Churches still frustrated by Life is Beautiful festival

It’s a safe bet that everyone who attends services at downtown’s diminutive Amistad Christiana Church comes to hear themselves think. That’s been impossible since 2013 during the behemoth Life is Beautiful music festival.

X107.5 morning team moving to Houston

A Houston radio station has announced that it will be importing the Las Vegas morning team of Dave, Mahoney & DK from its CBS Radio sister station, KXTE-FM 107.5.

Gee complete game powers 51s

Dillon Gee went the distance in his second consecutive start as the 51s beat Tacoma 7-2 in a Pacific Coast League game at Cashman Field on Monday night.

The heat is on — again

The 105-degree weather the Las Vegas Valley knows well, but may not exactly love is making a comeback this week.

Hypothetical line set for Rousey-‘Cyborg’ fight

Bettors with an opinion on who would win what UFC president Dana White believes could be the biggest fight in the organization’s history can back up that belief at the sports book beginning today. Whether or not the fight actually ever happens could be the bigger crapshoot.

 
Joe Jackson leaves hospital in Brazil

Joe Jackson, patriarch of the Jackson family of musical performers, was discharged on Monday from the Sao Paulo hospital where he had been treated following a stroke.

Trial opens for Collins, accused of killing woman in 2008

LeSean Collins robbed and killed Brandi Payton, gave the 29-year-old’s jewelry to his then-girlfriend, and dropped Payton’s body off on the side of the road, prosecutors said Monday during opening statements in his murder trial.

Busch wins new fans, but it’s not unanimous

A lot of the NASCAR’s traditional followers believe that Kyle Busch’s recent success is nothing more than a conspiracy manipulated by NASCAR to turn Busch into a storyline during the dog days of the baseball season and before NFL behemoths return to training camp.

Don’t fall for these 5 online vacation rental scams

Do travelers trust online marketing for their vacation rentals? According to one recent website, 48 percent of us trust search engine results, and 42 percent trust banner ads when looking for vacation rentals.

11 restaurants that need to make a Las Vegas comeback

It’s no secret how quickly restaurants and bars come and go across the Las Vegas Valley, but some of those are missed by a lot of people.

Man sleeps through train hitting him

An Indiana man went back to sleep on train tracks Saturday night after he was woken up by a conductor and told he was hit by a train.

Defense attorney in weapons case assails Metro detective’s credibility

A veteran Las Vegas police detective once charged with beating and robbing a prostitute was grilled on the witness stand Monday in a defense bid to persuade a federal judge to toss out evidence in a weapons case he helped put together.

 
Circus tent collapses during storm in N.H., two die

Two people were killed and 15 others injured when a circus tent collapsed in New Hampshire during a storm on Monday night, a state fire official said.

Cowboys QB jokes sty was caused by ‘wearing too much makeup’

Tony Romo was apparently joking when he blamed an enlarged sty under his left eye on “wearing too much makeup” but the Dallas Cowboys quarterback — who returned to practice Saturday — did undergo quite the transformation for his new DirecTV commercial.

2 injured in Sunday house party shooting

Two people were shot during a northeast valley house party early Sunday morning, Metro said.

OSHA probing death of man found at school construction site

Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators are looking into the death of a man whose body was found at an east valley construction site over the weekend, the agency said Monday.

1 dead in shooting Sunday night

A man was slain and another person was wounded in a shooting late Sunday night in the central valley, according to Las Vegas police, but investigators have few leads.

4 wounded in Henderson stabbing

A man is facing an attempted murder charge after police said he stabbed four people during a domestic situation on Monday morning, Henderson police said.

Driver killed, 2 injured in single-vehicle rollover

A man was killed and two passengers were seriously injured in a one-vehicle rollover on Interstate 15 Sunday night, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

Bicyclist critically injured after being hit by car on Strip

A bicyclist was critically injured after a car struck him on the Strip on Monday morning, Metro said. Matthew Hunt, 37, of Las Vegas, was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, police said. No one else was injured.

Melissa Etheridge says tech boom a boon to artists

For decades, Melissa Etheridge topped record and radio charts while picking up Grammys and an Oscar. Today, she isn’t the No. 1 artist on YouTube or radio. But she says she’s on top in her own way.

Ex-real estate agent Depue guilty in mortgage fraud

A federal jury Monday convicted former real estate agent Brett Depue in a mortgage fraud scheme federal prosecutors allege defrauded lending institutions out of more than $24 million.

LETTERS: Laws should encourage more legal gun ownership

Each time our country experiences an act of gun violence, such as occurred recently in Charleston, S.C., and Chattanooga, Tenn., we hear talk of gun control for a while. But usually nothing happens, because no one knows exactly what to do in order to prevent the violence. Gun control, more stringent background checks and so on is not the answer.

X107.5 morning show producer juggles work, playing in band

By day, Jered Jones produces the “Dave, Mahoney & DK Morning Show” on KXTE, 107.5-FM. At night — well, weekend nights, anyway — he’s the frontman of a local power pop quartet called the Offset Season.

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