Death in November house fire ruled homicide by coroner

A man whose body was found in a November fire at an east Las Vegas home died as the result of a homicide, the Clark County coroner’s office said Monday.

Expanded women’s Sweet 16 format for Las Vegas has playbook for success

Jim Livengood is excited about the upcoming basketball game between UNLV and Arizona. He’s more enthused about the possibility of the women’s Sweet 16 moving to Las Vegas if/when the NCAA lifts its cromagnon ban on official postseason tournament games being played in cities that offer sports wagering.

Mountain West balks at expansion, considers basketball tourney sites

The Mountain West decided 12 football teams and 11 in basketball were enough and will not expand. The league considered adding Rice and Texas-El Paso, but declined to take such action at the conference meetings on Sunday at Monday in Phoenix.

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6 potential health hazards lurking in your home

Many of the biggest health risks people face are found in their homes. Often these hazards are unrecognized. Fortunately, in most cases, the danger can be reduced or eliminated with fairly simple steps.

This is what Nevada searched for on Google the most in 2015

Between IKEA building its first Nevada location, preparing for the 2016 presidential election, the end of the Strip’s longest-running production Jubilee! and Uber getting up and running, there have been plenty of topics running through the minds of Nevadans throughout the year.

NBA ref Bill Kennedy announces he’s gay

NBA referee Bill Kennedy announced he is gay on Monday, less than two weeks after he was reportedly called a gay slur during a game by Sacramento Kings point guard Rajon Rondo.

Colorado theater gunman moved to new prison

Colorado cinema massacre gunman James Holmes was moved on Monday to a prison that specializes in holding convicts with mental-health conditions, and which will allow him to have more contact with other inmates, a prisons spokeswoman said.

Retail chain bans Salvation Army kettle bell ringers

The holiday season is a time for giving, but one well-known store is giving the Salvation Army bell ringers the boot this year. The Christmas Tree Shops have asked the Salvation Army to keep its Red Kettle Campaign away, because it has a no solicitation police that it needs to uphold.

Monday Night Football: How to watch Giants at Dolphins

The New York Giants pay a visit to the Sunshine State tonight to face the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium for Monday Night Football. Here’s everything you need to know to watch.

Buffalo Wild Wings debuts Mountain Dew-flavored wings

Old-timey name aside, Mtn Dew — that’s Mountain Dew, to you and us — has long been one of the innovators of the soda-pop world, part of the reason it’s hugely popular among millennials. And the hits just keep on coming.

Transportation officials zero in on contractor for Tesla highway

The state Board of Transportation was told Monday that Ames Construction Inc. is the “apparent best value” proposer to design and build a new road to improve access to the Tesla battery plant at a cost of $75.9 million.

White Cross Market owners shutting down store

They spent nearly 2½ years trying to infuse new life into the urban White Cross Market between downtown and the Strip, but in the end low sales doomed the small food store.

Mosques across the country step up security

From the suburbs of Los Angeles to the outskirts of Washington, D.C., mosques around the United States are warily stepping up security in the face of growing fears about reprisals on American Muslims.

$16.5M contract awarded for widening Route 160

A $16.5 million contract to widen a 5-mile section of the Blue Diamond Road in Southern Nevada was awarded Monday by the Nevada Department of Transportation.

Here are the Las Vegas Bowl events around town this week

Welcome to Bowl Week in Las Vegas. The Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl is set for Saturday afternoon at Sam Boyd Stadium. Between now and then, there’s many events where you can interact with BYU and Utah players and coaches.

Pedestrian struck, killed on Boulder Highway identified

A man who was struck and killed by a pickup on Boulder Highway near Tropicana Avenue on Tuesday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

 
FAA announces new rules requiring drone registration

The Federal Aviation Administration, responding to heightened concerns about rogue drone flights near airports, unveiled a pre-Christmas rule on Monday requiring drone hobbyists as young as 13 years old to register their unmanned aircraft.

Ga. teacher asks Muslim student if she has bomb in her backpack

The father of a Georgia teenager said his 13-year-old daughter was sitting in her science class when her teacher asked her if she had a bomb in her backpack.

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