Nevada PERS a model for nation; don’t change it

Imagine that your bank advised you to refinance your mortgage. Except that instead of enjoying lower monthly payments and reducing the debt on your home, your mortgage payments will increase and your overall debt will skyrocket.

EDITORIAL: Secrecy shrouds all levels of government

Everybody pull out your Macaulay Culkin shocked-face masks. Hillary Clinton, another relic of the 1990s, engaged in secretive and possibly illegal communications at the highest levels of government. During her four-year stint as secretary of state in the Obama administration, Mrs. Clinton not only used her private account for all email communications, but she did so on a private server located in her New York home. Talk about covering your tracks.

NCAA betting insanely huge this week

If any one player epitomizes what the NCAA Tournament means to bettors and the sports books, it’s Mamadou Ndiaye, a 7-foot-6-inch, 300-pound mountain of a man for UC Irvine.

Celine Dion’s band members feel cut off

It is a rare occasion when Celine Dion and controversy appear in the same sentence. But the dismissal of four band members this week apparently left some feeling like scapegoats.

Justin Bieber celebrates 21st at Omnia — VIDEO

The international pop sensation celebrated his milestone birthday during an invite-only preview grand opening of Caesars Palace nightclub, Omnia, formerly known as Pure, Saturday night.

NHL season-ticket deposit drive reaches 9,000

The Foley-Maloof ownership team seeking a National Hockey League team for the Las Vegas market said Sunday it has bypassed 9,000 season ticket deposits toward its goal of 10,000 deposit commitments.

 
Car belonging to LAPD officer named ‘person of interest’ in homicide found

Pomona police said late Saturday they are seeking a rookie Los Angeles police officer in connection with the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man the day before, calling the officer a “person of interest” in the homicide case.

Injured hiker rescued after falling 20 feet at Red Rock

A hiker who fell 20 feet into a crevice while hiking at Red Rock Canyon and Conservation Area Sunday morning was rescued by a Metro helicopter, Las Vegas police said.

Las Vegas group to join protests against Venezuelan government

Venezuelans living in the Las Vegas Valley plan to protest the government in their home country, days after the U.S. declared President Nicolas Maduro’s regime a threat to national security here.

Incoming clouds won’t stop Vegas warmth

Sunday highs should reach about 85 degrees, more than 10 degrees above normal and just a few degrees short of a record high, according to weather service meteorologist Clay Morgan.

What causes low sodium?

Hyponatremia, or low sodium, can occur as a function of aging, as physiological and hormonal changes affect the kidneys, which help to regulate the balance of sodium in the body.

Local Venezuelans demonstrate against Maduro

About a dozen people from the Las Vegas Valley and its local Venezuelan community lined the corner of Las Vegas and Oakey boulevards on Sunday as part of a worldwide demonstration against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

 
11 Americans flown to Omaha for Ebola monitoring

Eleven Americans have been flown back to the United States as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigates the possibility they might have been exposed to Ebola in Sierra Leone.

 
Here’s the 2015 NCAA Tournament field

Undefeated, top-ranked Kentucky was selected the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, while Wisconsin, Duke and Villanova received the other No. 1 seeds in the tournament.

Ride Genie, a more expensive Uber, comes to Las Vegas

The company that delivered the Ride Genie app to Southern Nevada’s limousine industry last year has geared up to roll out an upgrade that will enable customers to use the technology to hail a cab as well.

‘Buffy’ actor arrested again at Florida convention

Nicholas Brendon, the actor who played Buffy’s sidekick Xander on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” was arrested on a charge of criminal mischief and property damage in Tallahassee, Florida.

Bennett took varied career path to Nevada Mining Association post

Dana Bennett’s path to becoming the first woman to lead the Nevada Mining Association is paved with dusty archives mined from the veins of Silver State history. Bennett, 52, took over in December as president of the organization formed in 1912.

 
Real estate heir suspected in slaying of Las Vegas mob writer

Authorities arrested Durst Saturday night in New Orleans. Investigators say they believe he was behind the 2000 slaying of Susan Berman, a crime writer and Durst’s longtime friend, who was shot dead in her Beverly Hills home.

Baseball’s hottest prospect makes Mike Bryant the proudest of papas

If Mike Bryant had seen this once, he had seen it a hundred times. Or a thousand, if you go back to Little League and Wiffle Ball: The baseball sailing toward the outfield fence on a long and high arc, easily clearing it, his son Kris breaking into a home run trot.

 
B-52 bomber a marathon aircraft both in time and distance

They’re big. They’re ugly. And they fly. No, they’re not mosquitoes from Alaska. They’re B-52 Stratofortress bombers from North Dakota. And they’re old too. Older than the pilots who fly them.

Ninth-inning rally falls short in UNLV’s 11-10 baseball loss at Air Force

UNLV’s ninth-inning rally fell just short in an 11-10 loss to Air Force in a Mountain West baseball game Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Rebels scored five runs on five hits, a walk and a hit-batsman in the ninth inning and had two runners on base when the game ended.

2 motorcyclists injured in crash on 15 near Moapa

Two motorcycle riders were injured during a crash that included two other vehicles on Interstate 15 near Moapa Sunday afternoon, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

 
54 dead after Brazilian bus plummets over cliff

The bus, carrying a group of evangelical Christians to a religious event in the neighboring state of Parana, swerved off a curve on Saturday and fell hundreds of meters before crashing in a wooded area.