Oregon community meeting on wildlife refuge standoff canceled

A community meeting slated Monday night in Burns, Oregon to discuss the ongoing standoff with an armed militia group occupying a federal wildlife refuge has been canceled over concerns for public safety.

Residents displaced after house fire in southwestern valley

A fire damaged the first floor of a home in the southwestern Las Vegas valley Sunday night. At 5:18 p.m., firefighters from Las Vegas Fire and Rescue responded to 120 Lucy Thompson St., near Jones Boulevard and Interstate 15.

Panthers crush Cardinals, to meet Broncos in Super Bowl

Quarterback Cam Newton rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two more as the Carolina Panthers cruised into a spot in the Super Bowl by blasting the mistake-prone Arizona Cardinals 49-15 in the NFC championship game Sunday night at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.

Bicyclist killed Saturday in drive-by shooting identified

The bicyclist who was shot multiple times on Owens Avenue and Mary Jane Drive and died later Saturday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Broncos defeat Patriots to earn spot in Super Bowl 50

Peyton Manning and the top-seeded Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots 20-18 in the American Football Conference Championship game on Sunday to book their place in the Super Bowl.

Doctors out to convince you blood pressure important

If you have a toothache you go see a dentist. If you catch the flu, you seek medical care to relieve your symptoms. But if you have high blood pressure, unless it’s very high, there aren’t any symptoms. You don’t know you are at risk for a stroke, heart attack or kidney disease.

 
Rural residents float detailed plan to reopen spring closed by BLM

The people of Pahranagat Valley want their swimming hole back. More than two years have passed since the Bureau of Land Management closed the popular, spring-fed pools at the Ash Springs Recreation Site amid concerns about visitor safety and environmental damage.

NHP investigating fatal crash on I-15 near Moapa

The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on southbound Interstate 15 at mile marker 73, about 20 miles south of Moapa, according to the agency’s website.

Taxicab Authority faces devastating audit

It’s going to take some time for the dust to settle on last week’s explosive audit findings that Southern Nevada taxi companies took advantage of their customers to the tune of $47 million in unnecessary fuel surcharges and overpriced credit-card fees.

Life is Beautiful draws huge crowds, but runs in red ink

Life Is Beautiful has piled up more than $10 million in financial losses during its first three years, but the chief executive of the annual downtown Las Vegas music festival has a different take on the red ink.

Henderson house blaze blamed on gas fireplace

A gas fireplace burning for two days in Henderson caused a blaze that displaced two people and caused about $55,000 in damage Saturday night, according to city officials.

 
Man goes snowboarding through the streets of New York City — VIDEO

Residents in New York City aren’t letting Winter Storm Jonas keep them from having a good time. Check out the video of skiers and snowboarders making the most of #Blizzard2016 by racing through the streets of New York City.