State program helps 5,500 families buy a home, agency says

More than 5,500 Nevada families have been able to purchase a home through a state program that provides grants for down payments, the state Housing Division said Thursday.

 
At JobConnect, seeking a better future is a common goal

The people who cross the threshold into the JobConnect Center on South Maryland Parkway come from all different backgrounds and walks of life. But despite their many differences, they have one goal in common: to seek a better future.

3 years after fire, 2 more Mount Charleston trails set for repairs

Almost three years after the Carpenter 1 fire burned through the Spring Mountains, the U.S. Forest Service is about to start work on two trails closed by the blaze. Repairs to the South Loop and Griffith Summit trails are slated to get underway this summer and wrap up in the fall.

Fields announced for basketball tournaments at The Orleans

The Arizona and Butler basketball teams will headline the Las Vegas Invitational, and Southern California is the marquee team in the Las Vegas Classic. Both tournaments will be played at Orleans Arena early next season.

Volkswagen CEO apologized in person to Obama over scandal

Volkswagen’s CEO says he apologized in person to U.S. President Barack Obama for the carmaker’s emissions scandal, in which it rigged its cars to cheat on diesel engine pollution tests. CEO Matthias Mueller said he held a “two minute” conversation with the president during his visit to Hannover, Germany, this week.

NASCAR fines Tony Stewart, then takes his suggestion on lug nuts

Tony Stewart said that if some of these race teams insist on leaving lug nuts off during pit stops to hasten a car’s return to the track and improve its position, it would only be a matter of time until wheels started flying off.

Where to find HP Sauce in the valley

HP Sauce (reportedly so named because its creator heard that the Houses of Parliament were serving it), which is beloved of British ex-pats and Anglophiles for its distinctive flavor, is the subject of a search by Shirley Sparks. Her fellow Taste of the Town readers found four sources, though none in Henderson, as Sparks desired. Marion Dutra found it at the International Marketplace at 5000 S. Decatur Blvd. and at the commissary at Nellis Air Force Base, for those who have commissary privileges. Margaret Dillard found it at Cost Plus World Market at 2151 N. Rainbow Blvd.; there’s another Cost Plus at 3890 Blue Diamond Road. And Catherine Tully said it’s sold at the RiRa Irish pub at The Shoppes at Mandalay Place, 3930 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

First Friday arts calendar, May 6, 2016 — PHOTOS

The First Friday arts festival is scheduled from 5 to 11 p.m. May 6 at venues throughout the 18b Arts District in downtown Las Vegas, near the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and Main Street.

Here are 5 players to watch in the Rainiers-51s series

After having their first off day of the season, the Las Vegas 51s (8-10) resume action with the Tacoma Rainiers (11-8) on Thursday at Cashman Field.

 
Ga. couple sues Snapchat over app’s ‘speed filter’

A Georgia couple is suing Snapchat, claiming that the social media app’s “speed filter” tempted a woman to drive too fast and to cause a crash that injured the husband.

Charleston lanes near Shadow Lane reopen after 2-car crash

Westbound lanes of Charleston Boulevard near Shadow Lane have reopened after a two-car crash Tuesday morning, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.

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