Assembly District 2

Four Democrats and two Republicans are running in the primary to represent Assembly District 2 in the Legislature next year, but the battle that is drawing the most attention is between GOP incumbent John Hambrick and challenger Clayton “Kelly” Hurst.

Assembly District 1

Two Republicans, including the great-grandson of “Wizard of Oz” author L. Frank Baum, are running in the June 14 primary for a chance to represent Assembly District 1, but voter demographics suggest the seat will stay in Democratic hands come November.

168 free and cheap movie screenings to get you through the summer

If you want to save money when taking your kids to the movies this summer, you could have them sit on each other’s shoulders under a trench coat and just pay one admission for all of them.

State Senate District 7

State Sen. David Parks appears on his way to re-election in District 7.

State Senate District 5

Joyce Woodhouse said she wants another four years in the Nevada Senate so she can help build on education reforms approved during the 2015 legislative session. Her Democratic primary opponent wants Nevada to feel the Bern.

State Senate District 6

Two Republicans are squaring off for the nomination for the state Senate District 6 seat, after both were on opposing sides of the Assembly’s vote on a historical $1.5 billion tax increase the Legislature passed in 2015 for public education.

Veteran promoter Roy Englebrecht barred from doing business in Nevada

Roy Englebrecht, a longtime promoter from Southern California, was suspended 18 months by the Nevada Athletic Commission after falsifying a license application for boxer Zab Judah in March, causing a fight card at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center to be canceled.

U.S. Senate

Harry Reid is creating an empty perch in Washington as he retires from the U.S. Senate.

Las Vegas Justice Court Department 9

Two attorneys are challenging an 11-year incumbent Las Vegas justice of the peace in Department 9.

Las Vegas Justice Court Department 6

Bita Yeager has only been on the bench a little more than a year, but she said she has big plans for Las Vegas Justice Court.

Las Vegas Justice Court Department 4

In her more than nine years on the bench, Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa has never faced an opponent when running for her Department 4 seat.

Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Department 3

Two lawyers with distinct backgrounds are vying to unseat a Las Vegas Justice of the Peace after her first term.

District Court Department 20

The four lawyers battling for the Eight Judicial District Court Department 20 seat are no strangers to the spotlight.

Clark County Commission District C

Two Republicans are competing for a chance to take down the Democratic incumbent on the Clark County Commission who oversees District C.

Clark County Commission District B

The fight to be the Clark County commissioner for District B was supposed to be a free-for-all.

Food and drinks help boost March taxable sales

Consumers spending their disposable dollars on drinks and food in bars and restaurants helped push Clark County’s taxable sales to $3.5 billion in March, a 2.8 percent increase over the same month in 2015.

Assembly District 34

Several political newcomers are vying for an open seat in Assembly District 34.

 
Dr. Heimlich, 96, uses namesake maneuver for first time to save woman’s life

Dr. Henry Heimlich, the 96-year-old Cincinnati surgeon credited with inventing the lifesaving technique named for him, used it for the first time this week to save a fellow senior center resident who was choking on a hamburger, a center spokesman said on Friday.

23 athletes positive in retests from London Olympics, IOC says

Nearly two dozen athletes tested positive in reanalysis of their doping samples from the 2012 London Olympics, adding to the more than 30 already caught in retesting from the 2008 Beijing Games.

 
US sees first case of superbug bacteria resistant to all antibiotics

U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to all known antibiotics, and expressed grave concern that the superbug could pose serious danger for routine infections if it spreads.

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