Judge reaffirms sentence of disbarred Vegas lawyer

The life-threatening health and custody status of disbarred Las Vegas attorney Barry Levinson remained uncertain Thursday after a judge refused to reconsider his harsh prison sentence.

TENNIS: Mojave girls clinch first postseason berth

The doubles teams of Miranda Sanders and Nina Dreyer, and Poleth Rodriguez and Sharrah Kenyon each went 2-0 on Wednesday as Mojave’s girls clinched the first postseason tennis berth in school history with an 11-5 win at Sierra Vista.

Judge rejects petition to repeal $1.4 billion state tax hike

A district judge on Thursday threw out a proposed referendum petition seeking to ask voters next year to repeal a $1.4 billion tax increase approved by the 2015 Legislature to help fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget.

Nevada justices uphold medical malpractice damages cap

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld major provisions of the state’s medical malpractice law, overturning a judge who found that a $350,000 cap on non-economic damages was unconstitutional.

Repository status brings ancient artifacts to Las Vegas museum

Roughly 800 boxes of pottery shards, woven baskets and other artifacts collected across Southern Nevada are now in the hands of the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, which recently won federal approval to store such ancient treasures.

Pleated skirts made to shine!

Take the pleated skirt, add a little sparkle, a little shine, or make it totally spicy through leather, and you have this season’s amazingly cool revival

News from around the Valley, Oct. 1-7, 2015

On Sept. 15, Bank of America hand-delivered big checks to several Southern Nevada nonprofits, with a focus on housing and community development.

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: NFL Week 4

Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the college football and NFL weekend.

 
Vegas Stripped: Bone-breaking improv — VIDEO

The group BARS, or “Brothers Are Radically Superb,” combine turfing, bone breaking, popping, and anything that inspires them to put on a improv-based theatrical show of raw self-expression.

Education Notebook: School news and events for Oct. 1-7, 2015

Local nonprofit After-School All-Stars is set to host the UN-Gala Oct. 3, a day filled with sports and activities for the program’s children, dubbed the 20th Anniversary All-Star Games.

Oklahoma tries to halt 3 executions amid drug mix-up

The Oklahoma attorney general on Thursday sought an indefinite stay of three upcoming executions including that of Richard Glossip, whose planned execution a day earlier was stopped at the last minute because of a mix-up with lethal injection drugs.

Why isn’t gaming allowed in Boulder City?

In all of Clark County’s roughly 40 combined cities and unincorporated communities, only one area is gaming free. Why is gambling illegal in Boulder City?

 
Colorado man caught on camera lighting fireball at bank — VIDEO

Police in Colorado are looking for a suspected arsonist who was caught on video apparently trying to ignite a jar of gasoline inside a bank’s overnight deposit box when he set off a fireball that appeared to engulf him, authorities said on Thursday.

 
Bear ignores woman’s request to stop eating kayak — VIDEO

On a recent solo kayak trip from Ketchikan to Petersburg in Alaska, a woman’s kayak was attacked by a bear. The woman, Mary Maley, learned very quickly bears will not hear (or care for) a human’s pleas to stop attacking.

 
Secret Service apologizes to congressman for ’embarrassing misconduct’

Dozens of U.S. Secret Service employees earlier this year combed the files of a House lawmaker who had been critical of security lapses at the agency and disclosed some of his personal information that was then published in the media.

 
Suspect in Ariz. highway shootings pleads not guilty

A man charged with carrying out several recent shootings along a major highway in Arizona pleaded not guilty on Thursday to 15 felonies including drive-by shooting and aggravated assault, a court spokesman said.

How to celebrate Oktoberfest in Las Vegas

We’re not quite into October, but Oktoberfest celebrations already are rolling in some quarters, with more on the way. The original Oktoberfest in Munich launched at midnight Sept. 19 and continues through Sunday.

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