Nevada lawmakers favor removing McCarran statue from US Capitol — POLL

One Nevada state legislative leader said Wednesday he agrees that it is time to replace the statue of the former U.S. Sen. Patrick McCarran in the Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol because of his history of racism and anti-Semitism.

 
Police arrest 1 in connection with missing Kingman man

An arrest has been made in connection with the murder of Sidney Cranston, a 40-year-old Kingman man who had been missing for more than a year and a half. Kingman Deputy Police Chief Rusty Cooper said Kingman resident Alfredo Blanco, 61, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.

2 trails closed in Zion National Park

Two trails in Zion National Park have been closed by water, rocks and debris washed down by recent winter storms.

Will Britney Spears do it again and extend her Las Vegas residency beyond 2017?

It was 18 years ago that Britney Spears released “Baby One More Time,” her debut studio album, and nobody back then dreamed that she would become the pioneer of the current Las Vegas pop-star explosion. She’s not only “Stronger” than yesterday; she also is better than ever.

Trump blasts media for publication of ‘dossier’

President-elect Donald J. Trump both praised and hectored the news media in his first press conference since winning the White House. The timing could not have been more dramatic, as Trump used the occasion to denounce “fake news.”

Here’s the CCSD high school graduation schedule for 2017

The Clark County School District has released an updated list of 2017 high school graduations. Graduations begin on May 24 and run through June 16. Find your school listed in alphabetical order.

Nevada Fishing Report

Anglers are finding good action for striped bass at the mouth of Government Wash at Lake Mead.

Man pleads guilty, avoids death penalty in slaying of girlfriend

A man who had been facing the death penalty for killing his girlfriend and engaging in an hours-long standoff with police pleaded guilty Wednesday as a jury was being selected for his trial.

Kansas park settles with family of boy killed on waterslide last summer

The family of a Kansas lawmaker’s 10-year-old son killed last summer on what was billed as the world’s tallest water slide reached a settlement Wednesday with the park’s owner and the raft’s manufacturer.

Judge tosses lawsuit from ex-members of Warren Jeffs’ polygamous group

A judge is throwing out a lawsuit against polygamous leader Warren Jeffs that took aim at the group’s longtime Utah law firm by claiming attorneys created a veneer that helped perpetuate abuses like child labor and underage marriage.

Yes, air travel can get much worse — if cellphone chatter is allowed

Air travelers already face shrinking seats, smaller bathrooms, fear of terrorism and outbursts of rage. A Department of Transportation proposal would create a new annoyance to drive us mad in a confined space: cellphone chatter.

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