Apartment fire closes Tropicana at McLeod

Westbound Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive remains closed after an apartment complex caught fire, sending up a black plume of smoke visible for miles away.

Vegas puppet show offers job to former One Direction member

“Puppetry of the Penis” is a non-sex adult show in which dudes make animal balloons out of their body. Producers on Monday offered Malik (via the media) “a job as a puppeteer.”

Heck tells lawmakers he’s working on Nevada’s doctor shortage

U.S. Rep. Joe Heck told Nevada lawmakers Monday that graduate medical school education, career and technical education, unmanned aerial systems and increased international travel were the focus of his efforts in Congress to boost Nevada’s economy and strengthen national security.

Man shot, killed by Boulder City police

A Boulder City man thought he was hearing firecrackers Sunday night, but with shouts and more pops, he knew something much more serious was happening. Later, his neighbor was dead.

Allegiant Air’s pilots union says airline is scraping by on safety

The union representing Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air’s pilots has turned up the heat on company management by publishing a letter to customers warning them of safety concerns they have with the airline.

Las Vegas-based indoor farming company poised to put down roots

When people think of Las Vegas, they often picture the Strip, the desert and casinos. But a Southern Nevada business debuting this week has another reference in mind – indoor farming. That’s set to unfold Tuesday when Las Vegas-based Indoor Farms of America introduces its technology for water-saving indoor farming at the third annual Indoor Ag-Con at the Downtown Grand.

2 charged in 2014 Nye County brothel robbery

Jessie Aulelava, a Loomis armored truck driver, is charged with two counts of grand larceny after police say he and Shiva Zamiri, a brothel employee, took an undisclosed amount of money.

 
Bomb threat forces landing of Turkish Airlines flight

Flight TK15 had departed from Istanbul bound for Sao Paulo when a note with the word “bomb” was found in a lavatory, a spokeswoman said.

 
Missing UC Berkeley student found dead near USC

A University of California, Berkeley student reported missing after a fraternity party at another campus over the weekend was identified on Monday as the person killed when he was struck by a car early on Saturday, police said on Monday.

When should you start talking to your child about sex?

If you’re like most people, your sexual education was probably limited to what you learned in high school biology class. Maybe you had a few unofficial education courses talking with friends in the locker room or at sleepovers, but if you’re like most people, your parents probably never addressed the topic in any formal (or informal) way.

Growing Henderson family becomes first buyer at Cadence

​Eric and Jodi Gilliland traded a yard in back for a 50-acre park out front. A yard for their growing family was top among the features the Henderson couple wanted in their next home. But they tossed their shopping list as soon as they visited Cadence at Lake Mead Parkway and Boulder Highway.

Work on $650 million Lake Mead pump station starts

The Southern Nevada Water Authority is about to launch the next phase of a 12-year building binge expected to last until 2020 and cost almost $1.5 billion.

Uber advocates, foes clash toe-to-toe for first time in Nevada

Two transportation heavyweights went toe-to-toe for the first time in the state on Monday in the high-stakes fight over whether the ride-hailing company Uber would be allowed to operate legally in Nevada. By most accounts, Monday’s battle ended in a draw.

Schools shouldn’t use random drug testing, experts say

Schools should not be using random drug tests to catch or deter drug abusers, the American Academy of Pediatrics advises in an updated policy statement.

Blogger attacked, hacked to death in Bangladesh

A blogger was hacked to death by assailants using machetes in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday, the second attack in five weeks on a critic of religious extremism in the Muslim-majority nation.

 
Mich. man says he was racially profiled, assaulted during traffic stop

Floyd Dent and the police officers in Inkster, Michigan, who stopped him in January agree that he was pulled over in a traffic stop, that Dent is African-American and the officer who bloodied and then arrested him that night is white.

 
Missouri state official found dead in apparent suicide

Less than a month after Missouri’s state auditor killed himself, one of the official’s top aides has also been found dead in what appears to be a suicide, police said Monday.

Wynn Resorts wants a woman on board, just not Elaine

Wynn Resorts Ltd. reiterated its position Monday that it will have at least one woman on the company’s board by the end of the year, preferably not ousted board member Elaine Wynn.

Japan casino legalization bill delayed again in latest setback

Prospects for legalizing casino gambling in Japan suffered another blow on Monday as proponents said they would delay a bill allowing full-scale resorts as the ruling coalition remains divided on the controversial measure.

Las Vegan Kris Bryant to start season in minor league

Chicago Cubs slugging prospect Kris Bryant, and Las Vegas native, who made a strong case to break camp with the major league club with nine home runs this spring, was reassigned to minor league camp Monday.