North Las Vegas illuminates new deal on Craig Ranch Park message board

North Las Vegas city officials approved a 10-year contract in January with Elite Media to install the double-sided message board at Craig Ranch Regional Park. In exchange, the city will receive 25 percent of the net revenue collected for advertisements appearing on the sign.

Common Core test scores en route to Nevada students

Families and public schools in Nevada this week finally should receive the scores of new Common Core tests that more than 200,000 third- through eighth-grade students completed last spring.

Wells Fargo claws back part of CEO, other executive’s salary

Wells Fargo says CEO John Stumpf and the executive who ran the bank’s retail banking division will forfeit tens of millions of dollars in bonuses as the bank tries to stem a scandal over its sales practices.

Congressional candidate Jacky Rosen launches TV ad

Jacky Rosen, the Democratic candidate seeking the 3rd congressional seat in Southern Nevada, has released her first television ad.

Protesters call for smoke-free casinos outside Global Gaming Expo

It wasn’t a political issue within the walls of the Global Gaming Expo, but just outside the Sands Exposition Center, a group of protesters were attempting to raise awareness to a longtime casino concern: second-hand smoking.

To win, Trump must tell hard truths about economy

Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee for president in 2012, was afraid to tell the truth. He thought it was too dark. It’s time for Donald Trump to trust American voters with the truth.

Nevada mining in the spotlight at MINExpo convention

The international mining industry is well aware of the Silver State’s standing as a producer of precious minerals, but the Nevada industry is getting a bigger spotlight this week in Southern Nevada.

Many calls to VA suicide hotline go unanswered, officials say

More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because of poor work habits and other problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the hotline’s former director.

Chefs dress up grilled-cheese sandwiches for grown-up tastes

Figs, ham, preserved lemons, bacon, truffles, brisket, lobster, macaroni and cheese: Local chefs are putting all kinds of things into grilled-cheese sandwiches these days. And cheeses, lots of cheeses, with no American or Velveeta in sight.

 
Wasteland Weekend brings ‘Mad Max’ to the Mojave Desert — PHOTOS

The Mojave Desert four hours southwest of Las Vegas is a dry, lifeless, unforgiving wasteland that most of civilized society does its best to avoid. It’s also what made it the perfect spot for the seventh annual Wasteland Weekend.

 
Typhoon in Taiwan kills 4 and injures hundreds — VIDEO

The third typhoon to hit Taiwan this month killed at least four people and injured hundreds on Tuesday, knocking down trees and cutting power to millions.

Families of men killed by Ohio police want independent probes

The families of two African-American males fatally shot by Columbus, Ohio, police will speak publicly Tuesday in their push for independent investigations into the deaths.

New York firefighter dies in house explosion

A firefighter who responded to a report of a gas leak at a home was killed Tuesday morning when the residence exploded shortly after authorities discovered a possible drug lab there, officials said.

Firm hopes to be 1st with skill-based slot machines

A New York firm hopes to be the first in the world to install skill-based slot machines on casino floors in which the main determining factor in how much a player can win is his or her ability to play the game.

Rural opioid epidemic personal for Agriculture Secretary Vilsack

The opioid epidemic was the kind of crisis that too easily escaped the attention of powerful people in Washington. It had developed slowly, over the course of decades, in parts of rural America that were isolated, poor and often overlooked.

 
Washington mall shooting suspect ate with stepfather before attack

A man charged with five counts of first-degree premeditated murder in the shooting deaths of five people at a Washington state mall shared an early dinner with his stepfather then told him he was headed to his job at a gym.

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