Prince singer Elisa Fiorillo rejects Paisley Park appearance

Elisa Fiorillo, a backup singer with Prince and the New Power Generation for five years, says, “[Prince] wouldn’t like” a memorial tribute being held this week at his Paisley Park estate in Minneapolis times to the one-year anniversary of his death. She declined an offer to speak about Prince at the “Celebration 2017” event.

Las Vegas Valley kids skate into hockey at free event

About 60 kids wobbled onto the ice and into an introduction to hockey Saturday with the Vegas Golden Knights and USA Hockey’s second event to try the sport for free.

Dance academy helps collect socks for Las Vegas homeless youth

Bryan Robinson, a professional hip-hop dancer, and his Youth Dance Academy gave back to Las Vegas’ homeless youth by leading a sock drive and dance workshop at Henderson’s Galleria at Sunset mall.

Henderson hails its roots at annual Heritage Day

The Heritage Day Parade and Festival, which celebrates the city’s incorporation on April 16, 1953, drew thousands of attendees. Fifty groupsparticipated in the parade.

Coroner names man who died in North Las Vegas crash

The man who died after allegedly running a red light Thursday morning in a North Las Vegas intersection has been named. He was 65-year-old Michael Collins of North Las Vegas, the Clark County Coroner’s office said.

Nevada DMV chief criticizes alleged voter fraud investigation

The head of Nevada’s Department of Motor Vehicles pushed back Saturday over claims by the secretary of state that DMV voter registration procedures led to alleged voter fraud in the 2016 general election.

 
Follow a gallon of water from Lake Mead to a Las Vegas tap

It takes a great deal of infrastructure, energy and engineering to get drinking and bathing water through 6,500 miles of pipelines and dozens of reservoirs to the farthest reaches of the Las Vegas Valley’s water system.

The effects of a killer doctor still remain in Las Vegas

According to a longtime acquaintance, Dr. Dipak Desai, the Las Vegas doctor convicted of criminal neglect after seven of his patients contracted hepatitis C, was obsessed with material status.

Half-marathons take runners through America’s national parks

Through October, Vacation Races will host events at or near 11 national parks across the country, including, closest to Las Vegas, races at the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell and Yosemite.

Loeb jazzed up after UNLV band claims Monterey prize

Dave Loeb and the UNLV Jazz Ensemble 1 are in “propel” mode, seeking donors and new talent, after winning the prestigious Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival.

New items add luster to ‘Titanic’ exhibit at Luxor

Objects that once belonged to a family member for whom Clark County is named have been recently added to the “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” at Luxor.

 
April the giraffe finally gives birth at New York Zoo

At long last, April the giraffe gave birth on Saturday to a long-overdue calf, to the delight of hundreds of thousands of people who have been monitoring a live cam feed from her pen in a New York zoo in anticipation of the grand event.

 
List of visitors at White House to be kept secret

Breaking with the practice of President Donald Trump’s predecessor, the White House is keeping secret the lists of visitors to the building.

19 dead, 13 injured after garbage mound collapse in Sri Lanka

A massive mound of garbage collapsed in Sri Lanka, killing 19 people, injuring 13 and forcing more than 600 others to flee their homes during festivities to mark the local new year, officials said Saturday.

Easy access to utilities helps Las Vegas squatters

Easy utility access didn’t cause Las Vegas’ squatter problem, but turning the water, power and cable on can only help squatters get more comfortable in other people’s homes.

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