Tuskegee Airmen share thoughts of war, civil rights

Civil rights history merged with World War II history Wednesday when a dozen original Tuskegee Airmen reunited for their 44th annual national convention in Las Vegas.

 
Three firefighters killed, four injured battling Washington state wildfire

Three firefighters in Washington state were killed and four injured while battling a wildfire threatening the north-central town of Twisp, Governor Jay Inslee said on Wednesday, as more than a dozen major blazes burned across Western U.S. states.

Nevada nets nearly $1 million in drug company settlement

Nevada will receive nearly $1 million from a large pharmaceutical company to settle claims of deceptive marketing, the attorney general’s office announced Wednesday. Nevada is one of 49 states and the District of Columbia that will share in the $71 million settlement with Amgen Inc.

Rimer deserves prison; his children, pity

Nine years after his disabled 4-year-old son died in the family SUV because no one noticed he was missing and no one looked for him for 17 hours, Stanley Rimer is still blaming his wife, Colleen. To this day, Rimer refuses to take any responsibility for the death of his son.

Why some people stay in abusive relationships

Celebrity news went into a frenzy on Monday when reports surfaced that hip-hop stars and former celebrity couple Rihanna and Chris Brown are thinking about getting back together.

Latest golf equipment shown off at Las Vegas expo

Teaching pros, club owners and upcoming players alike came out swinging in Las Vegas this week, seeking the latest in golf technology and training at the annual PGA Expo.

Woman arrested in fatal 5-car crash near McCarran

A 39-year-old woman who was involved with a fatal 5-car crash on Aug. 10 near McCarran International Airport has been arrested, Las Vegas police said.

Downtown computer software academy to graduate first class

Las Vegas’ reputation as a market in demand for computer software programmers and tech workers is getting around, so Eric Dodds figured Las Vegas was fertile ground to launch a new academy to teach software coding.

Your smartphone could have a secret weapon

We depend on our smartphones for more and more these days and yet there are capabilities that few take full advantage of. Near Field Communication, or NFC, may be the most exciting and least understood technology contained in most smartphones today.

2015 Faith Lutheran Football Capsule

Head coach Vernon Fox said he has a team full of athletes and skill players that can contribute right away

2015 Durango Football Capsule

With that veteran leadership and the addition of some new talent, the Blazers’ goal is to return to the playoffs after a two-year hiatus

2015 Centennial Football Capsule

The Bulldogs 8-0 before a 21-16 loss to Arbor View in the season finale last fall, and look ready to contend for the league title again this season

2015 Rancho Football Capsule

The Rams are in the midst of a 29-game losing streak, but the past is just that; the past

 
Little boy bawls when asked if he’ll miss his mom at school — VIDEO

A child’s first day of preschool isn’t just hard on parents. A little boy in Los Angeles got a real dose of school-time blues when a TV reporter interviewed him about his first day of school jitters.

EDITORIAL: EPA slogan: Accountability for thee, but not for me

Thanks to their own incompetence, the busybodies at the Environmental Protection Agency are dining on hearty helpings of crow — with large side orders of arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead and mercury.

LETTERS: Nothing like the night sky at Gold Butte

The Perseid meteor shower blazed across our dark desert skies this past week, and I was fortunate enough to share the experience with a group of youths who had never even witnessed a meteor streak across the sky.

 
FDA approves ‘female Viagra’

Women who have lost their sex drive will have a little pink pill to help them come October. On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved flibanserin, which will be sold as Addyi, for the treatment of sexual dysfunction in premenopausal women.

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