2 inmates indicted on escape, other charges

Arraignment dates have been set for two Southern Nevada inmates indicted by a Clark County grand jury on unrelated escape, weapon and other charges, the attorney general’s office said Thursday.

EDITORIAL: Long walk to new arena? The horror!

Las Vegas has long wanted to attract a major professional sports franchise, and it’s on the brink of doing so with the National Hockey League. But apparently there’s concern about where all the local fans might park to access the gleaming new Strip arena being built by MGM Resorts International and Anschutz Entertainment Group.

Treat teachers like sports stars? Yeah, right

Last week, a Comedy Central skit called “TeachingCenter,” about the career moves of star educators in the fictional 2015 “Teacher Draft,” went viral.

Proposed Uber, Lyft fees in Nevada still steep

Even though transportation regulators have proposed knocking down the cost for a transportation network company to be licensed in the state, it’s still substantially higher than anyplace Uber and Lyft operate.

Feds elevate their fight against bird-killing mine markers

Earlier this year, Carla Wise from the Bureau of Land Management and Christy Klinger from the Nevada Department of Wildlife spent hours in a helicopter logging the locations of hollow plastic pipes used to mark mining claims.

Day care employee charged with producing child porn

A Texas day care worker was arrested on Wednesday on charges that she produced pornography with a little girl in her care, prosecutors said.

Brady jabs Manning, complains about $8,500 pool cover in private emails

Tom Brady threw jabs at Peyton Manning and Mark Brunell amid a prodigious pile of the Patriot quarterback’s private emails that were made public Tuesday as part of the NFL Players Association’s lawsuit against the NFL over Brady’s four-game suspension.

Power restored for residents in southwest Las Vegas

About 1,500 NV Energy customers in the southwest valley were without power for an hour Thursday morning, according to the utility company’s website.

Remaining Bunkhouse shows find home at SLS’ Sayers Club

Splendid news if you had your sights set on seeing the Melvins at the end of the month at the Bunkhouse but were summarily shocked and saddened by the sudden closure of the downtown venue.

Nevada’s Fernley leads nation in house flipping

The Northern Nevada town, near where electric car maker Tesla is building its $5 billion battery factory, ranked No. 1 in the nation for home flips in the second quarter, according to California research firm RealtyTrac.