Dump truck rollover closes major north valley intersection

A dump truck rolled over in a northwest valley crash Thursday afternoon, closing the intersection of North Grand Canyon Drive and West Tropical Parkway, according to Las Vegas police.

 
Miss Piggy to receive feminist award at Brooklyn Museum

Screen and TV star, diva and beloved Muppet, Miss Piggy, is being recognized for her contributions to society with a feminist award at the Brooklyn Museum in New York on Thursday.

Belmont highlights loaded weekend TV schedule

American Pharoah will win Saturday’s Belmont Stakes — and horse racing’s Triple Crown — according to Predicteform.com’s computer model forecasts. Last year, the website correctly predicted that California Chrome would win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and that Tonalist would take the Belmont.

Celebrate National Doughnut Day this Friday

National Doughnut Day is on Friday. Want free ones? Check out the places below that are offering sweet deals.

Cirque’s ‘One Drop’ playing June 10

Annual benefit featuring Las Vegas Cirque performers returns to town as a Fathom Events one-night screening in five theaters.

Events to check out during EDC week

Don’t have a ticket for the Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway? Don’t worry. The producer announces a full schedule of pool parties and club nights at the venues on the Las Vegas Strip during that week.

Fresh horses will derail American Pharoah’s Triple Crown bid

American Pharoah will be the odds-on favorite when he faces a field of rested horses at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. But bettors should look at Mubtaahij, Materiality and Frosted to upset his Triple Crown dreams.

Russell Road ramp to NB I-15 reopens

A semi trailer snapped after the safes it was carrying shifted.

New details in Washington mansion slayings reveal signs of forced entry

Did the man accused of killing three members of a prominent Washington family and their housekeeper have any accomplices? And what are police doing to solve the high-profile case? Unsealed search warrants obtained by CNN on Wednesday reveal new details about the investigation.

Nevada ruling: Police have power to intercept cell calls

The Nevada Supreme Court said Thursday that the state’s wiretap law permits the interception of cellphone calls and text messages even though it has not been updated since 1973.

A-Rod’s cousin sentenced to 7 months for doping

A cousin of New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was sentenced to seven months in jail on Thursday for conspiring to distribute performance-enhancing drugs after prosecutors said he played a key role in tying the man known as “A-Rod” to a doping scandal.

 
Apple Watch hits stores June 26

Apple Inc said it would start selling some models of its watch at its retail stores this month, and also roll out the gadget in seven more countries.

4 million federal employees affected by data hack

The U.S. government agency that collects personnel information for federal employees said on Thursday a cybersecurity breach had compromised the data of about 4 million current and former federal employees.

Southbound US 95 lanes near Rancho reopened after crash

Southbound U.S Highway 95 lanes near Rancho Drive were opened just after 2 p.m. Thursday after a multi-vehicle crash caused traffic delays for nearly two hours.

Documents leaked by Snowden show US has widened Internet spying

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the U.S. government has widened the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance of Americans’ international Internet traffic in the hunt for hackers, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

Animal Foundation wants shelter to be ‘no kill’ by 2020

Longtime Lied Animal Shelter operators at the nonprofit Animal Foundation committed Thursday to going “no kill” by 2020, announcing they plan to adopt the same model long touted by many of the foundation’s loudest critics.

 
Prosecutor wants to stop the release of Freddie Gray’s autopsy

Baltimore’s top prosecutor plans to seek a protective order that would block the release of Freddie Gray’s autopsy report and other documents as she prosecutes police over his arrest, the Baltimore Sun reported on Thursday.

Shares of Wynn Resorts bounce back, gain 7.24 percent

Wynn Resorts Ltd., which has seen its share price hammered over the past few days over “Macau malaise,” bounced back on Thursday after an analyst said the low price presented a buying opportunity. Shares closed at $109.44, up $7.39 or 7.24 percent.

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