Photo shows Vin Diesel with ‘ghost’ Paul Walker

In the latest of “ghost” tributes, a photo showing “Fast and Furious” actor Paul Walker leaning on a car next to Vin Diesel was shared on Facebook more than 400,000 times in two days.

Man killed in downtown shooting identified

A man slain in a downtown shooting on Friday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

 
South Carolina cop charged with murder heard laughing on recording

Two pieces of audio recorded in the immediate aftermath of a deadly police shooting in South Carolina emerged Monday. The voice of Michael Slager can be heard in both. The former North Charleston police officer is charged with murder in the death of 50-year-old Walter Scott.

Alleged discrimination by bank has Church of Bacon sizzling

The founder of the United Church of Bacon, a 5-year-old congregation of atheists and other skeptics, is organizing a Wednesday afternoon protest against a Wells Fargo Bank branch where he contends employees discriminated against him on religious grounds.

Guide to tax day post office hours for last-minute filers

Here is a list of post offices offering extended hours on April 15 in every state to guide readers to the right locations to get their returns in on time.

Science and Technology Festival events to kick off April 24 across the valley

How much would you pay for the secrets behind the Mirage’s volcano eruption or an insider’s look at Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat? How much is a tour behind the scenes at the Adventuredome, the Bellagio’s fountain show or the Shark Reef worth? These and many other venues in town are set to invite the curious in free as part of the Las Vegas Science & Technology Festival, set for April 24 through May 2.

 
‘When a Man Loves a Woman’ singer Percy Sledge dies

Percy Sledge, the R&B belter whose biggest hit, “When a Man Loves a Woman,” became a cornerstone of soul music, died Tuesday. He was 73.

AFAN president learned about strength from grandmother living with HIV

When people hear the words HIV or AIDS, many think of gay men. But HIV/AIDS knows no gender bias. Summerlin resident Nikki Ferraro, board president of Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN), knows that all too well. Her grandmother on her mother’s side, Barbara Farrell, is living with HIV.

 
Famous mountain lion takes refuge in crawl space of LA home

A famed mountain lion with his own Facebook fan page has triggered a media storm by taking refuge in the crawl space under a Los Angeles house and resisting all efforts to evict him.

 
Cruise ships disinfected after 200-plus people become ill

More than 200 people on two different cruise ships have fallen ill with gastrointestinal sickness, and both vessels were to be disinfected in San Diego, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.

 
Twin toddlers drown as mom fights off bee attack

Eightteen-month-old twins drowned after their mother tried to fend off a bee and let go of their stroller, which rolled into a canal, Arizona police said.

Rare Elvis-owned Stutz Blackhawk goes on auction

Holy Elvis-mobile. Would you look at this 1971 Stutz Blackhawk that Elvis used to own, and that you can see in Las Vegas before it goes on the auction block for at least $400,000-$600,000?

Luxury living at The Lakes

During 1985, the west boundary of Las Vegas ended at Rainbow Boulevard. Farther west were unpaved trails, indigenous flora and fauna, the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon.

Marijuana for sick pets bill dies in Nevada Legislature

A proposal to allow Nevada pet owners to administer marijuana to sick animals with veterinarians’ permission has died after its sponsor said it became “a distraction.”