Park Service expecting record crowds, may limit visitors

As the National Park Service kicks off a centennial summer expected to draw record crowds, the agency is seriously considering caps on how many people pass through some of the country’s most iconic landscapes and historical sites each day.

Assembly District 15

Democrats hold a 2-to-1 registered voter advantage in Assembly District 15 where the incumbent is facing opposition from a candidate who held the seat two decades ago.

 
First tropical storm of season forms off South Carolina

Tropical Storm Bonnie formed Saturday afternoon off the coast of South Carolina as heavy rains from the system ruined the start of the long holiday weekend.

 
UFC Fight Night 88 co-main event open workout — VIDEO

In the co-main event, Renan Barao will compete at featherweight for the first time in the UFC. Jeremy “Lil Heathen” Stephens, who has lost three of his last four bouts, will look to put away the former champ in dramatic fashion.

Former UNLV player Dejean-Jones dies in Dallas apartment shooting

Former UNLV basketball player Bryce Dejean-Jones was killed early Saturday after he broke into a Dallas apartment he believed belonged to his child’s mother and instead startled a man who shot him in apparent self-defense, The Dallas Morning News and ESPN reported.

 
Pilots honor comrade whose WWII-era plane crashed in Hudson River

Air show pilots performed an aerial salute Saturday to their comrade who died after his World War II-era plane crashed in the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey a day earlier.

Macau casinos face growing bad debts as VIP gamblers step back

Casinos in Macau face a growing volume of bad debt provisions, further hitting earnings in the world’s largest gambling hub at a time when high-roller VIP gamblers are retreating.

Truex is the driver to beat at Coca-Cola 600

Martin Truex Jr. laid down the fastest lap in Saturday’s final practice session at Charlotte Motor Speedway making him the driver to beat in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday.

Airport lounges let McCarran travelers get away from it all

Most travelers probably never notice, but McCarran International Airport is home to four airport lounges. With warnings that this summer probably will be a crowded and frustrating one for air travelers, now might be a good time to explore those lounges.

A Las Vegas businessman, a letter and a lesson unlearned from Korea

As this Memorial Day approached, Las Vegas businessman Christoper McMahon received a letter about the Korean War from his 88-year-old father, retired Army Col. Richard McMahon, who earned the Silver Star for valor during the bloody 1950s conflict that then-President Harry Truman referred to as a “police action.”

Deaths on Mount Everest lead to risky efforts to recover bodies

The mountain is speckled with corpses. Nearly 300 people have died on Mount Everest in the century or so since climbers have been trying to reach its summit. At least 100 of them are still on the mountain, perhaps 200.

 
2 dead, 5 missing after heavy rains flood Texas, Kansas again

t least two people are dead and five people are missing after this week’s torrential rains in Texas and Kansas, officials said Saturday. The same areas face the possibility of more rain over the long Memorial Day weekend.

11 hit by lightning in Paris park, 8 of them children

A Paris fire service spokesman says 11 people including eight children have been hit by lightning in a Paris park after a sudden spring storm overtook a child’s birthday party.

Sandoval dedicates long-awaited Nevada Veterans Memorial — VIDEOS

With a thunderous flyover by a pair of fighter jets and applause from 2,000 veterans and families, Gov. Brian Sandoval dedicated the long-awaited Nevada Veterans Memorial on Friday, saying, “This will be the gathering place for the ages.”

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