Clouds cool Summerlin July 4th parade crowd

Thousands of Las Vegans got a brief break from the sweltering heat just in time for Summerlin’s Fourth of July parade.

Woman killed in rollover crash identified

She was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Blazer about 7:15 a.m. Thursday on Smoke Ranch Road, west of Decatur Boulevard, when she lost control of the vehicle. The SUV slid off the roadway, hit a wall and overturned on the driver’s side, police said.

Police need help finding man in Henderson bank robbery

A robber entered the bank at 75 S. Valle Verde Dr., near Green Valley Parkway and the 215 Beltway, about 5:30 p.m. Friday and pointed a gun at a bank employee, Henderson police wrote in a release Friday night.

Coroner identifies teen recovered from Lake Mohave

His body was located Wednesday morning by sonar equipment and was pulled from the lake at 11:11 a.m. He was not wearing a life jacket, the park service said.

Coroner identifies man killed in northeast valley crash

Officers were called about 8:45 p.m. to a single-vehicle wreck in a residential area at the intersection of Los Sedano Circle and Radwick Drive, near the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Owens Avenue, Metro wrote in a release early Saturday morning.

Police looking for man in northeast valley business robbery

On June 25 at 1:16 p.m., police responded to a call from Sunrise Plaza, in the 6800 block of East Lake Mead Boulevard. The man, who was armed, entered a retail store and took “undisclosed items” from both the store and its employees.

‘Inside Out’ leads holiday weekend box office

The Disney-Pixar animated pic pulled in $12.5 million on Friday, bringing its cumulative haul to $228 million Stateside in its third week of competition.

Hillary Clinton accuses China of hacking, stealing information

“But we also have to be fully vigilant, China’s military is growing very quickly, they’re establishing military installations that again threaten countries we have treaties with, like the Philippines because they are building on contested property,” said Clinton, who was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.

Coroner: Death of boy, 3, blamed on flu

The Clark County coroner’s office said Saturday that a 3-year-old boy whose body was found in a long-term hotel in January died of influenza.

Late run lifts German student to ‘Little One’ title

Paul Hoefer wasn’t involved in many pots during the first four hours of the final table for the World Series of Poker’s $1,111 buy-in Little One for One Drop event.

One dead after single-car crash in northeast valley

One person is dead and another is in critical condition following a Friday night single-car crash in the northeast valley, Las Vegas police said.

How creating a budget will improve your credit score

Budgeting sometimes gets a negative reputation as a practice reserved for people who can’t manage their money when, in fact, not having a budget is likely to jeopardize your finances — and worse, your credit score — regardless of how good you think you are at managing your accounts.

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Mist cooling systems offer outdoor A/C

Whew, it’s hot out there. Inside our homes, we have the option of turning on the air conditioning, but what about outside?

Child’s play: Design ideas for the nursery

It’s never too early to cultivate a sense of style, though whether a baby’s introduction to furniture and ambience has any permanent imprinting effect remains to be seen.

Your house can be more dangerous than you think

Soap may seem to be keeping germs at bay, but in many homes, it’s doing harm. Surprisingly, there are items lurking in most homes that are unhealthy because they’re old or contain harmful ingredients.

Preference for towel rack height, placement can differ

Dear Gail: I’m getting ready to remodel my bathroom and my contractor has so many questions for me I don’t know the answers to. Mainly, he wants to know how high or exactly where to place items such as my towel rack, toilet paper holder and towel rings. Where I should place these? — Suzanne

It takes a lot of measuring to hang a picture

Q: How do you hang pictures? I know about hammering a nail in a wall and hanging a picture on it, but I am having real trouble with the larger pictures that have a bracket on each side. Also, do the nails that the pictures hang from need to be hammered into a wall stud?

Tobacco budworm difficult to control in geraniums

Q: I have two pots of geraniums facing the morning sun under a covered patio. The sun moves away at about 10 a.m. They look fairly good. I am watering them three times a week and temperatures are 101 to 111 degrees during the day. The plants have beautiful green leaves but they have holes in them. What’s causing this and what can I do to help minimize or eliminate the holes?

Plan to spend a little time at Little Tony’s

Tony Gemignani is world famous for his pizza, but he has several other Italian-inspired dishes at his restaurant at Palace Station that are flavorful, too. Just don’t be in a hurry when you order.

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