Police classify shooting that killed 3 as murder-suicide

A shooting that took the lives of three people Sunday at an apartment complex near Maryland Parkway and Desert Inn Road is being investigated as a murder-suicide, Las Vegas police said.

Some room rates for Mayweather-Pacquiao megafight pack four-figure punch

When it comes to hotel room rates in Las Vegas for the fight of the century on May 2, it’s the Wild, Wild West out there. “It’s kind of a free-for-all,” said Vanessa Doleshal, Vegas.com business development manager.

It’s the spending, stupid!

Panelists at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books take on the wealth gap, and argue for a government response that will help us all.

Coroner IDs North Las Vegas toddler found stuffed in box

A 3-year-old girl whose body was found stuffed in a box in the back of a car April 2 in North Las Vegas was identified Monday by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Police: LA Kings player had cocaine, ‘Molly’ in swim trunks

NHL player Jarret Stoll consented to a patdown at the Strip day club where he was arrested, according to Las Vegas police, which led cops to finding two small bags of cocaine plus a bag of Ecstasy in his swimtrunks.

How well do you know Clark County? — QUIZ

Whether you’ve lived here a while or you’re new to the Las Vegas Valley, we threw some Clark County facts into a quiz to see if you really know your stuff.

‘Light of Hope’ seeks assistance for children — PHOTOS

The 16th annual Light of Hope Ceremony 2015 on Monday had a simple goal: bring attention to the need for volunteers who advocate on behalf of the nearly 3,500 children who are receiving services under the supervision of Family Court in Las Vegas.

Common Core testing resumes; problems persist

Nevada schools on Monday resumed statewide testing of students in grades three to eight following computer server crashes that interrupted the process last week. About 27,000 students started testing without interruption on Monday morning, according to the Nevada Department of Education, though the system later generated error messages at some schools across the state.

iHeartMedia announces Summer Pool Party

Music is the blood sport of youth, so it’s fitting that iHeartMedia on Monday announced a Caesars Palace Summer Pool Party featuring singers children can get behind.

Cops stop car in 3-hour chase near Baker, Calif.

CHP troopers called NHP for help in police on I-15 in California, but the driver never made it into Nevada.

Damn liberal media!

A Los Angeles Times Washington bureau chief invokes hisses (yes, old-school hisses) after he embraces one of the worst decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court ever, Bush v. Gore.

Tark’s 5-year-old grandson leaves hospital

Danny Tarkanian’s 5-year-old son, Jerry, has returned home after being treated for a stroke, but the boy will need further treatment in Southern California, family members said Monday.

Police looking for man in fatal North Las Vegas shooting

North Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help finding a man who is wanted for questioning in a fatal weekend shooting. Police said George Benson, 29, was with a 27-year-old woman in the home of the 26-year-old man who was killed.

 
Dr. Oz to rebut ‘quack treatments’ claims

Dr. Mehmet Oz is preparing a special episode of his daytime talk show to address criticisms by doctors who claim he promotes “quack treatments.”

Pop was machinery, not gunfire, police say

What Las Vegas police initially thought was gunfire Monday in the east valley turned out to be a pop from a piece of machinery, the agency said.

Bill would change Nevada’s anti-Slapp law

A bill being sought in the Legislature by Wynn Resorts that critics argue would substantially weaken Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute flew through the state Senate earlier this month and is now awaiting a hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

 
Suicide by cop attempt stopped when officer refuses to shoot

Officer Jesse Kidder could have opened fire on a man in New Richmond, Ohio, and likely would never have heard a breath of the protest that followed the shootings of Eric Harris and Walter Scott. What might have been a “suicide by cop” ended in the suspect’s arrest and booking.

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