3 arrested in southwest valley home burglary

Las Vegas police arrested two men and a woman in connection with a burglary Monday in the southwest valley, the department announced Friday. Officers were called 3:24 p.m. Monday to a home in the 8100 block of Bonaventure Drive, near Buffalo Drive and Tropicana Avenue.

Clark County School District to pay $1.65M to settle lawsuit

Business Benefits Inc., which negotiated employee benefits between the district and its health provider, late Thursday accepted settlement to a lawsuit filed in May 2014 over claims that its contract was cut short.

Inaugural Fantasy Sports Combine set for next week in Las Vegas

The first-ever Fantasy Sports Combine is scheduled for next Friday and Saturday at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore. The sessions will include talks by fantasy sports experts, broadcasters and sports personalities, including former NFL coaches Mike Shanahan and Mike Ditka.

Arizona prisons chief reveals details on inmate melees

Arizona prisons Director Charles Ryan has provided additional details of unrest and rioting that injured 12 people and ransacked the state prison in northwest Arizona last week.

Sandoval aide headed to PERS as general counsel

Chris Nielsen, a member of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s staff, is poised to become general counsel for the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System after serving a brief stint as the governor’s deputy chief of staff.

Switchfoot brings waves of hope

Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman is relentlessly hopeful, a deep thinker whose sincerity is sobering in world shrouded in senseless violence.

Insert Coin(s) closes, but owner hopes to reopen

Insert Coin(s), the boutique video-game nightclub/lounge in downtown Las Vegas, has closed after four years because of financial problems but the owner hopes he can reopen it one day.

GM recalls 780,000 SUVs amid lift gate issue

General Motors Co said it was recalling nearly 780,000 crossover SUVs, mainly in North America, because their rear power lift gates could suddenly fall and hit people.

United Airlines pilot flushed bullets down plane’s toilet

A United Airlines pilot first threw live ammunition in the trash, then flushed it down a toilet on an international flight — an episode that spurred the involvement of German authorities and an investigation by the airline.

 
Obama signs proclamation creating Nevada national monument

With the stroke of a pen, President Barack Obama created more green on the Nevada map Friday when he signed a proclamation designating a 704,000-acre national monument conservation area in the state.

Here’s what to expect from Apple’s iOS 9 update this fall

Apple is finally letting users test the updates they’ve been waiting for. With iOS 9, the updates go beyond icon designs and color schemes. There’s a lot to look forward to — new apps as well as revamped ones. Apple Maps boasts particularly welcome upgrades.

Reddit interim CEO Ellen Pao resigns

The company known as “the front page of the Internet” has a new leader. Reddit’s interim CEO Ellen Pao has resigned. Co-founder and former CEO Steve Huffman will replace her.

Injuries to NFL players point out fireworks dangers

It remains to be seen if Jason Pierre-Paul and C.J. Wilson will play this fall after losing digits in fireworks mishaps over the Fourth of July. But athletes are tough, and others have played without all their fingers.

 
Defense wraps up case in Colo. theater shooting

Defense lawyers trying to avoid the death penalty for Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes wrapped up their case on Friday, hoping they have convinced jurors he was legally insane when he carried out one of the worst U.S. mass shootings.

Garber nurtures Caesars Interactive to growth mode

Mitch Garber has turned Caesars Interactive into a social gaming giant. After having zero cash flow from social gaming in 2010, the balance sheet may show some $250 million in cash flow this year.

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