1 dead in crash on Charleston near Hualapai

A 19-year-old man died Tuesday afternoon after losing control of his car and crashing into a light pole in the west valley.

 
5 players ejected after Royals-White Sox brawl

Five players, including Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Yordano Ventura and Chicago White Sox starter Chris Sale, were ejected after a bench-clearing brawl in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

How people making $75k per year are still living paycheck to paycheck

One third of Americans who bring home $75,000 or more annually are struggling to put any money away in savings and are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a report released last week by SunTrust.

Student arrested after gun fires in classroom; parents want answers

An 11-year-old Deskin Elementary School student was arrested after a .45-caliber gun fired in a classroom. Parents are trying to figure out what took school district so long to let them know.

Super Bowl of chefs on Friday

If you’re a diehard foodie with $225 to burn, and you don’t go to the Uncork’d Grand Tasting on Friday at Caesars Palace, you’re out of your foodie mind, because Uncork’d is the Super Bowl of chefs.

Open U.S. Senate seat a lure to Heck, Titus

The siren call of an open seat is proving an allure to Nevada members of Congress who were not giving the U.S. Senate a second thought when incumbent Sen. Harry Reid was in line to run again.

Judge in Colo. movie massacre case denies request for trial move

The judge overseeing Colorado’s movie theater massacre case denied a request by lawyers for James Holmes to move his upcoming trial out of the county where he fatally shot 12 people, court papers showed on Thursday.

‘Furious 8’ coming April 2017

“Furious 8” will hit theaters April 14, 2017, Vin Diesel confirmed at Universal’s CinemaCon panel in Las Vegas on Thursday.

CCSD indefinitely suspends state student testing

Citing a continued failure of two state vendors to fix computer system glitches, the Clark County School District will indefinitely suspend online basic skills student testing. The district made the decision after students at eight campuses who previously couldn’t access the tests because of the glitches still encountered technical errors on Thursday.

Buffy’s Spike reveals two good Joss Whedon secrets

James Marsters, who played Spike on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel,” has still got it. Recently, I saw an online photo of a woman at a fan expo holding her underwear which read, “Marsters can Spike Nicole.”

New Jersey capital city, Trenton, scraps bond deal

NEW YORK — New Jersey’s capital city, Trenton, has canceled a bond refunding sale because a credit downgrade on Monday left it unable to save enough money for the deal to meet legal standards, Trenton’s finance director told Reuters.

Attorney Joe Brown resigns from Nevada Gaming Commission

Las Vegas attorney Joe Brown, a member of the Nevada Gaming Commission since 2008, resigned from the five-member regulatory board on Thursday for personal reasons.

Gaming regulators OK sale of Gold Strike to Herbst family

The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved the sale of the 300-room Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall in Jean to the Herbst family in a deal the new owners are calling more of a real-estate play than a gaming opportunity.

 
‘Rosie the Riveter’ model dies at 92

As the model for Norman Rockwell’s “Rosie the Riveter,” Mary Doyle Keefe became the symbol of American women working on the home front during World War II. The 92-year-old died this week at her home in Simsbury, Connecticut.

Local participants help turn disabled vet’s residence into a habitable home

Disabled veteran Christina Slowik’s recently purchased home had issues from plumbing to power to a subpar rear addition. But by Saturday, Slowik and the two teen sons who live with her will finally have a habitable home, thanks to local participants in a national effort to fix up homes for low-income families and veterans.

6 ways soda is harming your body

We’ve all heard it, and we don’t want to believe it — especially when those crisp, bubbly beverages are sitting right next to us.

 
Ex-CIA director Petraeus gets probation, fine in classified material case

Gen. David Petraeus, once a widely celebrated military leader who oversaw operations in Afghanistan and Iraq and was touted as a potential presidential candidate, was sentenced to serve two years on probation and to pay an $100,000 fine on Thursday for sharing classified information with his biographer and lover, Paula Broadwell.