the Civic Center Drive and East Tonopah Avenue intersection following a rollover crash that sent two people to the hospital Thursday.

Body of ex-Patriots star Hernandez’s alleged victim had wallet, keys

The man who Aaron Hernandez is charged with murdering had a wallet, cash and two sets of keys in his pockets when his body was found near the Massachusetts home of the former New England Patriots star, a police officer testified on Thursday.

New Clark County Fire Department chief named

The largest fire department in Nevada named a 25-year agency veteran as chief Thursday. Gregory D. Cassell, new chief of the Clark County Fire Department, was “the most qualified and capable person to lead,” County Manager Don Burnette said in a release.

 
Girl Scout recovering after being shot on cookie outing

The shooting this week of a 9-year-old Indianapolis girl who was on her way to deliver Girl Scout cookies has generated strong cookie sales for her troop as she recovers from her injury, a scout official said on Thursday.

Singer-actress Mary Healy dead at 96

Performer best known for work with husband Peter Lind Hayes, lived and worked in Las Vegas during long career.

Galleria at Sunset adding half-dozen new restaurants

Galleria at Sunset in Henderson finished $7 million in interior renovations before the 2014 holiday shopping season that included creating more space for events.

 
Johnny Depp married 28-year-old actress Amber Heard

Johnny Depp, the star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” film series, married his fiancee, Amber Heard, at their home in Los Angeles earlier this week, according to People magazine.

Clark County School Board toughens bullying policy

The Clark County School District has toughened its bullying policy, including ordering principals to inform parents within one school day that a student is either a victim of bullying or accused of bullying.

NY man faces murder charge in Las Vegas beating death

A New York man faces a murder charge after the August death of a man police said was beaten near the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard North and Owens Avenue.

RadioShack files for bankruptcy in Delaware

Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said shareholder Standard General LP would buy 1,500 to 2,400 of its stores.

 
Tiger Woods leaves tournament with back injury

Tiger Woods withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open during Thursday’s first round at Torrey Pines after his back began bothering him.

Prescribed burn to close section of Red Rock for two days

A prescribed burn is planned between Tuesday and Thursday in the Pine Creek drainage as part of an effort to protect a stand of Ponderosa pines from wildfire.

Art students fight racist graffiti with colorful project

An 8-foot spirit rock outside a South Carolina high school has a bright, new message of solidarity after students replaced a racist message left by a vandal.

Center offers in-depth look at spirituality

Sifu JC Cox risked everything to open Naturally Organic Healing Center about a year ago. The Chan and Taoist priest specializes in herbs, Qi Gong, tai chi, meditation, protection chants and ceremonies, and blessings for homes, businesses and babies. The center is open to people of all faiths.

 
Will Staggs be Disney’s next CEO?

Disney’s long corporate runoff has come to an end with the promotion of Tom Staggs to chief operating officer.

New Senate chairman vows push on nuke waste, Yucca

The new chairman of a U.S. Senate energy panel on Thursday announced he plans to focus on nuclear energy this year, including a bid to end an impasse on nuclear waste created when the Yucca Mountain repository was terminated.

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