4 LA-area cops accused of physically abusing teens at camp

Four Los Angeles-area police officers have been arrested on charges of physically abusing minors who were attending a boot camp for at-risk youth in central California, a sheriff’s office said on Wednesday.

Fall Out Boy continues its aural evolution

If you’ve heard Fall Out Boy’s latest single, “Uma Thurman,” it doesn’t sound like anything else on the radio right now. And that was kind of the goal, says bassist Pete Wentz — not to be consciously contrarian, mind you, but to make music unique and distinctive to Fall Out Boy, like the great acts that have come before it.

Contaminated tattoo ink hits the West Coast

A bad batch of tattoo ink has been distributed along the West Coast, U.S. health officials said Thursday, urging artists and customers to look out.

Las Vegas police ID suspect in Sunday homicide

Metro on Thursday identified a suspect they say shot and killed a 31-year-old man in the central Las Vegas Valley over the weekend.

Man accused in stabbing had stalked, threatened woman, Metro says

A fatal stabbing outside a Walgreens on Wednesday night followed stalking and a death threat from a man who had been romantically linked to the slain woman, according to a Las Vegas police report.

NV Energy warns customers about phone scam

NV Energy warned on Thursday that people pretending to work for the utility company are trying to call and scam money out of its customers.

Nevada to host first Democratic primary debate in October

Nevada will host the first of six presidential primary debates for Democrats on Oct. 13, according to Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

 
Firefighters closing in on Calif. wildfire 8 days later — VIDEO

The battle to tame California’s fiercest wildfire this year, the big Rocky blaze north of Napa Valley wine country, neared a turning point on Thursday as ground crews fighting the flames for an eighth day steadily extended their control lines.

Three Square benefits from Boyd’s anniversary celebration

In celebration of its 40th year in business, Boyd Gaming will donate $1 to Three Square food bank for every dinner buffet purchased at six of its properties on Saturdays in August.

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.

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