100 lbs of pot found during Metro burglary investigation

Las Vegas police recovered more than 100 pounds of marijuana, 30 pounds of psychedelic mushrooms, more than 2,000 MDMA pills and $150,000 in cash at an east valley home on Tuesday.

NLV police seek driver in fatal hit-and-run

A red Toyota Tacoma travelling east on East Cheyenne Avenue near North Carroll Street hit a man and 4-year-old boy.

Catalyst Fund called Nevada’s ‘most efficient’ economic development tool

A $10 million fund set up to entice businesses to come to Nevada is “the most efficient economic development tool” in the state and has surpassed projections for job creation, the head of Nevada’s economic development agency told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday.

Former Henderson woman pleads guilty in real estate fraud

A former Henderson woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in a $1.5 million real estate scheme that involved using $232,000 of the ill-gotten gains to pay restitution in a state criminal theft case.

Redevelopment planned for casino on Paradise Road

A local real estate developer said Tuesday he acquired majority ownership of the Mardi Gras Hotel & Casino on Paradise Road and plans to redevelop the property.

UNLV’s Oda wins golf tournament in Florida

UNLV freshman John Oda won his first career golf tournament, shooting a 3-under par 67 for a two-stroke victory Tuesday in the Sea Best Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

UNLV softball team picked to finish third

UNLV was picked to finish third in the Mountain West preseason softball poll released Tuesday. Fresno State was picked to finish first and San Diego State second.

Nevada gold mine expansion prompts concern for deer herd

Nevada environmental advocates rallied in Las Vegas on Tuesday in support of a Philippine province that is suing Barrick Gold Corp. over contamination in that country nearly 20 years ago.

Laxalt is right!, Laxalt supporter says

Two lawyers, one of whom had donated to Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s campaign, argue he was right to join 25 other states in suing the federal government over immigration.

 
Boston snowstorm delaying Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade

Boston will delay until Wednesday its parade to celebrate the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victory, after Mayor Marty Walsh decided on Monday to push the event back a day because of a snowstorm pounding the city.

County resolution opposes Vegas tourism district tied to stadium project

Clark County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution opposing the city of Las Vegas-proposed tourism improvement district that would clear the way for a parking garage to be built that would be available for events at a potential downtown soccer stadium project.

MODERN LIVING

Net zero energy homes are a burgeoning trend in the new-home market, and Blue Heron’s award-winning New American Home 2015, unveiled for an award ceremony last week during the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders Show in Las Vegas, is a dazzling energy-efficient gem.

Woman killed in Monday’s I-15 crash identified

The woman who was killed Monday afternoon at the Spaghetti Bowl was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday.

NHL team might have Nevada in its name

Bill Foley, the Florida billionaire pushing for an NHL team at the new arena being built on the Strip, said Tuesday he prefers Nevada over Las Vegas in the team’s official name.

 
Britain first to allow ‘three-parent’ babies

Britain voted on Tuesday to become the first country to allow a “three-parent” in vitro fertilization technique which doctors say will prevent some inherited incurable diseases but which critics see as a step towards creating designer babies.

Sentence upheld in slaying of Olympic boxer in Las Vegas

Roger Randolph, a Las Vegas man who was sentenced to 21 years to life in state prison in the slaying of 1996 Olympic bronze medal boxer Rhoshii Wells in a Las Vegas apartment courtyard, has had his conviction upheld by the Nevada Supreme Court.

4 warning signs your teen is destined for bad credit

Has your teen ever overdrawn a checking account, gotten a speeding ticket or charged more than agreed on your credit card? Most teenagers and young adults make financial mistakes like these at some time. But, once they have their own credit score, small financial mistakes ignored or repeated can blow up and destroy your kids’ future credit.

 
Lance Armstrong made girlfriend take blame for hitting parked cars

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has a court date in March for failing to report an accident and driving too fast. The incident occurred in December when he let his girlfriend take the rap for crashing into two parked cars after a night of partying in Aspen, Colo., in December.

Allegiant Travel buying four more used Airbus A320 jets

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel is buying four more used Airbus A320 jets. The parent company of Allegiant Air said Tuesday that the planes are being used in Europe and will become part of the fleet in the second half of 2017.

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