Man shot dead days before body found Saturday

A man was found shot dead in a vacant house Saturday near the intersection of Flamingo Road and Arville Street, Las Vegas police said.

Las Vegas woman in middle of brain death battle

The battle over maintaining life support for a 20-year-old Las Vegas woman continues this week in Reno. It focuses on the question of when is a person considered dead.

 
Brussels remains under highest terror alert amid ‘imminent threat’ of attacks

Paris and Brussels continued to defend against the threat of terrorist attacks Sunday, with the Belgian capital keeping service suspended on all of its subway and underground tram lines, while France’s education ministry implemented strict security protocols for its schools.

Assembly GOP caucus divide seen in refugee statement

A statement from the Nevada Assembly GOP caucus supporting other Republican leaders for demanding a review of federal safeguards before accepting more Syrian refugees was less than unanimous.

Clinton to propose tax credit for caregivers

Hillary Clinton will use a town hall in Iowa on Sunday to pitch a tax credit for up to $6,000 in expenses that fall on families “paying for, coordinating, or providing care for aging or disabled family members,” according to a campaign aide.

Assessing elderly drivers: Is it time to take away the keys?

One of the hardest things you’ll ever have to do is take the keys away from the family patriarch. When it’s time for that to happen, it’s bound to provoke arguments, heartaches and headaches for all parties involved. But it’s also a necessary step in the life cycle.

Firefighter still chilled by MGM Grand blaze

Thirty-five years later, Clark County Fire Capt. Jon Sabol can’t escape the horrific images of the MGM Grand fire.

Enjoy scenic cruise on Lake Mead or Colorado River

Cruise boats plying Lake Mead and the Colorado River offer daytime sightseeing tours, evening dinner cruises and opportunities for celebrating special events. The Desert Princess on Lake Mead above Hoover Dam and the Celebration on the Colorado at Laughlin are jaunty replica paddle-wheelers reminiscent of Mississippi River steamboats. The USS Riverside is a sleek modern cruiser built to motor upstream from Laughlin under the highway bridge toward Davis Dam.

 
Black Lives Matter activist tackled, kicked out of Trump rally

The Black Lives Matter activist who protested at Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Saturday said the half-dozen white attendees who shoved, tackled, punched and kicked him also flung racial epithets his way.

‘Casino’ unflinching in its view of Las Vegas and its mob past

Most made-in-Vegas movies — from “Ocean’s Eleven” (1960 or 2001, take your pick) to “The Hangover” — are just like tourists. They hit the town, they gaze in wonder at the neon-bedecked excess, they survive assorted hijinks. Then they go home. But a few Vegas movies get us, really get us, right where we live. And no movie fills that bill better than “Casino.”

 
Customers undeterred by spread of Chipotle E.Coli outbreak

Diners at Chipotle Mexican Grill locations on Saturday said freshness and convenience outweighed concerns about contamination following the news that food poisoning cases had erupted at the chain’s locations in six U.S. states.

Metro settles lawsuit over failed radios but details kept secret

Metro has settled a yearslong, multimillion-dollar legal battle over a failed communications system earlier this month, but officials won’t talk about the details of the resolution.

NV Energy aims to meet all customers’ needs

NV Energy has taken great care to keep rates stable while ensuring we are able to meet the energy needs of our state. Between 2006 and 2012, NV Energy engaged in an aggressive building-and-acquisition strategy to increase our owned-generating fleet, in order to shield our customers from unpredictable energy markets.

LETTERS: Bring back Kalas’ column

Letters from Lois Peters, Henry Soloway, Joanne Brunelle, Jan Mills and Ty Weller.

 
James Gandolfini’s ‘Sopranos’ Escalade sells for $119,000

Tony Soprano was the boss. So it’s fitting the sale of his Escalade should set a record. The car that the late actor James Gandolfini drove in his role as the mob boss Soprano on the HBO hit show “The Sopranos” sold at auction for more than $119,000.

Beyond cage fights, UFC is also media organization

Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship produces and promotes dozens of mixed martial arts fight spectacles here in Las Vegas and around the planet every year, generating its biggest chunk of revenue by selling pay-per-views to fans hungry to watch the fights.

Beware of the ‘safe space’ movement

Longtime readers know I’m against the low-speed school zones that surround local campuses.

Real Estate Briefs

Real Estate Briefs from around Clark County

Lake Las Vegas to hold holiday events

Lake Las Vegas held its tree-lighting ceremony Saturday to kick off the holiday season. It featured a Santa Cruise, Santa visits, Christmas Express train rides and carolers.

Community hosts kids’ events

Keep those toddlers busy this month in order to keep them from climbing the Christmas tree, using the garland as a boa or attempting to light the menorah on their own. Idle hands and whatnot.

Should you rent to friends?

Landlords are often faced with friends interested in renting their properties, which can create a potentially delicate social situation.

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Resales from around Clark County

Competitive bout boon for boxing

This wasn’t like the fable. The old lion might have given up a good 15 pounds to his opponent, and his limbs might not have been as they once were, but he wasn’t gasping on the ground about to expire. He fought in a most beautiful manner.

House votes for tougher screening of Syrian, Iraqi refugees

he House last week approved legislation to require tighter screening of Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to enter the United States out of fear that ISIS might try to exploit the current program, which has allowed 2,174 Syrian refugees to come to the United States since Sept. 11, 2001.

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