3-year-old left home alone when burglar broke in

A 3-year-old child in Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo., was allegedly left home alone, locked in a bedroom with no water or supervision, when a burglar broke into the home.

 
Severe weather, tornadoes hit Oklahoma City area — VIDEO

A series of tornadoes, including a major twister, touched down southwest of Oklahoma City on Wednesday, flipping cars and causing the escape of tigers and other animals from an exotic wildlife park, officials said.

Drug trafficker gets 30-year prison term

Paul Edward Davis was sentenced to more than 30 years in federal prison Wednesday for possessing with the intent to distribute massive amounts of methamphetamine and marijuana.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, May 7-13, 2015

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everyday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to View, C/O Anne King, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

North Las Vegas police seek 3 people in home invasion

North Las Vegas police detectives are asking the public for help identifying three suspects and locating a vehicle that may have been involved in a home invasion Wednesday.

Tech company with Las Vegas presence nets expansion funds

A high-tech company with a Las Vegas office has netted funding for expansion. Banjo, a California-based company that develops social-media apps, announced Wednesday that it received $100 million in funding from Softbank and BlueRun Ventures, a venture-capital firm in Menlo Park, Calif.

County officials adopt resolution backing transportation standards

Clark County commissioners have put their support behind the widely debated concept of regulatory standards for transportation network companies, including ride-sharing companies such as San Francisco-based Uber.

Burglars used landscaping ruse to steal, police say

Las Vegas police are looking for three men who used a landscaping ruse to burglarize two southwest valley homes this week, Metro said Wednesday.

2 dead in murder-suicide, Metro says

Two people are dead in what Las Vegas police say appears to be a murder-suicide in the southwest valley.

Bill imposes cooling-off period for ex-lawmakers

CARSON CITY — There was no opposition Wednesday to a bill imposing a cooling-off period before Nevada lawmakers can return to the Legislature as a hired lobbyist.

Heller calls for audit of VA claims-handling

Sen. Dean Heller and other senators who monitor the Department of Veterans Affairs called Wednesday for a series of reviews as the VA claims improvement in handling benefit applications but also is being buffeted by new allegations of mismanagement.

10 players to watch at The Players Championship

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are among the headliners to watch at The Players Championship beginning Thursday at TPC Sawgrasss.

Caesars turns in best quarterly performance since 2008

Bankrupt Caesars Entertainment had its best quarterly performance since 2008 because of improving results at its Las Vegas properties and higher volume in its online poker offering.

Feminists are trying to take back ‘sexist’ #HowToSpotAFeminist

Conservative radio show host Doc Thompson started a Twitter battle Sunday evening with “#HowToSpotAFeminist” from his show “The Morning Blaze,” which quickly turned into a national hashtag making what many are calling sexist jokes surrounding feminist stereotypes.

 
Is the new Hamburglar hot or creepy? — POLL

Along with McDonald’s announcement of the Sirloin Third Pound Burger, they announced the return of character Hamburglar — and the Internet can’t decide if he’s creepy, a dad in a bad costume or extremely attractive, or even a mixture of the three.

Tesla posts wider net loss, stands by full-year delivery target

Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk wrote in a letter to shareholders on Wednesday that Tesla still plans $1.5 billion in capital spending this year to expand production capacity, buy production tooling for the Model X and complete its large battery “gigafactory” in Northern Nevada and other facilities.

 
Watch the new ‘Magic Mike XXL’ trailer — VIDEO

Warner Bros. isn’t being subtle with the steamy trailer for stripper sequel “Magic Mike XXL,” which teases “We didn’t want to show the best parts but it was very hard to resist.”

9 experiences you can’t have in Las Vegas anymore

Major resort closings always brings out the nostalgia in Vegas, leading to calls for a return to “the good ‘ol days,” where “Vegas was really Vegas.” So, along with that nostalgia, here are some other things you can no longer experience in Las Vegas.

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