Kelly McCrimmon takes ‘dream job’ with Las Vegas NHL team

Kelly McCrimmon said it was going to take a unique opportunity to leave Brandon, Manitoba, where he was owner, general manager and head coach of the Brandon Wheat Kings, one of Canada’s top junior hockey teams.

Jalen Poyser sticks with UNLV through tough times

When everyone else was running from UNLV’s basketball program like frightened guests from a T-Rex at a fictional park, Jalen Poyser didn’t budge.

Dog dies after being left inside Henderson Animal Control vehicle

A dog died while in the care of Henderson Animal Control after being left inside one of the department’s vehicles on Friday, according to Henderson police. Dog dies after being left inside Henderson Animal Control vehicle

Don Laughlin helps Riverside mark 50th anniversary

Don Laughlin regularly works 14-hour days. But on Tuesday afternoon, Laughlin took a few minutes off to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Riverside.

Rain possible this week in Las Vegas Valley

Thunderstorms remain in this week’s forecast, but the weekend will be dry, according to the National Weather Service.

Judge throws out contempt charge against handcuffed public defender

A Clark County district judge on Tuesday overturned the contempt finding against Zohra Bakhtary, a deputy public defender who was handcuffed in court on the orders of Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Conrad Hafen.

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Sports sites cutting back on advertising

AARP opens Las Vegas field office for push to protect Social Security

The AARP Nevada State office on Tuesday held an open house in Las Vegas for a new office for its election year field effort. The effort is dubbed “Take a Stand,” a name that reflects the organization’s push to get presidential and congressional candidates to outline what they’ll do to protect Social Security.

Rural justices of the peace upset over proposed pay hike formula

Justices of the peace from outer-lying Clark County communities objected Tuesday to what they called a break with a more than decade-long practice of tying their base salaries to a percentage of what their counterparts in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson earn.

Poll shows nearly half of Nevada voters favor school choice program

A new poll finding nearly half of Nevada voters — and more than two-thirds of those from wealthier households — support the state’s education savings accounts didn’t surprise defenders or opponents of the controversial program.

 
Obama says Trump is ‘woefully unprepared’ to be president

In a searing denouncement, President Barack Obama castigated Donald Trump as “unfit” and “woefully unprepared” to serve in the White House. He challenged Republicans to withdraw their support for their party’s nominee, declaring “There has to come a point at which you say ‘enough.’”

 
5 killed after pole slices charter bus in central California crash

A charter bus veered off a central California highway before dawn Tuesday and struck a pole that sliced the vehicle nearly in half, killing five people and sending five more to hospitals, some with lost limbs, authorities said.

Former Nevada prisoner files lawsuit over shooting that blinded him

A former inmate who was blinded by birdshot from a correctional officer’s gun in April 2015 has filed a federal lawsuit against the former director of the Nevada Department of Corrections and multiple prison employees.

Las Vegas woman who was hurt in Wednesday fire has died

The woman critically injured last week in an intentionally set fire at a group home died Monday, according to the Clark County coroner.

Presidential debates, including at UNLV, don’t come cheap

Democracy doesn’t come cheap, and between the logistics of accommodating an estimated 2,500 news reporters and arranging security for VIPs, the cost of hosting a presidential debate isn’t either.

Instagram’s Snapchat-like update offers 24-hour-limit ‘stories’

Users of Instagram, a photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc, can now post picture and video slideshows that last 24 hours, a feature similar to the signature function of social media rival Snapchat.

Mother says man who threatened Trump in Las Vegas could die in prison

A British man detained in the United States for allegedly trying to wrestle a gun from a police officer at a Donald Trump rally is suffering from severe mental illness and risks dying in prison, his mother said on Tuesday.

Experienced Desert Oasis Aces ready for legion regional

Not only do the Aces return some recent grads, like UNLV-bound shortstop Bryson Stott. Desert Oasis also welcomed back a pair of 2015 graduates in Keanu Van Kuren and Dominic Paratore, who recently completed their freshman seasons at McCook Community College in Nebraska. The Aces hope that experience gives them an edge when they begin play in the American Legion Western Regional at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.

City National Bank, Shetakis Foodservice, team on $12M commercial loan

City National Bank has announced that it has established a new relationship with Shetakis Foodservice, one of the largest food distribution companies in Southern Nevada, by providing them with a commercial loan totaling more than $12 million.

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